the the business thing that we news like from berlin, violet clashes as thousands storm kanyes, parliament police fire live rounds as protestors opposing tax increases but failed to break up the crowns. several people are shot dead. also on the program. julian massage freed from prison in the u. k. the wiki leaks founder is being flown to a us pacific island where he said to plead guilty to violating american espionage law. all smiles as ukraine begins, talks with a european union on joining the flock. keeps integration chief says it's a historic step and the whole nation is united behind expression plus

germany's foreign minister unattainable, criticized israel over settler violence, and says the palestinian authority should play a role in post war costs of the welcome to the show. um, nicole furnished nations including the united states. britain ends or may have called for com. and can you're following the storming of it's parliament and other government buildings. the legislature in nairobi was left to ransacked after thousands of protesters entered the building, smashing glass and starting at least one fire. the riot began as lawmakers deliberated a controversial tax bill that the protesters say would increase the cost of living . several people have been shot dead. internet monitors have described a major disruption to online communication services in the country. a

dw kind of corresponding edith kimani happens to be here in berlin and joins me now in the studio for more. and if you have been following what's been going on in nairobi but across the entire country, what can you tell us? well, today we're seeing what is the said a such a protest in a period of 2 weeks. and they're expected to continue throughout the week. as we mentioned, they a protest against this legislation that essentially determines how the government collects money and spends it, and young people having investigative this bill thing. but they don't like what they're seeing, the talks of a to a to in tennessee. absolutely cannot handle it. and with no other resort, they went to the streets. now we are hearing reports of the internet services being disrupted. we're actually having quite some trouble getting through to your colleague. felix isn't covering it on the ground. is that a common tactic during protests and can absolutely not. in fact, it would be unprecedented is in fact the government has shut down the internet. and

this is really rare because in africa, in 2020 to 27 governments shut down the internet can now was not one of those and presidential to adjust las steel was talking about this issue said, and i'm just going to court to hear that shutting down the internet would be a guess, the law to be a guest, the constitution, and an act of somewhat touch that would undermine the will of the people. and so if he does indeed shut down the internet, it would not only be all these things that he proclaims, but he will also be going against his own. what concern at home and abroad, many reactions which ones maybe still up to you. these are reinvigoration. we're seeing or what is now very constructed a position in kenya. it almost doesn't exist. and with the protesters coming out these young useful protests, as we have seen, those members of parliament coming back up and saying, we need to take back our country. but also a skilled professionals withdrawn from different aspect of lawyers who come together to build people out doctors will offering best services for those who've

been injured during the process. where even seeing the charge of the most offering people a safe haven when the protest get violent level. on the other hand, these members of parliament who the young people are speaking to seem to be completely to. and if you know this thing, but no matter what, it doesn't matter how long you're on the street, we will go ahead and pass this bill for the people out on the street young people. and this is really the majority of kenya with talking 60 percent of the population who identified an emergency or millennial or so you can understand them. this is a country of essentially teenagers. these taxes are going to affect the parents true, but it's ben will really feel the pins and they're going to continue feeding the pension in the future. and that's why we're seeing them coming out in a way that has never been seen before. and can you, why is the government not listening? because these protests, they didn't started today, they've been going off for a lot because how the government has done this before and gotten away with it. this is not the 1st financial bill under roots of government. last year he did pass

a bill that increased the housing levy. kind of complained about that. that didn't go anywhere. on top of that, she also increased the personnel of pay for basically the people who were in government, which really angered a lot of useful tenants. and so this year it looks like that was going to be a re, a repeats of last year. but the tenants have said no, not on all watch or where do you see this going today? of course, very violent scenes. is this going to keep escalating? if we follow what is being said online then it will at least until says days. so that being called the 7 days of age, and today we own day 5, which was occupying parliament, which the young people have successfully done tomorrow they intend to go to the police service and demand justice for the people who are killed during this protest as well as bail out those who been arrested and on thursday, they're calling for a total shut down. ok. now, making sure overloads needing to the capital a blocked, having people not show up at work and literally ground the economy to

a halt. how do you think the government is going to respond? we're waiting to see because the president has actually called for press briefing in the next hour. so we wait to see what he says is a lot of speculation that perhaps is great to quote a state of emergency. but of course these are all adjust roommates. however, what we do know is that the president said he will not pass this bill into law dw, kinda corresponding edith kamani such a pleasure having here here today. thank you so much. thank you. julia massage has left the u. k. under a plea deal with the united states, the wiki leaks founder will appear in court in the northern marianna islands and the pacific is expected to plead guilty to violating us espionage law. as long she was wanted for publishing classified military files on the weekend leaks platform, which he found in 2006. he fought expedition to the us from britain where he has spent the past 5 years and

a high security prison. a 14 year fight for freedom is finally got to an end. after julianna's sons' agreed to a us plead deal, he bolted a plane on monday. the found sitting us terry tray of the know the mariana islands in the pacific that will go on to return. the once fugitive to his native australia . his brother said the family was overwhelmed. i'd been speaking to him this week and just going through all the details with him and you know, a very anxious, very excited, and he's looking forward to spending time with his family and, and being for a being able to have the sun shine on, on his i see that the go for a swim in the ocean back in australia. so it's very much looking forward to that for over a decade. the australian, how could 10 whistle blow

a has divided public opinion? hey, old is a champion, a free pressed by many condemned as a trade to buy his detractors. it was in 2010. he became world famous. after his company weekly published a tribe of files and diplomatic cables, they included a video of an attack fight, an american apache helicopter, any rock but left 11 dead, including 2 journalists. and for some his actions with a hallmark of a free press, 3 description of what it put so many of those the link. so nothing short of treason and a song, an enemy of the states. and down here, a swedish arrest warrant for rate and sexual assault. so assange take refuge in london's ecuadorian embassy. he would stay there for the next 7 years. this is

a victory by the time including president, we vote sanchez asylum status. it was united states where he was a wanted mon, the gc is the fault, is expedition to the us from inside of british prison. but the plea deal means a song while a controversial will at last be a free mon, rebecca events and head of international campaigns that reporters without borders gave us her reaction to a song just play, do we have long advocates and i know others have as well for our political solution to this case, there is a chance that there would have been a legal prevention of extradition. this was playing its way up through the u. k. courts, and we closely monitored that process. but we had to reset this as a political case, and it may require a political solution. we had urged the us government long ago to consider other means of bringing this to an end. ideally, we would have seen

a situation where all charges were dropped and the case was simply closed. but the most important thing now is that julian will not spend any further time, unjustly behind bars. and we don't believe he should have been targeted for this. we don't believe anybody should faced such treatment for so more than a decade for publishing information in the public interest. so the way that this was done leave some room for concern. we also remain worried about the possible use of the us espionage act against others in this way. so this is one next step is that law actually needs urgent reform. it was not intended to be used as a target journalist to get typically like this. but we have seen that it can be so 1st we, we need a public interest defense, but other reforms that last of that journalists do not have to worry that they can face similar treatment. that was rebecca vincent from reporters without borders. a quick look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. greece has issued a health warning to visitors over the current heat wave,

at least 10 for and torres subs either died or gone missing hiking in 40 degree temperatures. grease has been hands by, it's early a summer heat, way, canyon police have arrived and heating to help restore order in the caribbean country. a plain landed and poor duprang's carrying around $200.00 officers as the 1st to you and backed for and police force. he, these army has struggled to resist violent games that have taken control of 80 percent of the capital and left hundreds of thousands homeless. germany is making a further 19000000 euro is available for humanitarian aid. the gaza. foreign minister on elena bab, oak has been holding talks in the region in the occupied westbank. she called for the palestinian authority to play a role in post war garza and jerusalem. bare bulk criticized these really government over settler violence. she says, these actions damage israel's interest in the long term. tyler,

the slightest pumps of these riley government, coalition of the trouble and endangering is rarely security interest in a long time with their aggressive set to the policy. the stacking the sky is well strength lies in its liberal democracy. the shocking reports include detention conditions for palestinian prison as it is rarely camps and prisons do not fit in with these wealth own claims to be a democracy and constitutional state direct. let's get a broader perspective on these developments, randa slim is a foreign policy specialist from the us base middle east institute. she joins us now from washington. welcome to the w. run. we just heard unusually explicit criticism from babylon there. how significant is coming from the german foreign minister. it's a significance because on to now germany has been one of the strongest supporters of israel and especially or so if it's word and it does. yeah. and so, you know,

it's better that it's coming. but in my opinion, it's a bit late that from much earlier, especially in, in, in rejection of the war and with us and this where it is for that. yeah. at the level also warned about the dangerous situation in level non on israel is northern border. she says, she's working hard on finding solutions to prevent more suffering. but to what extent is germany really involved in efforts to diffuse tensions between israel and has the law and it's nothing was in any significant way. i think it's important to do in union. it's important, it's through its relationship with what with washington, the 2 primary parties that are now involved in seeking the escalation, pushing it, diplomatic process to resolving the conflict on his body between hezbollah and israel has been denied state of courts 1st. and then 2nd prince and they are now

working together. and then now germany has some impact in terms of basically, you know, for pushing the alarm on something the alarm on any potential escalation between his bottom line is, or, and into, in or out toward. and it will have any thoughts because it has shown itself to be strong, supported israel. and so if that, if in case that is this kind of escalation, that needs to, in the tour, i mean, germany has some leverage and basically saying, you know, we're not supporting, they started the action on the strong. yeah. especially if it's correct. and so the was and to in or out or yeah, and what she hasn't said, that's quite yet israel, on the other hand, yesterday announced it will move some of its troops from gaza to the border with lebanon. in your opinion, how valentine is the situation there right now?

the situation is very well a thought i think that has been a longstanding conflict between has been lined is read. i have not seen the kind of for the thought i could escalation between them. and in this way, it's unprecedented in, in the history of this conflict, but also the time of committed to the escalation that's taking place, you know, with the 2 parties tracking deeper into each other cities and spend their. so it's an under the ground rules that try not to violate, especially when it comes to hit things civilians. but the escalation is really significant. and in my opinion, we are the need right now and at the dangerous moment in the scope of patient between them that can, that can basically move into in a lot for any, any time, any mistake miscalculation by either parts. so you can really push the, the, the confrontation, which has so far, being limited toward the class just between the 2 sides into and all out, well, well, i was reaching the world and you'll have seen your document issues that are affiliated with it on coming out strongly saying that will be coming in to fight on the side

because belie, you're going to see more from other members of that you're on uh, you know, pro, either on uh, the existence access. mm hm. uh, also coming to the front basically connect next. who gets involved in this campus in this conflict is the escalation went to help. yeah. let's talk about the role of iran here because as well as, of course, the, mostly the funded by a tear on if a full blown war really were to break out with israel. how would you expect iran to react to be? he and it all depends on whether that's war will present ethics essentially correct to has been the best that had line for his $48.00 on us as long as long as his beloved. we'd be able to defend it. so we'd be able to, you know, engage in that forward without any kind of threat to it's a continued existence as a and could of the it on that the resistance access. i will think it on,

we get involved directly. it will definitely be from other members of the pro either on does this, this access to get in war. it was a not only involved 11, but also in board in other from like, uh, attacks against maybe us assets from the document. it shows it all attacks on us assets in see if you add the tax on us assets. and is there any assets in the media today? and you can see. so that's the kind of important. but once, once the threshold is crossed, in terms of that toward presenting any kind of like suspension. so that the who by law then you're going to see it on getting get actually involved in the middle east . a powder keg still and for the foreseeable future, find the sound of a run. the swim of the us base middle east institute. thank you so much. thank you . i'm for some other stories making headlines. is really supreme court has

unanimously ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra orthodox men. the decision could leads to the collapse of prime minister benjamin netanyahu governing coalition as the politically powerful ultra orthodox parties oppose any change to the current system. the, the owner of a south korean lithium battery factory that called fire has apologize to the families of the 23 workers killed in the place, is that the company complied with all the safety rules. authorities are investigating. the international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the former russian defense minister, sergey showing go. and the military's chief of general staff or larry garage, some of the ones are for alleged war crimes and ukraine. they joined the president, let him and putting on the courts wanted list searches for me or the room. if you're going to president will let him are. zalinski has hail the start of talks on his countries, accession to the european union. he says,

europe cannot be complete without ukraine as a member can. you will not be able to join the block until after the war with russia is over and the talks are expected to last many years. applying for you membership. one of the 1st moves ukraine made off the rush, i launched its full scale invasion back in february 2022. the move that the country sees as a pos to better living conditions and more security. the you agreed to start the process, but made it clear you cry and would need to make some changes before taking the next steps. any country joining the has to meet its high standards, including on rudo for all human rights and a competitive market economy. since then, ukraine has been busy with it's you home, but pushing forward reforms to cope corruption and decrease hardly galks infants all by fighting off russian aggression that are in the country. praise from the use

execute. if you have me rate strides, much greater than any one expected from a country at war, you are undergoing the reforms while fighting a full scale was as, as a goal is surely within reach. now that the eu has approved, ukraine's reforms accessing talks can begin. but they will be heavy on technical detail. negotiations will mean going through every chapter of the you really book. all 35 of them and making sure that you kinds last a line that includes of a policy areas such as energy, taxation and justice. the 27 currently you members will have many more opportunities to approve or block ukraine's progress. and joining this clap could take years or even decades. all that means ukraine's journey to you membership

could still be held on board. sir michael lee is a former chief negotiator for edu enlargement at the european commission. now he's academic director at the johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies. welcome to the show. it's a pleasure to have you on that. we heard of there a long road ahead for ukraine. what timeframe and do you envision for kids, accession to the you know the you, you always says nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. and the year was extremely reluctant to set a date as a target for myself. i think that decatur is the minimum this process could take, and it may well be longer. can ukraine become a member, even if the russian war of aggression hasn't ended? it's very hard to envisage a country in those days. it was becoming

a member of the european union. you know the europe in june and it's very often set to be a peace project. and i really don't see a country actively involved in an ongoing war, becoming an e u member. what don't time and circumstances demand quick results here in a way, because depending on how the war goes, the candidate country may cease to exist in the future. couldn't that precisely be a reason for the annexation process to, to be sped up. this is a contradiction here because the e. u is ready to open these negotiations for geo political reasons. it wants to express solidarity and support for ukraine. send a clear message to put in that we don't accept any notion of a russian sphere of influence, including ukraine. that said, the you is a community of, nor, and any country joining the you must be in

a position to implement the north of the european union. and frankly, all the existing candidates, including ukraine, are still far away from that. so the same strength criteria should be applied to ukraine as to all the other candidates. there's no quick fix and i think all the use books, people have been clear about that to expect. certainly new members to slow down the process hungry, for example, is taken over the new council of presidency in july. and the government in budapest doesn't seem to be a huge fan of ukraine's accession. that's right. hungry is in favor of enlargement, with like minded conferences run by a liberal elites kind of just like step you, for example. but hungry is leaning towards moscow and obviously must go is not favorable to ukraine, joining the european union. and therefore we can expect hungry to drive gets hills

. i'm probably to put obstacles in the way of any detailed negotiations over the next 6 months. now, as a former chief negotiator for precisely these kinds of processes, how would you wind over are reluctant e u member like hungry? you know, the, you move school would mainly through package deals in which that's something for everybody. we're 27 members dates that really has to be a consensus that every country can recognize as being in its interest. and i expect this to be the case as we go forward with the enlargement process as well. hungry also expects various benefits from the european union and moving forward they'll be plenty of scope for negotiation on that. now,

besides the war that is being followed on ukrainian territory, where do you see the, the major stepping stones on ukraine's way to the u. i really must underline the window to key here, only about ukraine today. the decision was made and actually we are open negotiations with ukraine amount of us. and there are ongoing negotiations with countries in the balkans like the unwanted next up. so this is why the and we have for the candidates for membership in, in the west, the balkans for example. so there's the why the process then ukraine. a lot of d. u has decided to begin negotiations by looking at issues related to the rule of rule. to be sure that the part and the country really is committed to democracy. the rule of law, the protection of human rights, an independent traditional system, for example, before going any further with more detailed technical talks. so the talks will

begin with fundamental issues such as these that with sir michael, a former chief negotiator for in your enlargement. thank you so much for your time and all those insights. thank you. before we go to china has become the 1st country to bring samples from the far side of the moon, back to earth, the tongue ou 6 prob, returns to interval and goalie of caring, lunar rock, and soil samples. scientists believe they hold clues about the origins of the moon and the earth. the mission highlights china is growing capabilities and space a and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you today. thousands of protesters have stormed kenya's parliament and set the building on fire envelope and kills and filing clashes with security forces. demonstrators are opposing new tax increases

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