[000:00:00;00] ah ah, the w news line from berlin emanuel not call winds a 2nd term as french president busby incumbent at mit. this victory was held by voters trying to block his rival arena of pen loses, but secures the highest vote ever for a far right candidate. for cost mandate is weakened by the lowest turn out in more than 50 years. coming up as rush as innovation enters. it's the 3rd month,

top you as officials visit key to announce more funding for weapons. the u. s. secretaries of state and defense said the ukrainians can defeat russia if they're given more arms. they also pledge to help neighboring countries restock their arsenal. ah, i'm to cough really welcome to the show. 'em on your hand, michael has been re elected as president of france. michaels seized a convincing victory with 58.5 percent of the vote. his opponent marine la pen secured, 41.5 percent. that's the highest outcome yet for any far right candidate in french history. my call 2nd term, when was march by the lowest turn out and 5 decades with millions of registered

voters abstaining or spoiling their pallets. emanuel nicole victory and sundays vote was a big personal achievement. he's the 1st incumbent to be reelected in 20 years. yet as paris woke up to 5 more years of m, a calm presidency on monday, the focus at the new stands was very much on the challenge. he now faces to united nation at odds with itself many voted from a con, solely to keep the far right mind, le, pen out. and then now expect the president to make significant changes to how he governs nica, what is the started something new? he's not going to do another 5 years at the same mandate. that's clear. we won't let him do it. if he does, i think people here ready to take to the streets. if that isn't the right kind of government. he about lunmark ladies who go like a call and you love him all follow le pen fared much better than in 2017. their amended big gap between her and micron. a source of disappointment to her

supporters were through this. i'm really surprised by that edison. i'm disappointed because i think she's the person who could embody a certain french revival in the long term, particularly when it comes to more re localisation and why social less globalization this joy or group were the ones in this micron himself acknowledged that antipathy to the pan as much a support for him drove him to victory. just c o c. i know that many of our compatriots have voted for me to day, not to support the ideas that i stand for this. this is but to block those of the extreme right. i said that if some blood mach, hong says he will respond to the anger and disappointment of those who voted for the pain. but that particular vote has never been. hire le pen is now emphasizing the importance of forthcoming legislative elections and says, she's not going anywhere in this evening, i will say again,

i will never abandon the french people. blood live to republic, long left, france. as mc, collins victory was confirmed. far left demonstrators clacked with police and several cities across france. accuse him a crown of been a president for the rich. he insists he would be a president for all the french, but the republic he rules is more divided into satisfied than when he began 5 years ago. or earlier i asked our paris correspondence only a felon carr about the french public's reaction to another 5 years of macklin. well, i think that very much depends on who you're speaking to. it's true that his distractors, of course, are, are bitterly disappointed the french media. today, there's been a general sigh of relief. i have to say in, among politicians here on main street politicians. the french media has been calling this a bit of a bitter sweet victory because, you know, even though macro has as share of ardent supporters, he did rely heavily on people who really gritted their teeth yesterday,

especially people on the left and voted for him just to keep out as far as challenger marine le pen out of government. we also saw a historic low turn out yesterday. we also had more than $3000000.00 people who cost of boys to buy blank ballads in or rally around the slogan of neither micron nor the pen which was coined by students between the $2.00 rounds. and these are people who obviously didn't feel represented by either of the candidates, despite the fundamental differences between the 2. so i think all this adds up to a picture of a country that is utterly divided and i think macro will now, you know, have his work cut out to, to bring the country together. let's talk about the work ahead. what will be the biggest challenges for my call in the 2nd term? well i think his most immediate challenge will be holding on to his party's majority in the lower house of parliament, the assembly national parliament reelections will take place in june and renewing

that majority will be critical for macro. and he wants to continue his reform course. it'll also be a test off his popularity. another challenge will be passing a controversial pension reform that has been a kid blank off his platform. he wants to raise the retirement age to 65 from current, 62, that's a very controversial subject in france. back in 2019 pensioner reforms triggered massive a crippling strikes across bronze. and i think more generally mcgraw, you know, as he continues his reform course to liberalize economy, you'd have to kind of keep a balance and try to do without to to do that without risking social and rest. you know, some of his measures like abolishing the well stacks like cutting financial assistance for housing, making changes to the labor code. all these are measures in the past that have really alienated waters on the left who feel that it's, you know, it's fabled the rich. it's widened inequalities and really triggered a massive anti government potter's during his for storms lighting, macro. now we'll have to, you know, change cost, weakest policies, and really offer something to voters on the left on issues like environment and

education. a long road ahead. thanks for that update. so yeah, the election was being closely and anxiously watched across europe. max thunder as our correspondent in brussels and told us about e u leaders relief and the very pro european french president winning a 2nd her rightly call. so we just saw the picture server mikasa victory speech underneath her in front of the eiffel tower. that, that sea of, of blue european flags for me. there was a pretty symbolic moment arm. and you can imagine that for european leaders across the continent, but also here in the institutions in brussels. this was a massive relief seeing this am. now let me just remain in the run up to the election some. some of the leaders actually came out in support of a model, my co actually actually actively campaigning for his reelections, which is quite unusual. i'm. but the reason for this is this could have,

may have well ended very differently with a far right liter. um and the highest political position in france, a very important country within, within the european union as a leader that is against many things that the european union embodies. so pretty much it didn't take very long last night for you leaders to come out and with their well wishes with the council president, michelle, for example, saying that we can count on france for 5 more years now. or the german chancellor shalt saying that this was not just a strong vote for france, but also a strong vote of confidence for europe at let's talk about how important michael's victory is in the is joint approach to russia and the war in ukraine went details about that right, so some are saying this was not just a loss for marrying the pin,

but at the same time let him put in was running on her ticket and a he was actually, he actually lost himself. we know that the pen and her party a national rally, had, had, has very close ties to the kremlin. in fact, they gave her money when nobody else would. and french president manuel mccall. and the last televised debate actually called her out on that call, inviting me, put in her her banker. now in light of ukraine war, she has kind of shifted her stance a bits towards russia. not significantly. she called the invasion of ukraine, a crossing of a red line, but she still calls for re approach and after the war. and so a victory of le pen would have most likely shaken up um the whole system would have created a rift between you, member states between you, allies in nato allies. so having a, having continuing contingency,

having in one of my call and power, a president who has been very outspoken on, on you defense. i'm in the situation right now is probably a good thing like the land brussels. thanks so much alex gets you up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. a political newcomer is that to become solvina is next prime minister following sundays, parliamentary election, nearly complete returns. so robert galani left leaning freedom movement, gaining a 3rd of the boats ahead of income and prime minister young as young, just conservative with neither party securing an outright majority. a coalition government is likely willis. this is roland woman, japanese rescuer, as a found the body of a child, the 11th confirmed victim of a boat accident on the north eastern coast of the country. the tor vessel and 24 passengers and 2 crew on board when it sank on saturday. japan's transport ministry

is investigating the boat operator safety standards. russian authorities say a fire has engulfed an oil storage facility in the west of the country. no deaths have been reported from the incident in the city of very young north east of the ukrainian border. there was no immediate indication that the fire was related to the war in ukraine. while that war precisely has now entered its 3rd month, the united states has announced a further $700000000.00 to help ukraine buy more weapons. us money will also flow to several other european countries to help them restock their arms. the announcement came during a visit by secretary of state antony lincoln and defense secretary lloyd austin. it was the 1st or the highest level us delegation to travel to keep. since the invasion began on february 24th, it's a warm welcome back to keep after a secret of train journey across the polish ukraine border to the capitol. yes,

the high level delegation sent by u. s. president joe biden, to offer face to face messages of support and admiration. the reason we're back is because of you because of the extraordinary courage, leadership and success that you've had in pushing back his horrific russian aggression both blinking and defense secretary lloyd austin, offered zalinski condolences for the loss of life in ukraine and further economic and military support. as ever, zalinski was grateful then to the point about his needs for unit that there, sam was roy, the priorities are weapons and support. he is both from the united states and our partners needed from european leaders or a little in terms of our army strength. nisha defeated him and support in certain areas. zalinski was quick to point out,

the u. s. has already given billions and assistance since rushes invasion and repeated his military must have top level arguments if it is to beat back the invader. in places like the don best region where russia has tried to reinvigorate its efforts to achieve changing goals and ukraine. it's focus no longer keep the capital but the east and southern coast of ukraine safely back across the polish border. after the meeting, austin said ukraine can be victorious over russia in terms of their ability to win. or the 1st step in winning is believing that you can win. and so they believe that we can win. we believe that we can work. they can win if they have the right equipment, the rights report, we're deliver, we can tell you to do everything we can to ensure that that gets lost and blink and together announced a further 700000000 dollars military support from ukraine,

cause before austin moved on to ramstein, germany for a meeting with nato defense ministers, lincoln and austin traveled from poland to cave. by train to day, the ukrainian railway service says there were coordinated attacks against it's infrastructure across the country. alexander commission is the chairman of the ukrainian railway service, and earlier he gave us an update on russia attacks on his network. indeed, today in the moreland, lou russians shelled fives thiessen's. some stations were shields twice. some stations were shelled wants and some miss outs where a blocked by ukraine than the defense system. but nevertheless, 5 stations were shelled and to damage significantly. ready no, also we found a way how to renew passenger trains. and as of now older persons retrained,

so we got 19 passenger prints are locked, and all of them, all of the gone, all of some of them all derived. some of them arrived recently, but nevertheless would in yield to the passenger traffic. and to keep preparing, give us an idea of how important the rail service is for a ukraine's war effort in terms of evacuating people and getting supplies into the country. well, the real, we mean things, the lifeline of the country. and indeed, it's not all that important for each trance, but just for birth control traffic, we don't have really, we've come on the guard now and people move not only from central 1000 feet to it, but also from west to center and the block in the really you walk in

but in german called the whole country. this is not the 1st time the russian army is attacking the railway infrastructure. can you tell us what the overall state of ukraine's railway system is after 2 months of war? well, after the 2 months of the war, the shelled hundreds of diana stations, bridges drag and railway station center. meanwhile, we software much, but we keep running operations on the passenger traffic out of the traffic from an 8. and so far, no matter how hard we are damaged, we find a way how we can clear how we can short got the traffic and help them move on. now, how are you and your employees preparing for the possibility of an intensified russian campaign against for station your trains and tracks you say you keep them running. but how do you,

how do you ensure that to do we got about 10005 stations? not much real we can do to protect themselves from your strikes. that's why we ask, where on the world for assistance was closing this guy? because again, we do all the job on the ground, but we can be protected from here. a number of western liter. it's talking about assistance, i've traveled to key to show their support in recent weeks, and they all came into your country by train. is that still safe enough? you think, given the increased russian attacks on the rail service? again, the russians show the whole country from east to west from north to south and they shall. ringback no matter what the building is to do and build in kindergarten or school or a railway station, so far the railway stations and trains of the safest way of transportation in

ukraine and would keep them safe. and definitely all the western leaders who arrive to ride by 3 and so we're grateful for the common show and support the cream and cold iron diploma. and we will keep getting more people to keep. and for us, it's important to give, give the unity to those leaders who want to show their support of ukraine by visiting to travel to keep safe and travel back safe. and indeed keep remaining in railway transport as safe as we could. all the new source are taken with alex and our commission, the head of the ukrainian rail service. thank you so much for your time. thank you . bye. un secretary general, antonio. good terrorist has arrived in the turkish capital ankara ahead of a visit to moscow. and keith, later this week, good harris is holding talks with turkish president reggie type earned won with

played an intermediary role in russia. ukraine peace talks before flying onto the russian capital where good terrorist is due to meet the president's law report, and he will then travel to ukraine for he will meet with president bologna mere the landscape and our turkey correspondent. you will, your hon is following this visit for us from temple and see if we can bring her up . you will. yeah. what does the secretary general hope to achieve today in talk with her on well, i hope we'll learn some details soon, but nato member turkey is an important mediator seeking to end this war. turkish president ad one has good ties with both russia and ukraine, and he has been trying to leverage those. ty is trying to bring the 2 sides together for talks. and that is why i think un secretary general gutierrez, wants to speak with miss to add one before traveling to moscow tomorrow, as you mentioned. and then to key it later this week. and then of course,

there is the very pressing and very dramatic situation in model you poor ukrainian, president zalinski had a phone call with the president to add one yesterday on sunday where he again stressed the need to immediately evacuate civilians from the poor town, including those who are trapped in the as of stud a steel plant, and my guess is that both the president zalinski but also mr. quoterush or hoping that president to add one would use whatever influence he might have on flooding me . putting to convince him to finally allow these evacuations to happen. now, you said of their turkey has been positioning itself as a mediator between russia and ukraine. turkey has good ties with both countries. how is turkey, though? as a nato member, managing the tricky balance of trying to remain neutral in such a complicated situation. well, what the turkish government is doing,

it's supporting ukraine while opposing sanctions on moscow. and my impression is that this balancing act is getting more and more complicated and difficult. the longer these war drags on now on the diplomatic level and not much has happened since the end of march took. he actually managed to bring negotiate his from ukraine and russia. together here in istanbul, but these peace talks of these talks have sold. although the turkish government is still saying it's trying to bring together the 2 presidents for a summit, but a prospect for such a summer to happen are very dim as we speak. now, we have a situation where turkey has supplied an undisclosed number of combat drones to the ukrainian armed forces that has angered russia very much. turkey has also restricted access for flooring warships between the mediterranean sea and the black sea that was also seen as a move as a signal to, to russia. but then on the other hand,

it has not joined western sanctions against russia. and this is largely because of the ailing turkish economy and turkey's dependency on russian energy on agricultural imports and russian tourists. and as i mentioned is longer the longer this will directs on. of course, there are questions too about how for how long took he can actually sustain these policies, this balancing act, it always johan and assemble. thank you so much. and here are some other stories making headlines around the world to day global defense spending reached a record high for the 7th consecutive year and 2021. the latest report from the stockholm international piece research institute reveals military spending rose to $2.00 trillion dollars. despite the pandemic,

arms imports to europe increased by 19 percent over the last decade. at least a 100 people are confirmed dead after an explosion at on the illegal refinery in nigeria. on friday, emergency personnel are still searching the site and police are on the lookout for 2 people. suspected of being responsible for the blast nigeria as president has bound to clamp down on makeshift oil facilities. a japanese woman believe to be the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119 connie tanaka died at a hospital in cross city in south western japan. she lived in relatively good health until recently and was known to enjoy chocolate and fizzy drinks after the war and ukraine started, national celebrities have been using their platforms and exposure to raise awareness about the russian invasion. one is the country's most famous female rapper aliana. aliana, after weeks of staying and helping in her home town, near keith,

she's decided to tour europe to perform at charity concerts and meet some of the millions of ukrainians who have fled the country. i thought about it, but i don't know. this is ukraine's most famous female rapper. oh, you'll know yona, former kindergarten teacher isn't afraid to speak her mind, but since russia attacked you creamed al yo yo's been using her fam to counter faith news. have to take a stand for her country. but boy, you thank you, look, you buy muscle is the issue, spots in with mama city in the last month. she's found it hard to raft when her latest track is a prelude with i want the all old people who feeling that they don't do not think,

understand that they can pray. and this is big jump. this is big energy polar because i believe about, you know, and, and for me is really important to connect people. could you hold to people even, even if people think that they can do nothing about a shift co ukraine outside kids on his hometown where she shot her 1st big music video about leaving home. now her family is ready to flee at a moment's notice. that them, we have books need to reflect and we have 15 minutes ready. like if, if it, when you're, it will be more dangerous. we have 15 minutes. we all go to tom, demi tom yamaha, the village offices, russian soldiers invaded nearby villages and struck her town with a missile. l yona stayed for weeks to help people. now she's decided she can help her country more from abroad. good. last week, she left ukraine, embarking on

a tour of charity concerts to raise funds and spirits for ukraine. she says she'll play wherever there are ukrainian refugees. first stop poland. if we talk about ukrainian people here, you know, i bring them cold. i tell them that we will win this war and everything will be okay. and don't be scaring everything is okay. and we don't have to stay here for super long time. after poland shelter, germany. oh, yona does know how long she'll be gone from ukraine. but she wants to return as soon as possible for her. there is no question of where her home is with. as a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you today and manual, my call has been re elected as president of france winning. the 2nd 5 year term i call seized a convincing victory with 58.5 percent of the vote. his opponent marine le pen

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