the, the, this is the, the, is coming to live from earlier. last to heard in rough uh, the explosions in the city and southern gaza come just hours after it. israel's army told residents to evacuate. but it's not clear who is behind the blasts. also coming up, trying as president, makes his 1st trip to europe in 5 years. she's in pain is in france for talks with president mccall. leaders will try to hire no trade tensions and discuss the wars in ukraine and the middle east. and chad holds presidential elections after 3 years

of military rule, but the long delayed boat doesn't 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 it's 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. israel's 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, we'll 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, we'll 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. it's been 5 years since she's last trip to europe. is visit comes at a time of growing trade. tensions. the 2 presidents 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 . let's 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 we'll 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 it's neutral regarding the ukraine conflict. and yet it's 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. it's going to be a long shot seed. same thing has cold blooded met poochie in the russian leda, his best friend in the past. it's 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 i'm 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,

i'm 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 it's 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 russia's ukraine war. it's 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 it'd be a hungry point and the overall development of the china, your relationship. you don't wish to do so being 5 to single in china is economic muscle and growing global influence. i've 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 we'll 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 russia's war and ukraine. frances sees she's 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 it'd be a photographer with presidents 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 it's 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 that'd 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, let's get the very latest from sam rose, he's director of planning with own ra. that's the human relief, and works agency for palest and palestine. refugees. he is in rough us. um, 1st of all, tell us what's 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, it's 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 i'm 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. we've heard the blast had been reported. we just don't know what caused them, did you hear them? have you seen the smoke there? i didn't hand them personally. no. they couldn't 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. it's very difficult, awesome to tell one from i know i come from that lease authoration to will and it has started. yeah, i'm 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 everyone's 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 israel's military campaign in russell? as we don't know, we've 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. we're 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 it'll 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 we're 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 they're 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 we're 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 we're 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 let's, let's 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,

let's not forget that are already on the break of 5. and so that, that conditions are going to get saw homeless. there's 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 let's 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 israel's 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 it's 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 presidential election. he's 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 presidential 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. he's already chat, interim presidents, 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 it's 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 didn't 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 presidential contenders has shrunk rapidly as opposition. candidates have been banned from running. debbie's main rival y'all. y'all 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, he's 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 don't think he's going to be the friends in terms of what the next and outcome is going to look like. because a copy of the presidents 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 don't seem to comment, isn't tied still, it is an election. we can see people standing in line to boat. what's 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, i'm 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. that's what i'd be doing time to read. you're not going to be deployed as a hostile, moved towards democratic try sending the decent call volume because i've been kind of policies of a chart i've, we've kind of at least the we've stuck in see what is going to happen. i've got the

selection depending on how much of those these are the silence in the process. you're talking about the this, the whole region there, the western. so how we've 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 that's 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 i've 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 that's the template for expire. i used friends in the communities and as i believe we stopped meeting by the end up, been all the while it thank you very much for talking with us. that was all the while the old your while a with the institute for security studies. thank you so much for having me. here in germany, the opposition christian democrats are holding their annual conference. their leader police mouth spent years and the political wilderness before staging. a remarkable come back. now he aims to portray himself as a tough, decisive leader. the germany needs of this mind would most likely become

chancellor as many went to the poles today with 17 months to go before the next elections. pretty place maps has led to see. do you see is you conservative blog to the top of the opinion? polls with nearly as much support as the 3 policies in the current governing coalition have altogether. he's done that by vowing to take his post on the macro conservatives more conservative again, i'm by displaying a times personal contempt towards chancellor who left so seasons. i'm usually off and like a plumber in pounds, you lack any idea of how this country should develop in the coming years. talk. can you please edition go against the government? every d as your right. but when you are criticized, you're a shrinking violet. i'm in the more the statements for the, this confrontation has seen his cd. you policy rise back to the top, but mouth personal rating, so less promise women versus don't like him and even his own cd you policy members

have him as the the choice for chance. the candidates behind to conservative state premier is if the current governing coalition was to break up today for you, but they should now flip become the conservative candidate for tons to pretty much by default. at this policy conference, he has to convince delegates that his name is the best ticket to bring the cd you back into government. in september 2025, using the houses following the cd party congress color. as far as enjoying just a minute, could freely matt have a shot at me coming germany 610th floor. well, a verses went to the poles now on costs that vert now then siblings match would likely become san slow. now he is not officially the candidate yet the seed you have said that they want to wait for the regional elections that a very important later they see it in the east of the country. they want to see how

that policy is doing that before they announced who's officially going to run against life shorts and the current government. but stipulation, man is definitely trying to change the profile offers policy. now we mustn't forget that this is was close, the party that is used to governing gemini, so 50 out of the 75 use of them. and modern germany as a cd. you want and governing positions and positions of power. and it was early after that big political figure out and go a mass all that is so well known around the world and withdrew from politics. the party really had to do some soul searching and read the fine watts conservative in germany actually means. and this process is now culminating, essentially in the new policy manifesto that is the 1st and almost 2 decades. that is a lot small, conservative, and it puts an end to a lot of uncle americans, decisions like the welcoming culture and asylum policies. so in a nutshell need it,

what is it like mouse's agenda? where does he want to take the party in germany? somebody's med says the german voters do have a, a desire for change and that they do want a centrist policy to govern. he says that they don't want the radical left or the radical right. and he says that german conservative apologies like his and also the bavarian sister party have the right program. because he says that they need to be very tough when it comes to migration. for example, they also are now embracing nuclear power again, but they do want to stay in the center and offer a proper alternative to the current government. that, of course, is known for a loss of a well playing. there's a lot of tight thing insights in between the 3 parties that are currently governing . so to make matches. so the hopes are essentially that people have had enough, but that they will refrain from voting for the radical left or the radical right.

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