also, the c d u policy can once again gain momentum as it just did in the state of facts and the height. and thirdly, i mean last it, the chance the candidate of the conserves his c d. u party may be seen as a continuity candidate medical, but he's no obstacle to beating the fall right. if the that's very good news for him and his conservative see do you party? the other big question is, what's wrong with the polling? because none of this was conclusively predicted, and the relatively poor showing here of the green party in saxony, and had may be an indicator that the continuous rise of the greens may not be given after all. michelle, cuz know that let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. you had this group bulk of rama confirmed the leader about chicago died in fighting against islamic state fighters 2 weeks ago. his death marks a major shift in nigeria as 12 year old. you had an insurgency that has killed more than 40000 people and displaced around 2000000 in the northeast. russian opposition figure vladimir could good coff has left his country afte

d. u policy in recent polls. what you'll sense right now could be a f d in saxony and be heading cro victory in the selection. well, here are the factors. i mean, there's been quite a few polls and only one really put the a f d for me ahead of angular mac or c d. u party. kind of hot off the conservative c, d, u, candidate of the macros party beat his opponent from the forward. if the hands down when it comes to popularity ratings, but also competence. on the other hand of spectrum, zack's in the on hold is seen is pretty much dry through country and me. and that's how many people here feel. and around a 3rd of people still undecided, so it would be quite a surprise if the a f d came ahead, but mathematically, it's still possible and it could well be seen as a protest vote against the establishment. that's the mix we are in here. my guess would still be that kind of high off his mind to establish himself as such a patron of politics and overarching figure that he will be able to pull it off. but they're still very

d. u policy here. and the state of facts and the, and there are 3 lessons from this for those general elections in september. first of all, the far right, if the party can be beaten and it can be seen in decline, even in an eastern stronghold state like saxony and highs. also, the c d u policy can once again gain momentum as it just did in the stages, facts and the highest. and thirdly, i mean last it, the chance the candidate of the conserves his cd, you party may be seen as a continuity candidate our medical. but he's no obstacle to beating the fall right . if the that's very good news for him. and his conservative c d u party. the other big question is, what's wrong with the polling? because none of this was conclusively predicted. and the relatively poor showing here of the green party in socks and the on had maybe an indicator that the continuous rise of the greens may not be given after. all. right, that was michelle. cuz there, let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world

well, it was kind hearted off the state premier of anger makeover, c d u policy. he won over the electorate by what he calls, having a centrist cause, but also looking at the issues that people care about. and the other interesting aspect of course, is not the pulling was so completely off the results completely off the mark. and there was certainly a feeling that and those pulled that. so the forward a s d in the lead might have spooked a lot of voters into actually going and putting their vote down for the conservative cd you party. suddenly there's indications that a huge chunk of non voters decided to go to the polls because they wanted to prevent the fall, right? a s d. so the success of the c, d, u is as much a product of the failure of the a s d. and to succeed more following in strong hold states, he is what c d u leda and want to be tom. so candidate, while he is the top that kind of want to be follow of angular, michael as chancellor had to say about devised psych oh, what does the cloud come election shows that are clear stance against the i f d is not

big political force here, but it was weakened and at the same time, and i'm going to michael's c d u policy led by the incumbent state premier. and by now has a loss so that it can become stronger. so these are 2 factors that huge success. i'm going to michael's political camp and for her want to be successful unless it who lead the potter party as party leader. but also is tons. the candidate in those elections in september, which will determine the future of the entire country. so not very many people who went to the polls. 1.8000000 voters here in saxony and house. but the timing of course, was also essential, as we're just going into the hot phase of the election campaign for mckayla many thought the a s t party could win. what the cd you offered that the a f d couldn't well the short answer would be, i know how's it off? because he actually came from a politician who had a lot of tough was going with the a f d party to someone who is the most recognized politician. and also a very popular politician here in saxony on help. so it's safe to say that the other conclusion from these electi

d. u policy can once again gain momentum as it just did in the state, just sacks and the height. and thirdly, i mean last it, the chance the candidate of the conservative party may be seen as a continuity candidate our medical. but he's no obstacle to beating the far right a f d. that's very good news for him. and his conservative c, d u party. the other big question is, what's wrong with the polling? because none of this was conclusively predicted. and the relatively poor showing here of the green party in socks and the on had, may be an indicator that the continuous rise of the greens may not be given after all. to peruse presidential run off. now, an exit poll shows right wing populace keiko with murray with a narrow lead over her left his opponent, petal kasteel. at the close of voting pulse, those gave give you more or less than a one percent lead over castillo election, comes with peru facing enormous challenges. the country has suffered badly from the corona virus and damage, which has polarized both of them, the economy into crisis. doubly corresponding johan ramirez is s

because the a f d policy has been running, neck and neck with the i'm going to mac or c, d u policy in recent polls. what you'll sense right now could be a f d in saxony. i'm be heading for a victory in this election. well here the fact is, i mean there's been quite a few polls and only one really put the a f d for me ahead of angela mac or c d u party kind of high loss. the conservative c d u candidate of anglo michael's party beat his opponent from the far at the hands down when it comes to popularity ratings, but also competence. on the other hand, and spectrum, zack's in the on hold, is seen is pretty much dry through country and me. and that's how many people here feel and around a 3rd of people still undecided. so it would be quite a surprise if the a f d came ahead, but mathematically, it's still possible and it could well be seen as a protest vote against the establishment that the mix we are in here. my guess would still be that kind of lost his mind to establish himself as such a patron of politics and overarching figure that he will be able to pull it off. but they're still

d. u. policy running neck and neck, with the far right alternative for germany. it's a key test for the to you leader and can today and last. sunday the whole is the last regional vice before the general election on september 26th. the 1st time in 16 years, not to feature math haskin read houses, never st. cleveland book is famous for its old town, but with very few tourists visiting. during the pandemic, kaitlin, both of us have turned their attention to the upcoming state election. the far right a if d is said to gain a quarter of the vote and it's moving wants to go to the state parliament for kaitlin book. he's complaining with slogans like get your country that covers the i wanna give what we go. we want our old ways back. we don't want to take anything away from anyone. we just went back the country that existed before the wave of immigration velo license and we want the old state of things again. and the mission of these folks and immigration sentiment, even though just 3 percent of the city residents are immigrants. some see the a, f, d as a threat to dem

question marks of how much the polling is, was, and a resounding victory for the conservative c d u policy, which is bad the needs going into what has so far been a rather shaky election campaign. right, so residing, victory appears for the cd. you know, many sort mckayla that the, the f d part he could win. what did the c v u offer that the a f d, couldn't the, well, it did offer a much more conservative tone than many conservative activity fear is mainstream. grammatical, of course, often having criticized, having shifted the party more towards the center, kind of has off the state premier quite clearly gained trust on popularity over those past 5 years. and that is something that we've also seen in previous regional elections that often appeared to be the exception from the general rule of what the average polling shows in germany. it's personality politics quite clearly, and that's also a signal to all parties going into the run up to those general elections in september. that it's the personality that massive. and that can prove to be then an exception to the rule of what the national

well, it was kind of hard off the state premier of anger, mac, or c, d u policy. he won over the electorate by what he calls having a centrist course, but also looking at the issues that people care about. and the other interesting aspect of course is that the pulling was so completely off the result completely off the mark. and there was certainly a feeling that those pull that so the far right a if the in the lead might have spooked a lot of voters into actually going and putting their vote down for the conservative cd you party. certainly there's indications that a huge chunk of non voters decided to go to the polls because they wanted to prevent the fall, right? a s d. so the success of the c, d, u is as much a product of the failure of the a s d. and to succeed more following in a stronghold stays, he is what c d u leda and want to be chance a candidate while he is the top, the candidate. but want to be follow of angela. michael, as chancellor had to say about this divide side of the cloud con, selection shows that are clear stance against the i f d is not on

and i'm going to michel c d u policy led by the incumbent state premier. and by now has a loss. so that it can become stronger. so these are 2 factors that huge success. i'm going to michael's political camp and for her want to be successful unless it who lead the potter party as party leader. but also is tons the candidates in those elections in september which will determine the future of the entire country. so not very many people who went to the polls. 1.8000000 voters here in saxony and house. but the timing of course, was also essential, as we're just going into the hot faith of the election campaign, dw mckayla kirk. now there, let's take a look now at some of the other stories making use around the world. the duke and duchess of sussex are now parents of a baby girl. lily beth, lily. diana named batten windsor, was born on friday. she is named in honor of queen elizabeth and princess diana. both mother and baby are doing well. the american born royal is 8th in line to the british from the italian coast guard has detained a ship belonging to the german c i. migrant rescue

also, the c d u policy can once again gain momentum as it just did in the state just facts and the height. and thirdly, i mean last it, the chance the candidate of the conserves his c d. u party may be seen as a continuity candidate medical, but he's no obstacle to beating the fall right a f d. that's very good news for him. and his conservative c d u party. the other big question is, what's wrong with the polling? because none of this was conclusively predicted, and the relatively poor showing here of the green party in socks in the on had maybe an indicator that the continuous rise of the greens may not be given after all. shana cousin, either. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. the italian coast guard have detained a ship belonging to the german c i. migrant rescue organisation inspect us that the vessel was in violation of safety and environmental regulations. during the last mission, the c, i 4 brought more than 400 migrants to sicily hydrated she had as group. boca ramos confirmed as a leader of luck. chicago died and fighting against is

big political force here, but it was weekend and at the same time, and i'm going to michael's c d u policy led by the incumbent state premier and has a loss so that it can become stronger. so these are 2 factors that huge success. i'm going to michael's political camp and for her want to be successful unless it who lead the potter party as party leader. but also it's tons the candidate in those elections in september which will determine the future of the entire country. so not very many people who went to the polls. 1.8000000 voters here in saxony and house. but the timing of course, was also essential, as we're just going into the hot phase of the election campaign for mckayla many thought the a f t party could win. what did the c d you offered that the a f d couldn't? well, the short answer would be, i know how's it off because he actually came from a politician who had a lot of tough was going with the a f t party to someone who is the most recognised politician and also very popular politician. he and saxony, and so it's safe to say that the other conclusion from these election result

d o. one u. s. foreign policy expert says, the bite and administration has to be very careful in how it proceeds. in a sense, it is trying to to prevent this from, from reaching a point where it affects, for example, you know, ongoing negotiations in vienna. we'll wait and see whether this is the beginning of an escalation, or just a one off the other kind of periodical back and forth that we have seen many times between iranian proxy forces and us forces. a test of the bite and ministrations promise to rely on diplomacy until it has no other choice. rosalyn jordan al jazeera washington. now israel's outgoing president says he's satisfied the u. s. won't allow iran to develop a nuclear weapon, roof and revel and visited joe biden. at the white house, he leaves office next week off the 7 years as president. is comments comedy officer, israel's foreign minister. yeah, a la p told is american county who's concerned about washington's negotiations with the her on over the nuclear deal. we found a real great friend to israel and i'm very much satisfied by he's announcement that he's going to do that.

d o one u. s. foreign policy expert says the biden administration has to be very careful in how it proceeds, in a sense, it is trying to to prevent this from, from reaching a point where its effects, for example, you know, ongoing negotiations in vienna. we'll wait and see whether this is the beginning of an escalation, or just a one off the other kind of periodical back and forth that we have seen many times between iranian proxy forces and us forces. a test of the bike and ministrations promise to rely on diplomacy until it has no other choice. roughly, jordan al jazeera washington official say the search and rescue operation as a collapsed apartment complex in florida remains in place. on monday, 2 more bodies were found in the rubble of the beach front building and 1st side, 11 people are now confirmed dead, but that number certain to rise is 150 residents are still missing. john, 100 reports for the relatives of the missing in surfside building collapse. the weight is taking its toll yesterday. it was so surreal. you know, all this energy of this acceptance and denial, acceptance and loss.

you're going heart to foreign policy spokesman for the c d u c s u and the germans on this talk. thank you. bye bye. we'll take a look now. some of the stories are making news around the war world caught in front the sentence a 20 year old man to 4 months in prison was laughing president macro in the face. the man struck the size of them during the walk about on tuesday, and in a time southeast in france. courts banned him from ever holding office and owning weapons. for 5 years. francis has refused to accept the resignation of germany's cardinal reinhardt marks of the handling of sex abuse scandal of munich off at his resignation. in a letter to the pope last week, not himself accused of committing any abuse. he said he shared responsibility. what he called the catastrophe of sexual abuse by clerics child labor has risen for the 1st time in 20 years. united nation has 160000000 children around the well being forced to work more than half a younger than 12. the u. s. warning that the condemning could push millions more into life. when the former german families minister from cisc

you're going heart to foreign policy spokesman for the c d u c s u and the german on this talk. thank you. bye bye. i will take a look now at some other stories making news around the world starting in france, where a court, a sentence, a 28 year old man to 4 months in prison, a sloughing president macro in the face. he's drunk, the french president on tuesday during a walk back in the southwest in town. the court has banned him from ever holding office and from owning weapons for 5 years. but frances is refused to accept the resignation of germany. cardinal reinhardt marks over the handling of sex abuse scandal. the archbishop of munich offered his resignation in a letter last week. i know himself accused of committing abuse. he said he shared responsibility for what he called the catastrophe of sexual abuse by clerics child. labor has been the 1st time in 20 years. the united nation says $160000000.00 children around the world of being forced to work for half a year. living 12 un is warning that the pandemic could push millions more into labor. here in germany, authority say t

your heart is a member of germany's bundis talk and speaks on foreign policy for chancellor medical's, the c d. u party. welcome to the w. one of the goals of this call is to secure elections in december. how realistic do you think that deadline is? it's difficult. it's just because we all from the latter libya conference in germany, beginning of last year, that to failure and success is close by. it. it fails so to say in the question of stopping every weapon delivery to the pocket, the libya because of some, some partners or some participants of the conference last year while undergoing they would. okay. lation. but on the other hand, we reach the cheese fire, reached a compromise on the new government and an agreement on this election day. and i think the presence of several foreign ministers of important countries like secretary french, 75 minutes turkish 5 minutes, he and berlin. it's a good time. that's all voice travelling success of this conference and success would be having an election day on the 24th of september and having the stop of a part of time to make sure that she's via it's no

he's the german lawmaker foreign policy spokesmen of chancellor michael c d u party and he was previously the german government's coordinator for trans atlantic relations. good morning, mr. hart. so from your perspective in germany, did you see that hint of progress? i think her for all those who believe in the diplomatic solution of international context and what we saw yesterday from geneva, it's encouraging and from the german and european best perspective, i think it's important to hear that both will book russia and us work hard on the and controller, you know that the i n f treaty, which is important for the security of europe. it's out of function at the moment and also the open sky treaty, which makes it possible to, to investigate and to look behind the curtains of both sides is also stopped. and therefore, we appreciate that both agreed on a continuing control with discussions and concerning cyber. i think we have german elections in september. we saw dr. beside that tech on the put the top of all coming from vs and be highly interested in having no influence on driver. and so w

now, obviously many thought the a f d policy would win and could win. what is it that the c d u is offering that the a f d couldn't well, it's offering the law. who is the state for many incumbent? tier 2, according to polling throughout by far was the most popular politician. that's something he's worked with over the past is he wasn't that high in the chart the a couple of years ago, but he was the brand name of the conservative you and this is much, much needed booze for army lesson the see the leader wants to succeed i'm going to macro real in the general election. the preference here within his own party was someone else whose mock food from bavaria. i'm, unless it was seen a bit of a compromise candidate. mr. will give him a much needed boost and more credibility going into that talk phase of the election campaign for september. taylor sign comes, i'm going to come over to you now. what does the cds victory mean on a national level? and of course, looking ahead to these very important elections, the general election in september. the most important aspect obviously, is wha

have now put their foreign policy and security credentials on display in a televised debate. i mean, lots of macros, conservative c, d u, and the bulk of the greens and all of the shows of the social democratic. and they are all relatively inexperienced compared to, to mca has it. and our political correspondent had planned to follow the debate for us hands. this was a debate centered around foreign policy. over the last days, a big debate has emerged here in germany about germany's military presence, and molly, a dozen soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack there with many people questioning why in germany's even part of me knows month, let's hear what vice chancellor shots of the social democrats had to say about that and then we'll get right to it. about 9. just kidding me. cannot be the case that when you embark on a dangerous mission, eat the moment you realize it's dangerous. say, we did not expect that. we have to say with a bowl clarity inconsistency in the this is a highly dangerous mission. so even if it's not very big of a mistake or says, so what do you say that reflects the government's position and wha

u. s. a. i d 's bureau of humanitarian assistance. prior to her time at usa id is charles with a senior director for policy and advocacy for the international rescue committee. she also worked at the national security council and led the usa, i. d, 's, post our spring efforts to strengthen democracy, promote space for the democratic dialogue, and support stabilisation and encourage civic participation in the middle east. so without objection, all the witnesses prepared testimony will be made part of the record and now recognize the witnesses for 5 minutes each to summarize their testimony. and i'll start with ambassador rabbit. go to you now recognize. thank you mister chairman. mister chairman, ranking member, distinguished members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you the dire situation and today, increasing inter communal and interethnic conflicts across the country are putting e c o p as unity and territorial integrity at risk. if the crisis continues to worsen the horn of africa and wider region will be destabilized, the worst conflict is in t grey. with a scale of sufferi

here i'm going to michael's conservative c d u policy faces off with the far right, a f d part, which came from absolutely nowhere in 2016 to cleans almost a quarter of the electorate. so when hosted off, i'm going to michael's candidate here goes to the poles. he can probably rely on 100 good approval ratings across the board. at the same time, the a, f, d, do have the potential to throw a spanner in the works of anglo macro succession. and that also a key test for that. when to be successor. the c d u. last, it may make, you know, we are going to come back to you in just a moment. we're going to take a look now at what it is that makes the alternative for germany policy just so successful in eastern germany. cranford isn't a delight, little town. one of germany's largest medieval castles, it's right in its centre. life is tranquil here. there is hardly any crime may 2021 was campaigning season, hands to my stationary.

question marks of how much the polling is, was, and a resounding victory for the conservative c d u policy, which is bad. the nice going into what is so far been a rather shaky election campaign. right, so residing, victory appears for the cd. you know, many thought mikaela that the, the f t party code when, what did the c v you offer that the a f d couldn't well it did offer.