A new form of treatment. Students in hong kong have blocked parts of the city for a 5th day in a row over night protesters fired arrows some throw molotov cocktails from University Campuses are calling on the government to commit to holding local elections on november 24th demonstrators are gathering for a rally in the citys Business District on kong as experiencing one of its most violent weeks since the protests began back in june robin cry joins us now from hong kong so for the moment it looks relatively quiet behind you but give us a broader picture rob. Absolutely you would. Still love about an hour or so ago this place was booked with standstill with hundreds of people taking to the streets i think have done throughout this week here in the Central District that you were. We are in hong kong the heart of hong kong and other parts on the Hong Kong Island the the working week really ending as it began with these unprecedented flash mob type demonstrations seemingly trying to disrup
Weeks of violent protests in iraq we look at why many in baghdad say the citys top top drivers are heroes. Hong kong has confirmed its economy plunged into its 1st recession and a decade its been blamed on the increasingly violent antigovernment protests and the escalating us china trade war students in hong kong have blocked parts of the city for a 5th day in a row theyre calling on the government to commit to holding local elections on november 24th administrators are gathering for a rally in the citys Business District hong kong is experiencing one of its most violent weeks since the protests began in june. Theyre going israeli airstrikes in gaza and rocket fire towards israel less than 24 hours after a cease fire was agreed to Israeli Forces and Islamic Jihad fighters exchanged the crossfire cross border fire that is the violence began on tuesday after the israeli army assassinated a Senior Leader of the Islamic Jihad in gaza 34 palestinians have since been killed rob matheson has
Offered him asylum. Also ahead out of control bushfires now threaten australias largest city. And sport chinas National Football team looks abroad for how to how the country plans to naturalize more foreign players as they bid to qualify for and even the world cup. At least 4 people have been killed in renewed fighting over the israel gaza border following the assassination of a Palestinian Islamic jihad commander. And his wife were killed in an israeli airstrike on his home in gaza overnight israeli airstrikes have also hit apartment buildings and a hamas facility in gaza. Its really war planes have fired missiles towards damascus into the mazhar neighborhood to hit a house belonging to a jury another commander of Islamic Jihad its unclear whats happened to him but his son and granddaughter have been killed the Israeli Military says around 50 rockets have been fired from gaza prompting the closure of schools and some Transportation Services video released by the Roads Authority shows
At least 4 people have been killed in exchanges of fire over the israel gaza border following the assassination of a Palestinian Islamic jihad commander baha. His wife were killed in an israeli air strike on his home in gaza overnight its really are strikes have also hit apartment buildings and a hamas facility in gaza and israeli warplanes have fired missiles towards damascus targeting another commander of Islamic Jihad it is unclear whats happened to him but his son and granddaughter had been killed by others in gaza have retaliated firing more than 50 rockets into israel unexploded she can see there on a busy highway narrowly missed narrowly that is missing cars and buses matheson joins us live from west jerusalem so rob get us up to speed on what happened over night. Ok let me just mention for quickly richelle the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been speaking in the last half hour or so and hes been saying that this fighting that has been going on could take some time
Moon is unpopular as he is could very well get that simple majority, because after all he is counting the votes. The most important thing for job one, the most important thing for the opposition in korea, those who want to preserve their democracy is to make sure that they take back control of the national assembly. The main opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party currently holds 110 of those 300 300 sea. Some small conservative parties hold a scattering of others. Its important then that you actually get at least 100 seats and hopefully more. We know if they dont, moons party, the Democratic Party of korea, will try to amend the constitution. April 15, therefore, is do or die, now were never and it is now also a time to safeguard rights, democracy and freedom in the republic of korea. Since becoming president in 2017, moon has tried to return in south korea to a more authoritarian style of governance. He has taken control of the big broadcasters to reduce the airing of dissenting vi