china for its part has repeatedly denied any mistreatment of weekers the foreign ministry says ursule has been quote completely deceived by fake news and false statements let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world explosions all reported one of syria's main oil and gas refineries off the water. calling a coordinated terrorist attack state media saying that rockets are believed to have been fired from identify drones the blast has disrupted production at the site this attack comes as serious suffers from an acute energy shortage due to western sanctions. a fierce storm battering spain and portugal has killed at least 5 people strong winds and torrential rains have damaged buildings and roads and cut power lines across the iberian peninsula authorities are warning that conditions are likely to get worse as another powerful storm is heading for the region. poland's lower house of parliament has passed legislation that allows the punishment of judges who make rulings considered unsafe or favorable to the government opponents have demonstrated for weeks