the north and south. north korea s military said it responded by firing ten artillery shots. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome hardtalk with zeinab badawi. to the special editio of welcome to the special edition of hard tour from the taiwanese capital, taipei. people here in taiwan which is self governed live under constant threat from china which lies about 160 kilometres across the waters. beijing claims taiwan as part of its territory, and in the past few months has carried out hundreds of military sorties near taiwan, hundreds of military sorties neartaiwan, leading hundreds of military sorties near taiwan, leading to speculation that it is preparing for an invasion. taiwan has also been subjected to cyber attacks from china, my guest is the taiwanese digital minister, audrey tang. can taiwan really forge its own path? minister, audrey tang and taipei welcome to hardtalk. thank you, happy to be here. xi jinping reiterated at the recent china party
The deaths as an awful awful tragedy. The group had been travelling in a clearly marked aid convoy at the time. President biden has said he was outraged and heartbroken and accused israel of not doing enough to protect aid workers. Israel has said the strike was a grave mistake in complex circumstances. From jerusalem, Yolande Knell reports. Seven beautiful souls thats how World Central Kitchen says it will remember its colleagues killed by an israeli strike in gaza. They included three British Security workers, all ex armed forces john chapman, James Henderson and james kirby. The team from the us charity, also known as wck, was travelling in a convoy, its distinctive logo on display. Each car was hit in a precise attack. The uk said these deaths were completely unacceptable. Australias demanded accountability. America called what happened an outrage. Israel says its still investigating. I want to be very clear. The strike was not carried out with the intention of harming wck aid work
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