iam i am helena iam helena humphrey i am helena humphrey and iam helena humphrey and it i am helena humphrey the results of its presidential election after voters elected a candidate who vowed to maintain taiwan's independence. china had warned voters not to vote for the doctor—turned—politician william lai, who represents the democratic progressive party. now, he won 40% of the vote, beating the other two opponents by a wide margin. mr lai's victory could increase tensions with china, which has called mr lai a troublemaker and separatist. china considers taiwan a part of its territory. it has been calling for a — quote — "peaceful reunification" but has not ruled out the use of force. in recent months, the country has ramped up its military presence on the island, heightening fears of a possible conflict. i spoke to the bbc�*s steve lai about the significance of this election. steve, what does this election result mean for taiwan and the region?

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us. injured in a missile attack on an airbase in western iraq. us central command says an iran—backed militia targeted the al—assad airbase, which hosts american troops, with ballistic missiles and rockets on saturday evening. it says, the personnel are "undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries" — and at least one iraqi service

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us.issile attacks were reported in syria, lebanon, iraq and yemen on saturday. the strikes highlight the growing risk that the war in gaza could trigger a wider regional conflict, pitting iran and its allies against israel and its allies, like the united states. iran's president, meanwhile, has promised revenge on israel for an air strike on the syrian capital that killed five

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey i am helena humphrey in washington. you are watching bbc news.rain has now largely eased and the number of flood warnings is continuing to steadily drop. but there are still plenty of them in place. so do take a look at the details on those on the bbc weather website. of course, it's a lot drier now than it has been recently. we're set to keep that dry weather as we head through the next few days. it's certainly feeling colder. temperatures closer to the seasonal average, frost and fog forming through the overnight periods. also some icy stretches with the ground so damp, too, and the high pressure is set to stick around as we head into next week. it's just blocking all of these atlantic systems pushing in from the west. so we should stay dry and settled with some showers perhaps towards the east. and we're starting off sunday morning with quite a widespread frost, although temperatures a little higher, just above freezing where we keep the layers of cloud, fog lingering on for much of the morning yet again. it's going to be very slow to lift and

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us.rday. the strikes highlight the growing risk that the war in gaza could trigger a wider regional conflict, pitting iran and its allies against israel

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us.umber of us military personnel have been injured in a missile attack on an airbase in western iraq. us central command says an iran—backed militia targeted the al—assad airbase, which hosts american troops, with ballistic missiles and rockets on saturday evening. it says, the personnel are "undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries" — and at least one iraqi service member was wounded. this comes as tensions continue to grow across the middle east with missile attacks also reported in syria, lebanon and yemen on saturday. iran's president has vowed revenge on israel for an air strike on the syrian capital that killed five members of tehran�*s elite revolutionary guard. israel has not confirmed or denied involvement in the attack. syrian activists say at least ten people were killed altogether in the raid, which destroyed a building used as a base by iranian military advisers in damascus. here's what those who witnessed the strike say happened. translation: l was - using my asth

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us.risis continues in the middle east after missile attacks were reported in syria, lebanon, iraq and yemen on saturday. the strikes highlight the growing risk that the war in gaza could trigger a wider regional conflict, pitting iran and its allies against israel and its allies, like the united states. iran's president, meanwhile, has promised revenge on israel for an air strike on the syrian capital that killed five members of tehran�*s elite revolutionary guard. israel has not confirmed or denied involvement in the attack. syrian activists say at least ten people were killed altogether in the raid, which destroyed a building used as a base by iranian military advisers in damascus. here's what those who witnessed the strike say happened. translation: l was - using my asthma inhaler. my little granddaughter, who is three years old, was sitting beside me. i swear, ijumped and the inhaler hopped too. i tried to protect the little one like this. during the earthquake, it didn't happen like

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey. good to have you with us.oters have chosen william lai as their president in an historic election — cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from neighbouring china, who warned voters not to vote for the doctor—turned—politican. mr lai — who represents the democratic progressive party — won 40% of the vote, beating the other two opponents by a wide margin. he's broken new ground, winning an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term for his party, but the win could also increase tensions with china, who has called mr lai a troublemaker and separtist. china considers taiwan a part of its territory and has been calling for a "peaceful reunification" but has not ruled out the use of force. in recent months, the country has ramped up its military presence on the island, heightening fears of a possible conflict. rupert wingfield—hayes has more from the taiwanese capital, taipei. 0nto stage comes the man who will now be taiwan's next president.