These provocative actions are a significant escalation. The u. S. Secretary of state calls beijings drills and the Taiwan Strait. Disproportionate and unjustified, and says they threatened to destabilize the entire region. China suspends climate talks and counsels defense meetings with the us following house speaker, nancy policies visit to taiwan clubs of rahman youre watching on their life. My headquarters here in to hall also coming up crowds gathering in the major square outside the rocky parliament. As a political deadlock deepens, will be live in baghdad and record heat and a prolonged dry spell. Rise is rays face about the future of Water Supplies from british farmers. Ah. Welcome to the w, a secretary at Saint Anthony blink and has condemned chinas military exercises in the Taiwan Straits, calling them a major escalation. The drills are in response to u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit to taiwan this week, which is angered beijing speaking at a summit of Southeast Asian For
China is foreign minister says the United States will never stop. Its a re unification with taiwan. And the white house summons a beijings ambassador while china holds its biggest military exercise and ne, taiwan ah, hello, im emily and gwen. This is al jazeera alive from dough house that coming up here is around the forces launch a strikes on gaza. Several people are killed or injured. Hundreds of thousands of iraqis supporting. She laid emerald tata alice sat together outside parliament for a mass pray. As a political deadlock deepened and dozens of opposition, politicians are detained in the india during protest against inflation and unemployment. Ah, we begin with breaking news out of gaza, where these riley military has launched, strikes against several targets. The operation follows days of tension after the arrest of a Senior Palestinian leader of the Group Islamic jihad una l. Siad joins us live now from gaza. I believe shes on the phone. You know, what more can you tell us abo
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