the, the ruling parties know many secures the presidency in georgia that marks the 1st time and peace have chosen the countries head of state with thoughts of popular folks. while even before the election, the b u had dismissed the results of illegitimate calling sanctions on georgia. dream party officials and a joint laughter we'll be going live to typically see for the latest reaction this hour. plus the idea of reported lead palms to syrian ports on the democracy. this region, while the is really defense ministry, instruct troops the race for a winter in the buffer zone. in the countryside. on side

korea is parliament votes to and page president union after his short lived marshal lloyd, and the opposition calls for further consequences for the would be the leader of the nation. all lot ahead. this r t news all the for pm in the russian capital. this saturday i'm you don't know me on this is archie international. we begin with breaking news from the caucasus nation of georgia where the ruling party is nominee has been elected president, former model city football, or mikhail. conversely, billy received over 2 thirds of votes from deputies in the countries parliament today. george's prime minister praised his appointment and said the incumbent head of state, however, has no other option but to no step. as i understand her feelings. but

suitability will have to leave her post, i can only express my compassion for her and i am confident that the election of me kyle campbell, should be lead to the most important positions will make a very important contribution to strengthening george and state hood and our sovereignty as well as reducing radicalism and polarization in our country. well, what more and the results, the reaction on what it means? no, i for the nation of georgia, our correspondence is getting in place currently. and to please see when she is ready, we will turn at to her and get the very latest with charlotte davinsky. but for now let's move on to other world news. on this to syria, we go, we're another statue, a former president of fees. alice side has been poor and done by the estimates group, h t s, which was big swathes. all of the nation right now. the best of the recently hosted by shar, i'll a sides father in the vicinity of damascus university,

could be seen being destroyed by militants and other citizens, to multiple similar monuments being removed by crowds all across the country. me some dates english really war planes have reportedly attacked targets in the facility of serious capital, striking military installations near the city and surrounding countryside. i had all of that idea of showing target a 2 ports in the countries northwest. and it comes as really grind, forces are already operating in the so called buffer zone. this idea of fed 8 shows its latest auctions against reported government and the luxury positions. while israel is seeking to control or roughly 400 square kilometers, demilitarized zone in serene territory, it's a un designated area created often the 1973 are a bit really war and has been patrol by united nations forces since following the

ice thing of president bashar on the side, on december 8th, the idea of his car died rage across the buffer zone. as preparing the digging for some time is due to what is happening in syria. and there is enormous security. important to are holding onto the peak of mountain herman. everything must be done to ensure the idea of readiness on site in order to allow the fighters to stay there in severe weather conditions. which really options have sparked international condemnation without these ations flying about the ceasefire violations. and exploding the chaos and syria to grab surgery. this is one reaction heard from a senior un official ends, powerful as well. i bought the breach of international law. justin in recent days in syria, a destruction of the syrian air force when there are no pilots, because syria has no functioning government or military that can fly those planes. at the moment, there is absolutely no basis on the international law to preventively or

preemptively disarm a country. you don't like, i mean if that was the case, it would be a rest of the 5 global chaos because lots of countries have adverse res. they would like to see that without without weapons, and this is, this is completely lost that there is absolutely no basis in international law or to do a germany in the united states supply 99 percent of the weapons exported to israel . they could stop this conflict of interest, us research or, and politician crystal ali who served with a theory in people's defense units. i'm 4th against isis. there. a gave us his take on why is real? it seems to be operating with impunity across the region right now. i do believe that there is some evidence to point to the fact that i have talked about john, right? he has has had some maybe back door agreements with the is really but his team that allowed it to carry out the operations that it did. whether it be intelligence or

other i'm, i'm not sure exactly the full extent. regrettably, i think that the city and state as we know it, as we have known it, at least for the past, 50 or so years is no more. i think that what we are actually going to see is a possible partition up syria with a part of the south that's going to be under the control of it's real part of the north, which is going to be controlled by to get. and then we might see little statements that emerge within syria given the security intentions and differences between out of the whites, chris bins. drew's cards. and of course the cindy. so i think that there's a great concern here that we're going to see a process like we didn't yugoslavia or libya today of bulk innovation. and i think that's the great concern with the states as is as historic and as powerful as syria once was. we might see that overall dismembered at this point,

and that's one of the tragedies of this uh, ongoing situation. my colleagues, alyssa, of a lot of ritual rubles, talk through the latest developments in syria in the studio, or in every day, way harring updates about israel's campaign. against syria and military infrastructure ideas, even claiming that it has destroyed 80 percent of a solid submit a tree, might in order to prevent it from getting into the wrong hands. a will say, saying adf, moving in the box was an asset. preparing to stay that over went to an interestingly, the routing h t s. policy that is now in control of damascus has kept quiet until now as state reported, please send a left to to the un condemning israel, illegal occupation of south and syrian territory assessments that at a time when the syrian arab republic is witnessing a new phase in its history in which its people are looking forward to establishing a state of freedom. the israeli occupation army has penetrated additional areas of

syrian territory, coinciding with vine and shelling, which is still ongoing. targeting a number of civilian and military sites in damascus and various parts of syria. the syrian arab republic condemns in the strongest terms. this is riley aggression, which represents a serious violation of the 1974 this engagement agreement. it also constitutes a violation of the sovereignty of the syrian arab republic and the unity and integrity of its territories, and is inconsistent with the principles and purposes of the united nations charter as well. this last is clearly patched with some strong language against israel. and this is a shift because h t as previously maintained a pretty restrained stance as last week. the h t s folks pass and a claim that restoring security and services in the country is that top priority and he did not mention anything about israel is attack split system. so that can i

get your reaction to these is really air strikes. we've had over 300. no, no, no, no top priority is to restore security and services to revive civilian life and institutions of caffeine, newly liberated cities. there are many urgent parts of the day to day life to restore the bakeries, electricity, both communications. so all priority is to provide those services to the city only . yeah, i understand it's not your priority. what are you honestly telling me that you have nothing to say about israel striking 300 sites in this country? hello. let's check on the whole. and so i have no doubt we want everyone to respect the sovereignty of the new syria. this point is very important to us. all of this clarity doesn't match the latter to the un, the claims that they've ongoing child they've undergoing the transformation costing themselves as freedom fighters and defenders of syria. a h t s. chief delani

previously claimed himself that she has is not looking to start a with israel, as people tied out seeking for peace. let's listening as well. yes, syria will not enter into a new war with israel. the country is not ready for another war. our biggest threat was hezbollah, steer ronnie, and back to militias in syria and the regime. and so such um, cools for peace from him. a clearly not convincing, as we all know about his pause. so this letter is clearly is just to show off instance taking control. what's the reality on the grounds, while the h t s position themselves as freed on site as the sky trying to whitewash the cost . but we have to keep in mind that h t as a mesh from the all new storefront. and there are 3 interesting sites to mention hand the fast, the why get them to pause the serious newest ortiz? i will put on tom military. john leslie watch for the form of government and syrian state information service will say notes that such move is done to restore justice

. and secondly, that is an on very slide to video circulating online at the moment of the h t. s. terrorist actually brutally arresting the she is in love, talk to you why she didn't see that on the screens right now. and so the h t s. chief to lonnie, who was also seeing a he was also seen asking a woman to call the head cheer in your life, tv. and um his uh, during his interview with cnn, he actually claimed that his, his views have become more moderate from, from what we're seeing his views stay the same over the years. yeah. can you remind our viewers about oh, jolanda is passed while gilani display being the leader of the higher feel alshaun american group that emerge from the mr fund? he's also a full my by says, i'll call you to see any lead to on a key figure in siri and civil war and the us state department back in 2013. actually titled him as specially designate of global terrorist due to his ties with

outside to ask. he plays a role in setting up a tax that resulted in my civilian casualties. under delani is combined. all new storefront also became and famous was using extreme violence including suicide. bombings, kid, now things um executions. well and so engaging in bottles against all the syrian groups of chris slowly again say's there are conflicting texts within the h t at star risk group itself and how to handle this real as well. i think it's, it's very interesting that the, this, this, the new see it again into a government has used this type of language where we have not heard the same kinds of nations from damascus itself. i think that it basically reveals the to many of us that they're still ongoing contradictions. we've been this new interest and government that there is no unified message for unified understanding of what's going on. and that there's still reports coming out. that there are mixed alliances

and, uh, you know, persuasions within the, into of government from different affections that have not yet fully coal or less around a unified understanding of the only the is really actions. now, in terms of the bombardments but of their overall relationship with israel and other regional states, as someone who has spot in syria. and i thought there in 2017, alongside current fish, a city and out of army and the russian forces. i'm deeply concerned about this attempt to whitewash i attack without some distance. it's about the distance it's from, it's is stomach state and outside of routes. and ultimately to be uh, to play into a type of historical revisionism where they try to portray of july and in other h t s. leaders. as somehow freedom fire enters secular and democratic when they are its limits and that they want to study a lot, they are part of the strain of why be and self is

a which is deeply concerning to me. and so many others who fought to preserve the secular and democratic nature of the city and state. so i think that it's, uh, it's something that's quite shocking, but the rapid way in which the western media and western countries have gone about this only reveals the fact that they were actually supporting these forces from the beginning. and we know that to be the case, instead of saying that this is the 1st time in history, that okay, that has taken over our country and is now in the leadership of a government. they are simply trying to, and these are freedom fighters, moderate rebel as a reformed rebels. they change their opinions. i don't think you can go from jumping heads up to being the all peace and love. we did a spend of a few years now the georgian ruling parties know many has been elected president, former month city for part. mikhail published billy received over 2 thirds of votes

from deputies in the countries parliament. george's prime minister praised his appointment and said the incumbent head of state, however, it has no other option, but the step should be the money i understand her feelings, but suitability will have to leave her post. i can only express my compassion for her. i am confident that the election of mikhail campbell i should be lead to the most important position will make a very important contribution to strengthening georgian statehood and our sovereignty, as well as reducing radicalism and polarization in our country. so that's across the lock now to our correspondence shortly to been ski, who's in typically see high, their loyalty can be kick off perhaps with what we just heard there. and how do we indeed seen any reaction from the outgoing georgian president to the election results of the yeah, that's right union. so what we see now is the election of a new president in georgia. his term is due to stalls on december 29th us already being contested,

not just by the protest. this would be not in the streets now for 17 days straight, but also by opposition. members, he in georgia and the pro e u president to has said she does not recognize the vote today. she does not recognize the parliament indeed, since it was convened off to the elections in october of this year. she took to the constitutional quote of georgia complaint saying that those elections would we have had that they were reg, but the constitution quote rejected that. that despite the fact that 2 claims have been rejected by george's highest court and that cannot be appealed, she continues to say she will not recognize these elections and she will not leave office, went ahead to expire in the next 2 weeks. in fact, she described events that took place in the parliament behind me on saturday as being a power d it's nothing, nobody chose any one. nothing happened as well as she has

a touch of the domestics about her does salumi sort of wish barely. and i say that because you might be able to see the very beautiful christmas news tree behind me. and she described us as being jails earlier because the fence is being erected around it. so i lady perhaps prone to little bit of the dramatics. now indeed, on the scenes behind you, there are a lot of the pro tests we know have been ongoing in georgia for quite some time. it appeared bustling at rather than anything else at the moment. or what is the situation, what, what are you feeling there after the election to nice been what's being talked about. yeah, that's why i mean, we've seen this huge all over the last 17 days we saw when georgia dream announced that it was putting on ice the tulips would be your opinion about joining the book until 2028 hundreds 1000 people coming out to the st. smoke just increasing but across the country and we saw knights of violent protests, but really since these 1st few days, we have seen this movement,

though. i don massively, inside some night. so you could say they would be lucky to be a 1000 people out in the streets. and right now what we see is cool for people who might be able to have them during behind a century earring and the police a back out once again. but this is a very small move compared to what we had seen at the beginning. you may see that some of the purchase is the thing for the full behind this. uh, that's the best sort of way of playfully saying they're unhappy with the new president who is a former professional for luck. as the results came out, we saw a black smoke lifting into the yeah, the protest this and limiting the idea of a conclave in room with events for a new pump and black smoke. so yes, that noun post has been chosen system, then there indicating that this new president hasn't been chosen because he caught me chosen because he's somebody that they don't recognize. now interestingly enough, georgia dream, the ruling policy has said that the protest we've been seeing over the last 17 days

have been straight from the west. and in fact, since 30 percent of those who've been out on the streets, no idea of tonight to actually be from foreign countries. and they have accused the west of trying to straight is something similar to the might in to in ukraine 10 years ago. but they say georgia will not go down the same rate. as for the protests, we were able to completely neutralize the violent element. today, the radical opposition no longer has this tool. the only thing left is that about 2000 people usually gather on rest the valley avenue. on the other hand, there are more than 1120000 people who support a georgia dream for parties plus the richest n g o's together cannot gather even 2000 people. this is the real situation, which is very good for our country in georgia. the my don failed and will never happen. well, has it failed, as the routing party says?

well, i think you can look behind me to say that this move, which sydney doesn't have the inputs and the push that he did 2 weeks ago. yeah. before the parliamentary elections, it was the results that the e you wanted at lucky and brussel as well as quick the point thought i'd has there been any reaction in that regard to today's vote? that rate, that reaction of the yeah. as you said, the use already said that a believe the election supplementary elections in october were illegitimate, and it's been cooling, consistency for new elections in the country, supporting those close by the current incumbent president of georgia. now in regards to 2 days election, we understand that the e u is looking to list some members of the routing policies in a sanctions least on monday. we don't have the names yet, but we understand that they will be members from the routing policy that will be announced. and that was something that was recommended by european m e p. so we're

here in the last few days on a fact finding mission. an interesting fact finding mission because they spoke only to opposition politicians. the protest is i'm the pro e u president and moved from georgia in dream. now he of also been hearing from francis emmanuel mack on who is quite close to so that means we would appreciate the who's born in fronts raised in fonts and was with the french president in the last week talking to him about the situation in georgia. he has said that the accusations that georgia dream is made about the west into for your ring is not true. and she says, george's perm remains towards the e. u. when you open up the, you does not obliged. europe offers paving the way for equal partnership prosperity and common values. europe does not intimidate, does not use threats to europe, does not seek to so chaos. europe does not seek to destabilize or subjugate its

neighbors through war or hybrid means to you does not dictate what national interests are. in particular, it respects the territorial integrity of georgia. well, the e u is wielding power if it lists members of georgia dream on its functions on monday, that is exactly what it is. do we know the baltic states have already made the non social sanctions to, to some members of the moving policy to ready? so it wouldn't be a surprise if we do see those names on monday as we understand the realities. now, we are about 2 weeks away from when the presidential office should be having the doing with the incumbent, giving to the newly elected president. that could be a pinched point because the question then is, will that be a constitutional standoff pay in the country in a series? how will you react to that and will do, is macro and says and respect the software and interests of georgia?

it seems from what we've been hearing it was yes, certainly getting a little bit noise here there, as the darkness descends, keep us abreast of all developments. there are today, if you will. surely students be reporting from typically say, well, even before the elections today, the e u i was, were just being hearing rejected the results of illegitimate. we will take back to the european parliament and our member states a dramatic message requiring immediate action. it is our firm belief that the recent parliamentary elections cannot be recognized. the new parliament was inaugurated in breach of a stablish george and rules and procedures. in such a context, the election of a new president would lack legitimacy more over the level of repressions against citizens and independent journalists is unprecedented. and unacceptable. the you should immediately introduce sanctions against all those leading political figures who played a role in orchestrating the democratic backsliding,

severe election violations, and the brutal violence against hundreds of peaceful protesters. we heard from leading figure fix level policy institute think tank george zamarelli and say is the western approach to georgia is mired with double subject in the west. has made it a habit to recognize only those elections that result in the pro western candid winning. even though those elections uh clearly uh, fraudulent a case in point, was there a re election in mold over a few weeks ago of my assigned to. and now, you know, the west has thrown me its way behind a, a, a, a french woman posing is a georgian, some of them is, are a bit really, was openly advocating violence, openly calling for protest in the street over turning a democratic election. and essentially, the one of the, the western powers are supporting a woman who simply say,

i'm not going anywhere. i'm just going to stay in the presidential palace. this up to all the tools that we'd heard about how we supposed to recognize the democratic process and a peaceful transfer about when it came to what happened in the united states. not big news from sol this saturday. the side korean president has been a peach on these now is suspended from office. the national assembly voted almost 2 to one against union suki, all remaining in power of his ally. the leader of the ruling party has pledged the mixed ability. the focus not except the result with a heavy heart, i will write the wrong with the south korean people and protect the countries constitution and democracy. my judgment was that the suspension of the president's duty was urgent. i only thought of the country and people during that process. i don't regret it. as the constitutional court must not confirmed the decision which is likely to end you ins, presidential term officials of a $180.00 days to decide whether to dismiss the leader or restore him as head of

state. or this month president june imposed martial law under protects of protecting democracy and move. it lasted only a few hours, sight readings took to the streets in protest, while parliament voted to block the order. the opposition has called for you and to be held comfortable. despite his apology, you are from little to go in town. i earnestly plead with you to come together on the path to defend south korea, which has been defended by blood and sweat and our democracy. i will fight with you until the end. i want to apologize once again to the south korean people who were shocked and concerned with martial law declaration. please trust in my sincerity to you. made on the suspension of the rebellion leader unit suki always just the 1st step in resolving the crisis. we will ensure that the impeachment of human suits your gets approved on data and we will not use our vigilance until a thorough investigation is conducted to on cover the full scope of the incident. and those involved and those responsibilities are punished and get it down to the

political earthquake comes and meet the president following approval rating, which was 41 percent at the beginning of his term. it felt less than half that figure ahead of a short lived martial law. attempt before collapsing to its current level of 11 percent too. shortly after the parliamentary thoughts, demonstrators down that i signed the building to celebrate the president's impeachment. although the decision to our state conserve of figure has garnered much mixture. yeah. we do not think this is the end. we believe this is just the beginning for us to fight in any way possible. we the freedom loving citizens believe that the president has this confidence because there is clear evidence of election food or some other reason behind it. i am happy, the impeachment was passed. i hope that the constitutional court will impeach the president so people's lives can be normalized to the town as a citizen,

i am happy and talk to people. they followed people's will and impeached you. and i want to see you and to kill being removed from office as soon as possible. if the philippines stores, i'll trouble in the side. china c, aging, little, not back done. that's the message emerging from china is defense ministry, which is also accused the us soaking tensions. and the rich inside may for the philippines side with us support and solicitation has been stirring up trouble across the south. china sea. such repeated provocations have allowed the international community to see clearly who is undermining peace and stability in the south. china sea under and who was fabricating and spreading lies. the territories of the philippines, which do not include mansion island and hong young dow, are defined by a series of international treaties. the philippine side knows this fact very well. china is position is clear and consistent. more provocations lead to stronger counter measures. i think that should the philippines side stubbornly follow the

wrong path. china will never back down. but finally, china and the philippines helping butting heads in the disputed waters over many years. both health territorial claims to the sea and accusing shoulder of violating maritime borders. the stand off, i've seen shiny shifts, use water accounting against approaching filipino vessels on multiple occasions. besides china. sea is disputed between several nations in the region, each claiming some part, all that the situation has exacerbated by us naval grills with allied countries such as the philippines. we heard from a leading figure out a chinese public policy research institutes besides washington's moves. am i to a proxy war against china? the chinese are these taking actually contra matters against of the philippine publication. and now over the posit 2 years since the, the, the marcos junior government and, uh, you know, took the power implanted. finally to the past the 2 years, you see increasing accidents instance the confrontation of pro location from that

to the side. the us easily using the philippines to challenge in the chinese, the projects in the south china sea, a decrease of travel craze. travel for the trans side is kind of similar with the situation in the ukraine in the us and will all mean the philippines, you know, or setting aliya or maybe she, it's, you know, a centrally alms to the how one, orlando, philippines and to charlie china basically to create a travel full time, their goal is basically to have a proxy through the philippines or all via the thailand, against the chinese side. this not russian authorities busted a must've fraudulent coal center network based in ukraine. the milton group targeted victims across the world causing an estimated $300000000.00 in damages for next our duck.