lina attalah, publisher and editor of the cairo-egypt-based mada masar.ennelly, award-winning reporter who has been covering democratic senator robert menendez of new jersey for decades. we will link to his reports and insider new jersey and -- insider nj and salon. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] >>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline" . i am catherine kobayashi in new york. >>> u.s. officials have seen their chinese counterparts make inroads in the spirit of influence they long considered to be their own. now, they are charting a new path in the pacific. president joe biden is hosteing a summit of leaders from around the region. he welcomed back the heads of the pacific islands forum.

lina attalah, publisher and editor of the cairo-egypt-based mada masar.ennelly, award-winning reporter who has been covering democratic senator robert menendez of new jersey for decades. we will link to his reports and insider new jersey and -- insider nj and salon. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] ♪ eric campbell: germany is letting go of coal. europe's biggest economy has closed its black coal mines without sacking a single worker. now it's phasing out the brown coal it burns for electricity. but climate activists say it's still not enough. we find out why a country built on coal believes coal's days are numbered. and we join a raid with young activists fighting to stop