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00:00A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has rocked Tibet, killing dozens as rescue teams search for
00:07survivors.
00:11Multiple German political parties launched their electoral campaigns ahead of the country's
00:16February 23rd federal election.
00:24A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has rocked Tibet, killing dozens as rescue teams search for
00:33survivors.
00:34Multiple German political parties launched their electoral campaigns ahead of the country's
00:35February 23rd federal election.
00:36Multiple German political parties launched their electoral campaign ahead of the country's
00:37February 23rd federal election.
00:38It is one of the deadliest quakes China has seen in recent years.
00:39Many others are injured.
00:43The quake hit the holy Shigatse city around 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday at a depth of
00:49about 10 kilometers, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
00:55Earthquakes are common in the mountainous region of Tibet in western China, which lies
00:59between the Indian and Eurasian plates.
01:03The U.S. Geological Survey says there have been more than 10 earthquakes of at least
01:07magnitude 6 to strike this area over the past century.
01:17Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to uphold Syria's territorial integrity,
01:22saying he would continue his country's fight against the Kurdistan Workers' Party during
01:27a speech following his cabinet's first 2025 meeting.
01:30Erdogan reiterated Turkish support for Syria and warned Ankara would act swiftly against
01:35perceived threats.
01:36Erdogan reiterated Turkish support for Syria and warned Ankara would act swiftly against
01:37perceived threats.
01:38Erdogan reiterated Turkish support for Syria and warned Ankara would act swiftly against
01:39perceived threats.
01:40Erdogan pledged to achieve a terror-free Turkey through peaceful means if possible, but with
02:05force if necessary.
02:08During Syria's uprising-turned-conflict, U.S.-backed Kurdish-dominated forces carved
02:13out an enclave of autonomous rule across northeastern Syria, never allying entirely with Al-Assad
02:20in Damascus, nor the rebels trying to overthrow him.
02:26The Lebanese army says it has begun deploying to the southern coastal city of Nakoura following
02:32the withdrawal of Israeli troops under the ceasefire conditions agreed upon in November.
02:38A video released by the Lebanese army on Monday showed military vehicles driving in
02:42Nakoura in the Tahrir district.
02:45The troops' deployment followed that of two other southern towns where Israeli troops
02:49have withdrawn since the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel went into effect.
02:55The deployment also coincided with a meeting of the committee overseeing the ceasefire
03:00agreement in Ras al-Nakoura, which is home to the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping
03:05mission in Lebanon known as UNIFIL.
03:07Meanwhile, local officials in Gaza say a strike in Buraj, a Palestinian refugee camp
03:14located in the central Gaza Strip, on Monday night killed at least three people.
03:20Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has killed over 45,800 Palestinians, according to Gaza's
03:27health ministry.
03:30U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Japan on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen
03:37relations between the two countries.
03:39At a time of tensions in geopolitics in the region and globally, Blinken thanked Japan
03:45for rapidly standing up for Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
03:50Because Japan saw it and recognized it and stood up, resonated around the world, a recognition
03:56here that the aggression that Russia was committing was not only against Ukraine, not only against
04:01the Ukrainian people, but against the very principles that are at the heart of the international
04:05system.
04:07The visit comes just a day after North Korea fired an inter-ballistic missile into the
04:11Eastern Sea close to Japan.
04:14The U.S. says Russia is now providing Pyongyang with military equipment and training, and
04:19that Putin may be close to accepting the North's nuclear weapons program.
04:25This will be Blinken's last overseas trip before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes
04:30office.
04:31On Friday, the Biden administration announced it will deliver a 3.5 billion Euro military
04:36package to Japan.
04:43The German federal election is in full swing.
04:46Multiple parties have kicked off their election campaigns in what's being dubbed as one of
04:50the most crucial elections in German history.
04:53The Greens party began their campaign tour in Lübeck, where some 1,200 people attended.
04:59The event was headlined by Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and Foreign Minister Annalena
05:04Baerbock.
05:05The Greens were quick to attack their competition, accusing previous governments under the Christian
05:10Democratic Union Party of plunging the country into economic turmoil.
05:15The Greens promised to continue on the path of making Germany greener and pledged to continue
05:20advancing renewable energy projects.
05:23Habeck says the party's economic outlook is designed to address issues of concern to ordinary
05:28Germans, like rising rents and scarce job opportunities.
05:33He adds that unlike his rivals, he will implement policy that will make Germany affordable again.
05:58The Christian Social Union Party also held a meeting in preparation for the upcoming
06:08elections.
06:10The party organized a three-day event in Bavaria, which reportedly featured businessmen and
06:14foreign politicians as attendees.
06:17The party's chairman, Markus Söder, presented a very different approach, instead opting
06:22to abort green policies, which he labeled as ineffective and expensive.
06:26His party pledges to vastly increase investment in areas like the auto industry, research
06:31and innovation, new technology, and defense industries, all areas the CSU accused the
06:37ruling coalition of ignoring.
06:39The CSU has already ruled out any possible coalition with the Greens in the upcoming
07:02federal election.
07:04Others are faced with a critical decision on the 23rd of February, in an election with
07:09a lot at stake.
07:15Far-right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has died at the age of 96.
07:20According to his family, he had been in a care facility for several weeks.
07:28One of France's most controversial figures, Le Pen formed the Front National Party, since
07:33rebranded as the National Rally by his daughter Marine.
07:38Le Pen was an extremist on race, gender and immigration.
07:42His controversial statements, including holocaust denial, led to multiple convictions.
07:48In 2002, he ran against Jacques Chirac in the presidential elections, a race he was
07:55expected to not even reach.
08:00Chirac won by a landslide.
08:02The moment, however, is seen as a turning point for the party, now one of France's main
08:07political forces.
08:17A decade after the deadly assault on the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo,
08:23France paused on Tuesday to honor the victims, but also to grapple with the evolving challenges
08:28of free expression and terrorism.
08:31President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo led solemn tributes at the site
08:36of the attack, where 12 people were killed on the 7th of January 2015.
08:42Speaking to local media, French Interior Minister Bruno Reteyeux cited the recent attacks at
08:47public gatherings in Germany and New Orleans as grim reminders of why France must maintain
08:52a very high level of caution.
09:16The attack on Charlie Hebdo carried out in retaliation for the newspaper's irreverent
09:21caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed ignited fierce global debates about the limits of
09:25free expression.
09:28Ten years on, Charlie Hebdo said its research shows that while a majority of the French
09:32still believe in the fundamental right to caricature, younger generations increasingly
09:36criticize satire they see as divisive or insensitive, particularly toward marginalized communities.
09:50Moldova accuses Kremlin of orchestrating a security crisis in the country.
09:54Since 1st of January, Transnistria, a separatist pro-Russian Moldovan territory, has no longer
09:59been receiving gas from Russia, which used to transit via Ukraine.
10:05The government in Kisnau has offered to help, but the gesture was rejected by the Transnistrian
10:09officials.
10:10The situation is now worrying for the inhabitants, as winter conditions are getting worse.
10:16What we see today in the Transnistrian region is that people don't have electricity for
10:22hours, they don't have heating, most of all, they don't have access to gas, and starting
10:31today they have even interruptions of water supply.
10:38Moldova's prime minister accuses Russia of provoking a humanitarian crisis in the region
10:42with the aim of destabilizing the pro-European government a few months ahead of parliamentary
10:46elections scheduled for this autumn.
10:51According to Kisnau, Russia's interest is in being able to strengthen its military presence
10:55in Transnistria, since it has around 1,500 soldiers in the region bordering Ukraine.
11:02So this is what we want to achieve for Russia to withdraw the troops and to allow Kisnau
11:10and to allow Moldova to administer properly the region and to provide the public services
11:18that people are requiring.
11:22The Russian energy company Gazprom's explanation to suspend deliveries is because Moldova is
11:27late with its payments.
11:30Kisnau disputes this and Brussels is watching the situation closely, as Moldova is a candidate
11:35to the European Union.