the the, this is dw news lie from berlin. germany it carries out it's 1st aaron dropped to gaza. a military plane deliver is tons of food, aid to bypass is really restrictions on the ground. but with the united nations warning of a hunger catastrophe, german schanzer schultz has to the region to urge a ceasefire. also in the show, russian go through the motions of voting on the final day of their presidential election, which is set to expand watermark putins almost quarter century and power the

marietta evans, dean. it's good to have you with us. german chancellor, all of schultz is making a 2 day trip to the middle east, where he's due to whole tasks with the leaders of jordan and israel. his trip comes as international efforts to get aid into guns that are expanding. germany has joined an emergency air lift dropping food over the strip for the 1st time. a new maritime aid corridor between cypress and gaza is also taking shape. bond relief groups and the people of gaza say it's nowhere near enough. as the us air force pair shooting aid into gaza. they're dropping food supplied by jordan to help hundreds of thousands of people facing starvation. throughout the night, the situation is awful. we can eat or drink and eat is very scarce. so at the

israel has imposed a long running blockade on garza and has been accused by 8 agencies of delaying the entry of trucks. israel says it is carrying out necessary security measures. we. busy to ensure no weapons are stuck in and while trucks wait for inspection, the price of food in the territory is skyrocketing. amid all the shortages, many can no longer afford to shop for groceries. everything is expensive in the market. the prices are very high. i've been checking the market for an hour, but i have 10 struggles, and i can't buy anything. and recent days, more donor countries have turned to the air. and sea to overcome is rarely restrictions. the ship carrying $200.00 tons of food reached gaza. and the 1st such delivery made by a new maritime, a cord or an more or on the way. because

in say, the measures are only a temporary fix of the button to send none of the we keep waiting for this is not the solution that kind of what the by ship or my plane on is of no salt plane was dropping aid and people fighting over at ball multi yeah, there are some children who drowned in the see trying to get the aid with this group of 25 leading human rights organizations have also criticized the air and see deliveries. they say a permanent ceasefire and unhindered access to aid through land crossings are the only way to leave a down folding humanitarian crisis. before the german chancellor left for the middle east, he repeated his call for us with cease fire. and he also outlined the overarching agenda for his journey. let's have a listen. yeah, i'm, i'm just really is a to,

to, we have a difficult situation. it's necessary for a to reach casa, on a larger scale. now that will be an issue, but i also have to talk about the we're also concerned about the further progress of military development in vic loan. it's because on the particulars, there is a danger that a full scale offensive and rough uh, hopefully will result in a great many civilian casualties for which must be avoided at all costs. meaning for meeting that most. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the police in israel have use water cannon to disperse protesters, demanding a hostage deal. demonstrators included family members of hostages, still being held and gone by the militant group from us. the protesters also demanded early elections and health signs criticising is really prime minister benjamin missing. yeah. the indian navy has taken control of a ship hijacking by somali pirates and the indian ocean. nearly 3 months ago,

all 17 crew members were freed unharmed. the navy said the $35.00 pirates aboard the vessel surrendered. the ship was hijacked last december raising fears the piracy was resuming after a law of several years. long gathering has become the new leader of wales and the 1st black leader of the country. guessing one of the leadership contests for the welsh labor party, after his predecessor announced funds to sit down to have some control over education, health and economic policy. but as part of the united kingdom, u. k. lawmakers decided many other policies affecting the country of volcano in iceland is a rough thing for the 1st time since december lava has been spewing from a new fisher that opens up on the re kind of continental. and just the south of the capital ray cubic authorities. have declared a state of emergency in the area. well, the russian city of belgrade has ordered

a shopping centers and schools to close temporarily in response to another barrage of shelling from ukraine. just 40 kilometers from the border builder road has repeatedly come under attack. in the past months, the regions governor says 2 people were killed and saturdays missile attacks. moscow accuses the train of stepping up what it calls terrorist activities intended to disrupt the russians election. the defense ministry says it prevented an attempt by ukrainian militants to carry out across board or read elsewhere in the region. are also on saturday. russians setting ukrainian drone attack caused a fire and an oil refinery in the summer regions southeast of moscow. we as military analyst, frank language, how much you current is achieving with the strikes inside russia. in terms of the, the actual effect on, on russell production. it's very minimal. the, what it does, of course, is demonstrate 2 things. first of all,

the failure of russian air defenses, data service, and ground defenses is very likely that these rates will these, these attacks. because i don't know across the great distances, but a date by, by sabotaged groups by commanders. which would indicate rushing, you painting capabilities that the russians con. yeah. handle on the costs and the risk of, of, of really serious precision strikes on some of these refineries. but i think of december, i think it was a strike of a wonderful new coil, refunded which put it out of action for several weeks, which does have real impact if you could get a refund or the right place. if you can conduct a position to talking about the kinds of the capability and a notice to do that. but the question is, do they have the capacity that it can be damaging? but overall, the messages you're not immune anymore than we are. and we can get to your key national infrastructure much in the same way as you've tried to do last year with a tried to talk our electrical infrastructure. i think that's the basic message here. meanwhile,

russians have begun voting on the 3rd and final day of presidential elections. the aim is to legitimize president vladimir putin and extending his almost quarter century and power by another 6 years. there's no real opposition on the valid putting strongest. political opponents are either in jail and exile or dead. instead, the election is being used as a stage manage display of loyalty to the russian leader. a convoy of slaves crosses the frozen tundra of russia's remotes, ne, as they have traveled, hundreds of kilometers the costs to the votes in russia's presidential election. we came from producing a 100 to make our choice. every voice of every person in our great country from east to west is important. after a brutal track down on political opposition, president vladimir putin is almost certain to extend his rule by another 6 years in moscow. thousands of kilometers to the west. many say they are voting for stability

and prosperity as of times the expect, the one and only the best of luck to me of lot the middle of which put in to continue this policy. the business of the distributor only come with the person who roots now because he will make these changes. would it be always be and with many of pollutants, most powerful opponents, either in prison, exile or did the election offers no meaningful alternatives to the machine. it's a propaganda machine designed to make people think is directed to do a good job and we're seeing the results despite the gremlins crack down on the descent, some have a risk of imprisonment to make that true feelings known. who rushes opposition movement has also support us together, polling stations at noon on sunday as a form of mass protest. but regardless of how many heat the cold, the outcome of this year's election is old but such an to india now where

a date has been announced for the start of voting and parliamentary elections, it will begin on april 19th and will last 6 weeks. surveys predicts a comfortable victory for the ruling hindu nationalist. b. j. b party of prime minister moody in the eyes undertaking a democratic exercise that is unmatched in skin. around 1000000000 eligible voters read off the boards beginning on april 19th. we have $97.00 cut, all the registered goddess more than the combined border. so for a few come continents put together a mega 0. well certainly are many put together. will work $10.00 less willing solutions. $1.00 could or pulling officers and security operations conductors, and its indeed more discipline elect more than $540.00 on the goes to the low club,

the lower house of parliament for brief, suggest prime minister in the mood, the enjoys overbuilding support would be and his party has been and gone. been what for months? you know, create a new project and taking fox and really just events. many of his support to see he has dropped economic prosperity and 5 in the wisdom and your murder. i am working hard to win your hans and i am confident that i am moving in the right direction. my efforts to continue winning your hearts will continue. critics content moody has the breast, the rights of minorities, especially most times. but that has not made a dent in his popularity in the upcoming elections will the will be challenged by in a line from 2000 opposition parties, led by the main opposition, the indian national congress party. but the alliance has been struggling to stay united since more disreputable, but in 2014, the congress party,

which with in the office, 54 to 676 years, has been struggling to devise it. since going to sleep, the we've gone the has drawn large crowds along across india walk, suggesting the opposition can still challenge the power from prime minister. the reason why mister movies has been, you know, successful really scary movies. do you know what it takes a moment and i think most of those on this is the only particularly the the goal is but usually pretty the body that's really taking the be just be here at all the factors. this won't take place at the ballot box when indians decide who will lead the world's largest democracy. latin america is dealing with its worst outbreak of dang days since records began. the virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and brazil is one of the worst hit countries. according to public health data, over a 1000000 brazilians have been infected in january and february,

and at least 300 people have died. its hope these fish can help stop, den get being spread by infected mosquitoes. that being released into a pool filled with rain water in rio de janeiro. it's the perfect breeding ground for the insects. but the fish eat the mosquito lot, we need to buy some kind of guides. the fish will multiply and stop the mosquitoes hatching too. we will have a lot of fish and a few mosquitoes. the fish don't tom anyone by combining it. as cases of den get sullivan. brazil, officials are trying to target the sides by mosquitoes. leave them eggs. they have also ramped up testing capacities and open specialized health centers to deal with the surgeon infections, which can cause high fever and severe pain. this my headaches, my eyes and my entire body hurt. i feel sick when i eat, i have to vomit. so even when i drink water, i visit, they have

a thought of these say the outbreak has been fueled by rising global temperatures and increased brain phone broke by the el nino feather phenomenal. let me actually imagine in the rio we have one a severe case every day that leads to hospitalization or prison has launched a vaccination campaign. but because of supply shortages, it's only being given to children aged under 12 on sunday, people of irish heritage celebrate saint patrick's day. and in many places, revelers are getting a head start. in new york, marching bands and community groups for rated through the streets, the lighting onlookers with spectators dressing up to dining less traditional costumes and anything colored emerald green. the thousands turned out in chicago to watch the city di it's river green. look at that. it's an annual tradition going back some 70 years. the local plumbers union claims

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