first, irena inspect media has confirmed 6 explosions, west and south of the capitol tower on. but it's not commented on the cause of the scale of the damage. but it's me to a cost moment. right. so. so the only doing just live on uh from the right in capital rifle. so what more have you been hearing of more explosions in and around the range and capital? is it confirmed that indeed this was the 2nd wave of strikes as well we have clearly heard though of the 2nd wave, but these are some of the report that is right is are saying that there was that the strikes happened through with the 3 waves be here in the capital of you run, we have heard 2 waves. the 1st one has happened, the roughly around 2 am local time, and the 2nd one, just 3 hours after that. and the right hands here are seeing that most of the explosions, the sounds that were heard were actually sounds of the writing air defense system being in action, any random seen by the time you're saying that's the fast system has delivered properly, has functioned quite to properly and they say that this is a success so far, bu

i irena, an good team was very well aware of just how important cases of german business off of the german government. they were also an integral part of the talks i had with the iranian foreign minister, actually a boss r g one month ago in new york. because i'm in light of the most recent events in the mid least. this model shows that an on just dictatorship, like that of the malott's does not act according to normal diplomatic protocols, even though minded through monetization. louis i get when he'd be political correspondent, julia, so deli as more now on the console with closures. yeah, we've heard that the 3 general consulates of iran in germany has been order shuts by the german government. that means that 32 diplomats and employees working at these con slips will have to leave the countries operations will cease there. and if the employees are german citizens, then that is the only case in which they are allowed to stay. the embassy in berlin will remain open to continue providing services to the iranian citizen isn't here in germany, but we've also heard from the german 4 administ

the response from irena and supreme. lita i a told her come in a on sunday was to say that the strikes or the quote should not be either exaggerated or down played and he stopped short of courting for retaliation. but politics and to run and see if the chief high level talks in doha will be from the minds of people like these guys and struggling simply to stay alive until the agreement on a ceasefire. be at temporary or permanent, can finally be reached. the opposition in georgia is calling for protest. after the ruling pro russian party was declared the winner of saturday's election. the country's pro western president has rejected the results and accused moscow of orchestrating election fraud. the you and the u. s. are calling for a full investigation into alleged voting irregularities. and to show the unity of opposition parties joined the georgian president, she addressed the nation to some president. sort of the julie said you refused to recognize the official results of the election. i saw the squad records, i am saying it here today as the only remaining independent institution

the response from irena and supreme. lita i a total come in a on sunday was to say that the strikes or the quote should not be either exaggerated or down played. we're going to stop short of quoting for retaliation. but politics and to run and super cheap, high level talks in doha will be from the minds of people like these guys and struggling simply to stay alive until the agreement on a ceasefire. be at temporary or permanent can finally be reached. at least an list for las vegas says he doesn't expect to be around to retaliate for israel's missile strikes as well. i think you have to add to. so these riley now to says that the attacks where precise uh, the devastating they were this you have the wrong and now you're on marks is riley attacks. iran belittles the gravity of these riley attacks. and obviously the iranians downplaying the attacks might take on because you're on does not what you want to escalate. iran does not really want to fall into the trap room. you a part of these, right? a prime minister because they believe that nothing. yeah. he's trying to drive you wrong, isn'

the response from irena and supreme. lita i a told her come in a on sunday was to say that the strikes or the quote should not be either exaggerated or down played. he stopped short of quoting for retaliation, but politics and to run and see if the chief high level talks in doha will be from the minds of people like these guys and struggling simply to stay alive until the agreement on a ceasefire. be at temporary or permanent can finally be reached. so when a rom, retaliates bull nose, and how is this uncertainty playing in the ceasefire tools in doha, mid least, analysts fall as good as gave us his assessment on that as the supreme lead. that'd be around molly, so many boys the come monday and she made it very clear that it's up to the iranian military to decide whether to retaliate or not. an ear on his military release. a statement in which is made very clear that it prioritizes it, done, and then sees spot in guys, and 11, and over retaliation against these, right? the tax. so i think the talks now taking place in the house, you have the director of the american c. i a william burn

and she was ready to run away with her partner because she received any feedback from irena and women about her work or the message that she's trying to convey. i have been in touch with some students and also women that have escaped, that have come here and they're dancing here and i've been in touch with them and try to help them when it comes to dance. considering that oppressive regimes often limit large and freedom. does she feel her work might sometimes be perceived as a threat to in iran? i never thought of it. i never, i'm worried about it. i've, i just really focused about like, i mean at this point i'm at a place where i can speak freely about it and that's the only thing i think about that i have that voice the let me know cell phone of hard stance and with it her voice are becoming more powerful and hopefully helping women without a voice to be heard. the germans just love the outdoors, so goes the cliche, hiking, swimming, cycling, what ever the weather and most are well prepared for any event to ality. so what's the reality behind the stereotype? we take a tongue in chee

i spoke to irena taranyuk from bbc ukraine. 2024 hasn't been the best of years for ukraine.also, the grinding progress of russian forces — much superior in mass, if not necessarily in ability — is slowly undermining the morale of ukrainian military. 0n the other hand, it's almost two months since ukraine's unexpected incursion in kursk region of russia started, taking everybody by surprise, providing a bit of the good news that lifted the spirits. yes, ukraine lost vuhledar recently, thus exposing the southern flank. this is the war of attrition. so, ukraine may have lost the battle for vuhledar but the outcome of the war is not so certain and much would depend upon ongoing support of ukraine's western allies, of the ongoing supply of western ammunition, weaponry, and the permission for ukrainian forces to hit russians where it hurts, which means their strategic facilities, weapons depots, fuel depots. and of course, ukraine's position in kursk is still pretty strong, isn't it? the fighting has intensified even there but ukraine seems to be holding around 1000 square kilomet

the response from irena and supreme. lita, i a told us i'm in a on sunday, was to say that the strikes or the quote should not be either exaggerated or down played. we're going to stop short of quoting for retaliation. but politics and to run and super cheap, high level talks in doha will be from the minds of people like these guys and struggling simply to stay alive until the agreement on a ceasefire, be at temporary or permanent can finally be reached. let's bring in hinesville option there. he's a middle east security expert and the senior director at the counter extremism project here in berlin. hello to you, hans. so tell us what is behind this new proposal put together by egyptian mediators. why is it just for such a short, unlimited truce? well, i mean, the main challenge that i must know has, is that it has to prove that it can deliver any kind of concessions. it may or may not make in a negotiations because you haven't acting the debt, collect michelle, but we don't have a detail from us professionally announced it. and you have no lita in gaza. so how did my shuttle is being

counter and ways the this is also a 0 on daddy and obligate uh with a check on your world headlines. irena and media are reporting that to military personnel were killed in israel's attack on sites across iran. is really army says the strikes were in response to iran, so to act on october the 1st. but iran said that attack was retaliation for an assassination on arabian territory. on july the 31st. iran says the strike.

to let viewers know what we're seeing here on our screens. top right hand corner of our screen is irena and tv. so it's interesting to note what it rains are seeing on their television right now. and you're seeing people celebrating right? seeing the yellow flags, the crowds out in the street, that tracks with what our correspondents and guests have been saying. so people in iran are celebrating this attack and they range and tv is showing a quite dramatic footage of the top attack and missiles hitting their targets. and a 2nd ago, we were also seeing is really tv and in the center of our screen are the pictures that we carry live of that attack iranian missiles over toby. greg, thank you for your patience. your joining us from austin, texas. what do you make of what's happening in the last out? well, we've seen a systemic failure of israel's air defense artillery systems. this can come from a number of reasons. one of the things is israel just say it was a failure to well, 1st of all. busy the sheer amount of missiles and orders being fired is like kind of what flood zone. so how, when

i'm dirty, you navigate over the check on your world headlines. irena and media are reporting that to military personnel were killed in israel's attack. on sites across iran, the is really army says the strikes were in response to iran attack on october the 1st. but iran said that attack was retaliation for an assassination on iranian territory on july the 31st. and iran is saying that the strikes were intercepted and caused only minor damage. officials condemned the attack is aggressive and provocative in a statement. the rain in for a ministry said it's entitled and obligated to defend itself against acts of aggression. the military and political analyst elijah mike new says we can expect to see further tit for tat strikes me a fact that the reigning announced that the off to offices that with kid and this at that it means they have to, we thought the know how big going to retire the 8th directed against is read for him directly and that they have done in the past, in the court just on the rock. when they said they both sides base or in other phones to cause hardware. israel siege o

. >> irena. >> that's a great question. i get that from my students all the time.st and foremost in my personal opinion is that you care about doing something for the good of society. you want to do something about climate change. one of the things you need to think about, the way that i say it to my kids, what makes you thump. what are you excited about >> what is your superpower. i tried lobbying. i got to lobby to orin hatch about clean energy. i was the youngest person on the clean energy team. i got all of the people. there was no chance in the world. i got to experience and go with other lobbyists. i am not good at that. it was not my thing. it was really interesting for me but i think my superpower is bringing data power. it became clear to me that i enjoyed more spending the time doing the research and then presenting the case based on my research instead of going out and trying to get the attention that i was doing as a lobbyist. once you figure out where your strength lies there are so many opportunities to take advantage of your strength and use it for g