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first, beyond our borders tonight. six people are recovering from injuries after being stabbed in a busy paris train station. authorities say the suspect attacked several passengers and a border police officer with a homemade bladed weapon. he was shot by police. officials are still working on determining a motive. and this is a live look at london. one of the big stories there tonight. great britain and japan are strengthening military ties amid growing concerns about china s aggression toward taiwan. leaders from both nations signed a defense agreement that could see troops deployed to each other s countries. it is japan s first such agreement with a european nation. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we ll be right back. i ll be there for you when the rain starts to fallop i ll bele there for you helping them achieve financial freedom. we re providing greater access to investing, with low-cost options to help maximize savings.
dashed by an attack no one could have foreseen and which no one can understand. jonathan head, bbc news, north eastern thailand. let s get some of the day s other news. the israeli army says a border police officer has died from her injuries following a shooting at a checkpoint in israeli occupied east jerusalem. a security guard remains in a serious condition. one person has been arrested. there has been an escalation of violent incidents in recent months between palestinians and the israeli security forces on the occupied west bank. austrians are preparing to vote in a presidential election to choose their new head of state. the incumbent and clear favourite is alexander van der bellen, the former leader of the greens. he is hoping to secure a majority to avoid a run off vote. the president s role is largely ceremonial, but has sweeping powers in overseeing times of change and turbulence. spanish firefighters have held mass protests demanding improved workers rights and better terms
now, experts i ve spoken to have said that they think this was probably a result of an extremely expertly executed sabotage operation, almost certainly by ukrainian special forces. but a presidential adviser just about an hour or so ago said, no, this was actually the result of infighting in moscow. was he trolling the russians, playing on signs of division within the russian defence establishment? we simply don t know. it seems, though, this was a very good day, though, for ukraine. let s get some of the day s other news. the israeli army says a border police officer has died of her injuries following a shooting at a checkpoint in israeli occupied eastjerusalem. a security guard remains in a serious condition. one person has been arrested. there has been an escalation in violent incidents between palestinians and the israeli security forces on the occupied west bank in recent months