Ah, i carry johnston. This is out of there, alive from doha. Also coming up, a drought is declared for parts of england as temperatures continue to saw. And millions suffer from the lack of rainfall falling at water levels in the river rhine cause it shipping delays and push prices up in germany and neighboring countries. And supporters of iraq is shortly them of target asada, a back in large numbers outside parliament, demanding early elections. Ah, where we begin with breaking news out of the us in the past hour. The author, salman rushdie, whose writing lead to Death Threats from iran in the 1980s has been attacked while on stage in new york. Lets get more on this with kristen salumi, whos in new york or krista know what do we know so far . Well weve just been gathering information and bits and pieces. This attack happened just over an hour ago. Salman rushdie was as a dad, just taken the stage to give a lecture in a town in western new york. This is a rural part of the state. And h
Speaker of parliament and called for increased cooperation between washington and taipei. We come in friendship to taiwan. We come and p for the region. We look forward to our conversation about how we can work together, learning from you and, and sharing some thought ourselves on how to protect the planet from the climate crisis. How do we accelerate and learn from you . How you addressed the coven crisis . How we advance respect for all of the people in our countries as we go forward. The Chinese Military says its on high alert and launch targeted military actions around tie 112. 00 ons Defense Ministry says the drills have violated the island sovereignty and a breached un rules. Yelmans warning parties have agreed to extend a 4 month truce for a further 8 weeks hours before it was due to expire. You as President Joe Biden, this as the agreement between the government and the hoodies is an important step. U. S. Could soon be selling military hardware with 5000000000. 00 to saudi arab