Of military rule, but the long delayed boat doesnt to me in the off can country can expect a new leader, the hello and terry marching good, heavy with this. We begin with breaking news blast had been reported an eastern rough uh, just hours after is real, urge residents there to evacuate. The area is real, says military action in rafa is necessary because homos is refusing truth proposals. That would free hostages held in garza post, and its in rough as east have been told to go to the our my was our mother was the refugee camp west of con eunice, a senior. How mazda official has called evacuation a dangerous escalation. Israels allies had expressed alarm over plans for an assault in ralph on more than a 1000000 people have been sheltering there since the war broke out after the october 7th terror attacks. By a months now we are looking at some live pictures of the skyline of rough uh, a short while ago we did seat smoke rising on the horizon in the direction of rough. Uh, we have not been able to confirm what caused those blasts or who was behind them. Of course, well bring you more in this developing story. As we get more details there, we see those pictures again showing the smoke rising on the horizon of rough off israel has announced that it is planning to carry out a limited operation in ralph after already threatening for weeks to launch a ground assault. There again, well come back to that if we get any more details for, you know, french present amount of while account has met with season painting and perio says the chinese leader kicked off official businesses business on a state visit to francis. The 1st stop on a tour bureau that will include visits to hungry and serbia. Its been 5 years since shes last trip to europe. Is visit comes at a time of growing trade. Tensions. The 2 president s were later joined by European Commission president was left on the line. But she and mccall stressed the importance of a level Playing Field for business and fair trade conditions between china and euro. Lets get more on this now from our correspondent lisa lewis, who is in paris least. What more can you tell us about this talks there today between the leaders of friends, china and the commission as well. As you said, basically this has been talking about the need for move cooperation between china and the west. When it comes to International Conflicts in mind, my call has been saying that a europe also needed a level Playing Field with chinese china seed. Same thing saying that this is a strategic relationship between china and from china, and b, e, u. This comes, as you said, after weeks or months of tensions when it comes to the commercial for license of the trade license a to see a in europe and china. Europe is threatening to increase terrace on chinese electric vehicles as it suspects that the Chinese Government is providing state subsidies for the sector and aging in retaliation, is looking into maybe a imposing of duties levies on liquor coming from europe. And that would mostly hate friends con, yet. So these 2 need, as well be talking about, that they will also be talking about International Conflicts, especially in ukraine, the one in ukraine with him on my call of a friend sweet of believe that a china can play a crucial role in ending the war. The talk to us more about that lisa, cuz china says its neutral regarding the ukraine conflict. And yet its a deliberate supplies to russia that are said to be used to support its war effort. And ukraine does not a one because really expect to persuade john his present to shift his position on russia and ukraine as well. Its going to be a long shot seed. Same thing has cold blooded met poochie in the russian leda, his best friend in the past. Its the relationship between russia and china is a strategic relationship pollutant is expected in china later this month. And as you said, china has been rob direct to send to outright come them the russian aggression in ukraine. Obviously im on a call. I still hoping that he, that seats him being will shift his position at least a little bit. Also, given that china is interested in a good trade relations with europe, im not by convince him to at least maybe change somehow his policy on delivering you will use equipment that can be used in russia to provide weapons, to produce weapons for the aggression in ukraine. So thank you very much. That was our correspond at least louis in paris. Well, later in the week, the chinese leader will continue on to serbia and hungary, 2 countries that are seen as closer to beijing. E leaders are divided over how to deal with trying to admit its growing global influence and economic might the full towers the same, but china, his relationship with the west has changed since using ping last visited europe in 2019. The cobra tends to make spacings packing from russias ukraine war. Its growing all sorts heritage and trade tensions of electric vehicles, subsidies and suspicions of wide scale chinese espionage and your pin capitals have complicated relations on the phone. What this is, is the 1st by china is head of state to europe in the past 5 years, 3 to those of great significance to promoting, trying these relationships with front. So itd be a hungry point and the Overall Development of the china, your relationship. You dont wish to do so being 5 to single in china is economic muscle and growing global influence. Ive left you all to divide these on how to deal with beijing. She will be happy to exploit those divisions is the confidence struggles to define his role between the United States and china. In paris, he in francis, a manual macro, and well talk of of trade and investment and the middle east, macro names to drum up business for french firms. Convince she not to get further involved in russias war and ukraine. Frances sees shes visit to which officially mark 60 is a french chinese diplomatic relations as an important diplomatic moment. And wants to focus on china is broader relations with the you macro and has invited your paint Commission President slough on the line to the talks of the front. She will head to so itd be a photographer with president s alexander soup kitchen. I know. Sorry, terry and strong, but allow your brushes. Vladimir putin cheese last stop is hungry to meet with Prime Minister victo all about hungry wants to deepen diplomatic and trade ties with autocracies, such as russia and china. The states on easily with its a you and they to membership so that they may have coaching cas a long shot over the visit. She imputed describe that relationship as without limits by visiting like minded hungry and so thatd be a china is testing the use balancing act between beijing and brussels, or will returning to our top story. Now. Bless, have been heard in eastern rough uh, just hours after israel or his residence there to evacuate. The area is real, says military actions. And rafa is necessary because some us is refusing terese proposals that with pre hostages, helping gossip. Well, for more on that, lets get the very latest from sam rose, hes director of planning with own ra. Thats the human relief, and works agency for palest and palestine. Refugees. He is in rough us. Um, 1st of all, tell us whats going on in rough uh at the moment the situation run a desperate has been designated around a several months. But when we woke up this morning, its a news that the deceased by so so it was stolen actuation orders and issued for a 100000 people. And people are on the move. Not everyone is on the move, but im outside ration area here. And so, so town in west and run by in the midst of an id company log in based around the cups for the past several months of you know, the packing of that tends that the construct saying that that was the structures and then on their, on the move, the people yeah, separate but was coming. So what can you tell us about these blasts that had been reported in rafa this morning because we did see some smoke on the horizon. Weve heard the blast had been reported. We just dont know what caused them, did you hear them . Have you seen the smoke there . I didnt hand them personally. No. They couldnt be 4 or 5 miles away. Give them nothing wrong is that it goes along or kind of a mile card or on a southern border between egypt and god is about love coming in life in rock. The past several months has been constant bombardment. Its very difficult, awesome to tell one from i know i come from that lease authoration to will and it has started. Yeah, im not saying this news, but as long as days are good with bones from the c attacks from the plane is flying over and comes to drone noise. That is the soundtrack to everyones life, but i call the the ration has. So what i can confirm is people move people children, given the population, right. Thank you for that. Are now israel is talking of a what it calls a limited scope operation in ralph ha. What are you expecting from israels military campaign in russell . As we dont know, weve done this, i knew that here we go, we, we, we seen the population orders for about a 100000 people and saw that it will be limits. It is go whether it plays out of that way remains to be see a sponsor early to say, well what we all say. Were already seeing people moving people from outside. Those vaccination areas are on the move, worried that if they stay any longer, life will become even more unbearable. So the pictures that you have on the screen are indeed off the streets of rockers. People pack up and people moving, we go, i mean, you know how people en, route, have many children, but many as you can see on the screen now disabled. So itll be some people who are able to move or would choose not to move. We is the united nations, we as honorably on the way things were staying where we are now and tell us all the time, which as i say is outside of the population area. But were deeply, deeply concerned about our ability to manage was, was to come, give them the immense needs and give them the complications of this ask for an already very difficult operation. And so theyre bringing supplies in bringing fuel there and getting those supplies to people who need them to be arriving in these, these and from these evacuated areas in desperate desperate conditions. The sense of urgency is indeed clear. Uh, just a reminder of yours. We are looking at live pictures now of roughly were looking at the sky line there and can see some smoke on the horizon. Sam, tens of thousands of people have been ordered to go to the milwaukee area on the coast. Near rafa many displays, people are already there. Is there sufficient infrastructure in that area to sustain tens of thousands more . Absolutely. Now were looking at potentially hundreds of thousands of people that absolutely know these are send you that are already jones. Beyond that capacity, it has no relevancy to provide services and has no sanitation is very, very limited. Oh yeah, very, very for supply of water. And we can see from the evacuation borders that people are being asked to go back to con units con units, which lets, lets not forget has been subject to intense opening it in terms of campaign over the past several weeks and is largely destroyed. So even though the ability of these areas that were built for humans live in an area to sustain this number of people simply is the, is that these are people, lets not forget that are already on the break of 5. And so that, that conditions are going to get saw homeless. Theres no doubt so much. So thank you very much for taking time to talk with us today. That was sam rose, director of planning with going wrong in the city of ruffled in southern got so lets catch up with a few other stories making headlines today. Israel has ordered the closure of the local offices of the katara broadcast, or l g 0 siding a risk to state security. The channel has also been removed by israels main cable tv and satellite providers. L g 0 has filed to take legal action. The united nations, germany, and progress freedom groups have condemned. The closure of russia has announced it will hold Tactical Nuclear weapons drills near ukraine. The Defense Ministry says its in response to threats by western officials. Last week, friends said it is not ruling out sending troops to ukraine, and britain has given ukraine permission to use its long range missiles. In panama, the right queen candidate jose rabo moreno has won the president ial election. Hes the protege of the former president ricardo of monte natalie, who was borrowed from standing after a graft conviction. Lena went to visit the mountain nelly after boating. Marching now, he is seeking asylum in the Nicaraguan Embassy in panama city motors and chet are casting their ballots in a long delayed president ial election that set to end 3 years of military rule. While there are 10 candidates on the ballot, chances are the current military leader mahatma d. B will come out on top. The opposition says the election is just a formality to keep power in the hands of the day be dynasty. Hes already chat, interim president s, and now he wants to make it official. His dad ruled chad for 3 decades and my how much debbie wants to consolidate the family dentistry, to this show for jobs, and its not easy to lead or transition. And shots are not plausible for 3 years. I am sure the continuity of the states. I preserve the unity of our country. I preserve peace. I believe i have honored my commitment. Invest. Debbie has long said he was committed to not run for president. And when the full start generals took the helm, following the death of his father and 2021, he promised to head back power to a civilian government within 18 months. But he didnt violent protests broke out in 2022. When debbie extended his entering presidency, official reports, claim 50 people were killed in the ensuing government crackdown rights group say the number is higher and included summary executions of protest this event. The global debbie denied to amend the government involvement and due in december last year, chad held the referendum on a new constitution which the dentist said would be a key step towards the return to civilian roland democracy. The opposition said it pay the way for debbie to cement, to scrape on power. The list of president ial contenders has shrunk rapidly as opposition. Candidates have been banned from running. Debbies main rival yall. Yall de la was shot dead in an ami, a sold on policy headquarters in february. Human rights watch says he was killed point blank with a single bullet to the head. The, the only of the remaining candidates is such a mess from the current Prime Minister of chance mass. Ryan was a former opponents of debbie and the organizer of the 2022 protests. But in a surprised twist. Debbie appointed him Prime Minister in january after giving him amnesty and allowing him to return from exile is all upfront for the reality. Opponents of debbie say leaving little the real choice which had ins and guaranteeing the as to the friend remains in power without talk to all the while they all your while a, hes an expert on the so hill regent and an analyst with the institute for Security Studies and car in set a goal, thanks for being with is now past elections and child has not generally been free and fair. Will this time be any different . Thank you so much for helping me. I dont think hes going to be the friends in terms of what the next and outcome is going to look like. Because a copy of the president s is just contest and it gives them say, the leading up was the show was and some are really removed in the very controversial as you does the service center. And i think that the house on the costs, the dial tone, and the 42 of the nature of how to come dont seem to comment, isnt tied still, it is an election. We can see people standing in line to boat. Whats at stake in this election . For the people of tried as well, i think not the way the try to see some of the for them to please a majority over top. The disease actually wanted change in terms of the political direction. I mean, im so bad. What do comedy be . Should look like, i mean, when the system of government that they want to practice moving from the union jersey stem, 3 more federal system at the moment, the trust. And so when we went in thoughts of what the hearts call me looks like, i think that the company mix on these dos about taking the box not really address any concern of the the because and then the supremely dies running. It goes into the country chuck is quite divided into all the Election Results likely to be accepted by all parties contesting the selection it depends on the way the online as far as the selection and quite close on the opposition. I also sort of good for the for the day, you might not it easy. So Martin Council was back on the i pods when the next studies ortiz, i most, i think the more important in these, what is needed to be they were, i meant to get some of these in charge on the drain, the security situation across the bed from marketing up to see dad, and now part of the charge has been to really translates into play the blame. Thats what id be doing time to read. Youre not going to be deployed as a hostile, moved towards democratic try sending the decent call volume because ive been kind of policies of a chart ive, weve kind of at least the weve stuck in see what is going to happen. Ive got the selection depending on how much of those these are the silence in the process. Youre talking about the this, the whole region there, the western. So how weve seen several crews there in various countries in recent years, often linked to anti french sentiments and growing resentment towards other former colonial powers. How could this election impact the fight for influence in the region . After this election is very, very strapped, as you can do says thats exactly about the time that we are witnessing the displacement of west alliance and the read your not, not just based on black pen. Bye bye, bye irosia. Interested in the medium. So inc and broadly, even please continue to go in this direction in this address and then with require them in your car key to contest themselves on the bottles. 2 things that i found to have one is that we are seeing the resurgence of the court. Well here a alignment, harvey, i might mention the region in which west valley is published means ive been displaced on be so blind to it by derosa in france. The 2nd thing is that maybe it is not the, it was a say in east africa because even the condescending which the, he might create a lot of the nissan in the country, then he concepts because thats the template for expire. 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