sure. ..when times come for a kind of all—out defence, so i think this not just about the ministry of nationalo has pledged $33 million us to help train civilian fighters, as you are referring to there — but he's doing the job of government there, isn't he? he's trying to fill in the holes to make up for the lack of a proper defence strategy that the government should be addressing. i think that these two work in tandem. i have a heart condition that prevents me from actually enrolling in the compulsory two—year military service at the time, but it doesn't mean that i don't want to know about our defence strategy and get training in cybersecurity and other matters when the time comes, so i think the connection between people who willing to contribute and the national defence, that is the bridge that we're building. all right. when it comes to defence, it seems like taiwan is going to be relying a great deal on the united states. the us senate has passed a bill to provide $6.5 billion to fund weapons and other military support for taiwan. strong bipartisan strategy for the americans there. and

peak of the distributed denial of service attack, trying to shut down the websites of the ministry of national defenceoffice and so on. although they didn't succeed in revealing any sensitive information or exposing the confidential documents, and so the height of the attack is quite visible to everyone. so because of that, there is a renewed interest in strengthening our cybersecurity. you've broken many glass ceilings. you're a hacker turned minister. mm—hm. you were a child prodigy. you established your own technology company at the age of 15. you were involved in the sunflower student protests in 2014 to try to avoid the fast tracking of a trade bill with china. you are the first openly transgender minister anywhere in the world. mm—hm. so, you know, a first there. but given that your own department is the ministry for digital affairs, you need to strengthen taiwan's digital protection. so how capable is your infrastructure of withstanding these cyberattacks from china? i would say that we build resilience in order to counter notjust the hard cybersecurity attacks, but also the disinformation, the

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of the ministry of defence. and on this mr sunak�*s plans are less clear. liz truss promised to spend 3% of nationalse, as much as £100 billion a year. mr sunak dismissed that as an arbitrary target. the prime minister will also have to deal with china, which recently launched missiles into the sea near taiwan. he says china is a long—term threat to britain. but it's also a trading partner, so getting the balance right won't be easy. and then there's europe. mr sunak campaigned as a committed brexiteer, but some in the eu are hoping he'll adopt a more pragmatic approach on energy prices and trade disputes left over from brexit. ultimately, what many foreign leaders want to know is whether mr sunak can give britain the political stability his predecessors have not. james landale, bbc news. well in a call in the past few hours with ukraine's president zelensky, rishi sunak promised that the uk's support would — he said — be �*steadfast and as strong as ever�* under his premiership. it comes after the un's nuclear watchdog — the iaea — says its inspectors have regularly visited two sites in ukraine whi

of the ministry of defence. and on this, mr sunak�*s plans are less clear. liz truss promised to spend 3% of nationalat's a huge increase, as much as £100 billion a year. mr sunak dismissed that as an arbitrary target. the prime minister will also have to deal with china, which recently launched missiles into the sea near taiwan. he says china is a long—term threat to britain. but it's also a trading partner, so getting the balance right won't be easy. and then there's europe. mr sunak campaigned as a committed brexiteer, but some in the eu are hoping he'll adopt a more pragmatic approach on energy prices and trade disputes left over from brexit. ultimately, what many foreign leaders want to know is whether mr sunak can give britain the political stability his predecessors have not. james landale, bbc news. ukraine has urged its citizens who are abroad not to return until the spring, to help ease the pressure on the severely damaged energy system. russian missile and drone attacks on power plants and other infrastructure have reportedly destroyed a third of the country's energy sector. five people, i

of the ministry of defence. and on this mr sunak�*s plans are less clear. liz truss promised to spend 3% of nationaln a year. mr sunak dismissed that as an arbitrary target. the prime minister will also have to deal with china, which recently launched missiles into the sea near taiwan. he says china is a long—term threat to britain. but it's also a trading partner, so getting the balance right won't be easy. and then there's europe. mr sunak campaigned as a committed brexiteer, but some in the eu are hoping he'll adopt a more pragmatic approach on energy prices and trade disputes left over from brexit. ultimately, what many foreign leaders want to know is whether mr sunak can give britain the political stability his predecessors have not. james landale, bbc news. there are more updates, news and analysis on bbc news online, that's bbc.co.uk/news, and by using the bbc news app. let's turn to some of the day's other news. five palestinians, including at least three gunmen, have been killed in a major israeli raid, against a militant group in the occupied west bank. hello and welcome to our look ahead

will cost money, largely from the coffers of the ministry of defence and on this, mr sunak�*s plans a re less clear. liz truss promised to spend 3% of nationalith china, which recently launched missiles into the sea near taiwan. he says china is a long—term threat to britain but it is also a trading partner and getting the balance right will not be easy. and then there is europe. mr sunak campaigned as a committed brexiteer but some in the eu are hoping he will adopt a more pragmatic approach on energy prices and trade disputes left over from brexit. ultimately, what many foreign leaders want to know is whether mr sunak can give britain the political stability his predecessors have not. james landale, bbc news. there are cabinet appointments going on in the building behind me. penny mordaunt remains leader of the commons, steve barclay as health secretary and kemi badenoch remains as international trade secretary. let's get a final thought on all of this with chris mason. a busy night and very busy few days ahead too. i think we will hear more appointments this evening and into tomorrow at the lower ranks of we're still here in downing stree

ministry of defence has denied. russia has been accused of weaponising food and are directly impacting nations in need.ck injuly it was a diplomatic who, it allows ukraine to reopen ukrainian black sea ports for grain exports. already, it has allowed nearly 9 million towns of ukrainian grain to be exported and was due to be renewed in november. ukraine is the world's renewed in november. ukraine is the worlds for largest exporter of wheat, many countries from lebanon onto ethiopian are suffering from the effects of high grain price. if russia doesn't stop the grain flow, it would be a blow to this people and to resolving the ukraine crisis. the deal had been viewed as the first step on the way to a possible ceasefire. the un has called for the preservation of the grain corridor and countries should refrain from any action that would imperil it. aruna iyengar, bbc news. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more from the city of dnipro. you will have to forgive the sirens in the background, like so many cities across ukraine, dnipro is dark tonight as russia continues to target the country's in

ministry of defence has denied. washington in turn had accused russia of weaponising food and in so doing, directly impacting nations grain deal struck injuly was a diplomatic coup. it allows ukraine to reopen ukrainian the black sea ukrainian black sea ports for grain exports. already it has allowed nearly 9 million tonnes of ukrainian grain to be exported and was due to be renewed in november. ukraine is the world's fifth largest exporter of wheat. many countries from lebanon to ethiopia are suffering from the effects of higher grain prices as a result of the war. if russia does stop the grain flow, it will be a blow to these people and to resolving the russia—ukraine crisis. the deal had been viewed as a first step on the way to a possible ceasefire. the un has called for the preservation of the grain corridor, saying all parties must refrain from any action which would imperil it. claudia redmond, bbc news. hugo bachega gave this update from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. we know from un officials that no ships have been allowed to enter the black sea today. and again, a lot of pressure coming from the ukrainians,

ministry of defence has denied. washington in tern has accuse russia of weaponising food and in so doing, directly impacting nationsthe un grain deal, struck injuly, was a diplomatic coup, it allows ukraine to reopen ukrainian black sea ports for grain exports. already, it has allowed nearly 9 million tons of ukrainian grain to be exported and was due to be renewed in november. ukraine is the world's fifth largest exporter of wheat, many countries, from lebanon to ethiopian, are suffering many countries, from lebanon to ethiopia, are suffering from the effects of higher grain prices as a result of the war. if russia does stop the grain flow, it will be a blow to these people and to resolving the russia—ukraine crisis. the deal had been viewed as the first step on the way to a possible ceasefire. the un has called for the preservation of the grain corridor, saying all parties must refrain from any action which would imperil it. aruna iyengar, bbc news. more now on the crush in seoul which has left at least 150 people dead. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone 11am in seoul. our corespondentjean mackenzie has

of mariupol. at least four people have been killed, with several more missing. russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight from a military airfield due to an engine fire. the united nationsto haiti to help police restore order and create a human aid corridor. the us and mexico proposed the deployment of a multi—national force after criminal gangs took control of the main port, blocking fuel deliveries and food imports. russia and china have expressed reservations about the plan. haiti is facing widespread famine, a cholera outbreak and political instability. the real madrid and france footballer karim benzema has won the men's ballon d'or award for this year's best player. he scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title and champions league. but despite his success on the field, he was barred from joining the french team because of a sex tape and blackmail scandal. the paris motor show has long been one of the most important events in the motor industry calendar. but the coronavirus pandemic had stopped it from taking place. now after a four—year gap, the show is back on, and this time it's all about going electric, as the bbc�*s tim allman expla