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parliament. in naples, italy, they laid out 5,000 symbolic tombstones to honor palestinians killed. more than 23,800 people have been killed in the enclave since october 7, most civilians. 60,000 more wounded, thousands missing according to the ministry. in washington, protesters gathered in front of the white house and elsewhere, calling for ceasefire and demanding president joe biden withdraw support for israel. while many in taiwan are celebrating the results of an historic election, china is not happy at all. more on why. unprecedented flooding from africa s second largest river has left a trail of devastation in its wake e and any hohope of relilief still weeks away.y.
world leaders, he said at an event hosted by national taiwan university, that xi jinping should quote chill out a little, not be so stressed. beijing said the remarks were weird and accused him of putting on a cloak of good will. it s already a frosty relationship before he s been inaugurated. that will take place in may. mark, appreciate that analysis. mark stewart on the spot for us in beijing. months of flooding of africa s congo river has killed more than 300 people in surrounding countries and according to authorities destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and the world health organization is bracing for the fallout of water-borne disease. reporter: homes submerged to their rooftops, murky water, plastic bottles, shoes and a
foul smell are flooding some neighborhoods that can be only navigated by makeshift canoe. more than 300 have died from the overflowing congo river, second longest river in africa after the nile. burst river banks and intense rains have left tens of thousands of homes destroyed. translator: we were born here, this is our plot with four shots that helps us with the children s school fees. this water overflows without it raining, often, but this time it overflowed badly. we have children and a plot of land but are homeless. in the democratic republic of the congo, 3,000 households have been affected in kinshasa and else elsewhere. in the neighboring country,
mr. zelenskyy said he discussed defense needs meeting with the new french foreign minister on saturday, and they talked about joint production of weapons and strengthening the air defenses. it was the minister s first trip to kyiv since he was apointed. he promised that france will stand by ukraine as long as it takes and push other european countries for support. inside africa is next for international viewers, for everyone else in america, i ll be back with more news after the break. to duckduckgo on all your devie