this is against our rules, and the for is for the prime minister. emmanuel mccombs government says the reforms are vital to keep pension sustainable for the future. that is the deadline to pass the legislation approached ministers feared they wouldn't have enough support to push through the changes instead just minutes ahead of the should your vote, the government in vote special powers to skip the process altogether. do by room. all members of parliament to day on the parliament bill and due to the uncertainty hanging over a few votes, we can't take the risk of seeing 175 hours of parliamentary debate collapse. we can't take the risk of seeing the compromise built by the 2 assemblies and dismissed. we cannot bet on the future of our pensions. this reform is necessary, is the move to force the reforms prompted immediate outrage from the opposition just you're seen, of course this is inadmissible. obviously i say because once again, it's my own question i forcing the majority as is normally the nature of article 49.3. it's a question of preventing the expression of the will of french wi

protesters of take into the street again and anger over the pension reform rammed through by president emmanuel mccomb. the deeply unpopular changes have lifted the retirement age by 2 years. despite the fury, the government shows no signs of relenting after narrowly surviving to confidence votes in parliament. the un is calling for urgent humanitarian assistance in malawi, in the aftermath of cyclone freddie, the deadly storm hit southern african last week, killing almost 500 people. and displacing half a 1000000 more local authorities say the cyclone has worsened a deadly cholera outbreak which could push the death toll above a 1000 uganda. parliament has approved a bill which if sign into law, impose as a punishment of up to 10 years in prison for identifying as l g. b t q. plus. the legislation needs to be signed into law by president, you wary mas. 70 in 2014, another anti homosexuality build approved by m p. 's and the president was blocked by a constitutional court on a technicality. now thousands of kurds have taken to the streets in gin, derose, and northern syria to protest the killing of 4

is have taken to the center of paris to show their opposition to pension reforms, forced 3 by emmanuel mccombs government. deeply unpopular reforms have raised the retirement age by 2. he's president micron has so far refused to back down after narrowly surviving to no confidence votes in parliament. germany's education minister has arrived in taiwan on a 2 day trip bettina dock. that is the 1st german minister to make an official visit to the island in more than 25 years. china, which regards taiwan as part of its territory, has issued a diplomatic complaint to germany. a signing ceremony with scientists set the tone for a politically sensitive visit. bettina, stark, vomiting are once the focus of her tie. one trick to be on technological cooperation. direct meetings with politicians are conspicuously not on the agenda. it is a great pleasure, an honor for me to be the 1st minister heading, a specialist government department. i was 26 years taiwan with it's excellent research institution is a highly esteemed partner. her hosts recognized the significance of the moment. ministers thought linge

number of his advisers were thinking, given how many of president mccombs opponents at the moment are perceiving him as somebody who is —— emmanuels out, posters saying he was rather like a king. it wouldn't be very good to see him sitting in the former royal palace with a real king. there will be this tense day of national action here on tuesday. at the moment, both sides in this struggle not showing particular signs as to how they might try to bring this crisis to an end. thank you. let me show you some live pictures from israel — where more protests are taking place. the country has been gripped by months of some of the biggest demonstrations in its history — over prime minister netanyahu defying calls to scrap a shake—up of the legal system. these scenes we have seen repeated weekly across the country. escalating since the start of the year. escalating since the start of the year. the indian opposition leader rahul gandhi has said his disqualification by parliament on friday is politically motivated. he says it's an attempt to distract from accusations he made against prime minister narendra modi over his relationship with th