a 77 percent every weekend on d w ah, this is the w news life from berlin tree. lincoln declared a state of emergency. protest is stormy. office of the prime minister and acting president quarter by a roger puncher. he's played the country is resignation letter is said to be coming today. as the boring ukraine continues hope for a breakthrough on using global food supplies. ukraine says it's negotiate is a close to strike

a deal with russia to resume great exports. the talks hosted by turkey free supplies to feed millions facing and he waste president job by the, the middle east is 1st trip to the region since taking office 1st off, east rail fight is expected to try bringing israel and saudi arabia close together . ah i've been puzzled and welcome to link is prime minister run ill wake. gramma senior has declared a nation wide state of emergency just hours ago president go to bio roger pox and his wife fled to the need by mold eaves on a military jet. protests continue with police firing t guests at a crowd outside the prime minister's residence. demonstrators have been storming government buildings, demanding both leaders stepped down immediately,

had promised to resign today. it's believed he left the country to avoid being arrested after losing presidential immunity, protested blame him and his long ruling family full sri lanka is deep economic and humanitarian crisis. t w's corresponded madeira chandry is in the capital, colombo. we're getting reports, the protesters have broken into the prime minister's office. can you tell us full way? yes, i'm right on the same street where the prime minister's office is located the birch . as broke out a few hours ago, there were reports of tear gas shelling happening underneath 2 rounds of yeah. gotcha. as well. find out who tech does what finally, from what we heard the security policy had to back down. and just an hour ago, the protective hi taken over the prime minister's office. it just coming from there . they are all over the place. they're hundreds of people inside the premise of the prime minister's office. they're cheering their reasons lovins. they're raving the flag. she lanka, they are sitting on top of on the roof of the prime minister's office,

and they finally managed to force they were in sight, many or what are the risks of all of this escalating? well, the escalation did happen if you want to go, as i mentioned when the dia, gas shelling happened. but again, from the source of that i spoke to that did not come to me for very long. there was an apple helicopter, also doing sorties to see what was happening to quit the process. but now the situation is dominant, only calm because the security is not taking any action right now. the course is not taking any action. right? none the protested are inside. and they're celebrating the i demanding for the prime minister. i'm acting president. now gonna become a thing. got to step down. so at the moment now that we have taken over the office, the situation looks under control. you mentioned the t a guess the, the protests is police stand off, but what about could, could this get violent at some stage? i mean, the demonstrate is a have have their demands and not happy other it's hard to see if it can

get worse and not it all depends because people left and waiting for what about bucks as resignation letter to come to the speaker. people often reaping for under the victim of thing to come out and make a statement. they basically wanting to step down, but walking down the street right from the prime minister's office to this point. i have seen a lot of a security personal standing with dad, just keeping god right now. they're not engaging with the protective. they're letting them b. o i me mean they were just now diaries, the humanitarian crisis. when looking at pictures of these dramatic protests, how bad is the situation for people there? well, the situation definitely went out of hand and people got frustrated to the point

that on 9th of july they stormed the presidential palace. they've done the presidential secretary. it definitely be going on the price of that been to so long article i'm will multiple times and every time i found the situation has gotten worse, we have seen roles and hughes of people outside of he was patients outside cooking gas station. they're not able to get any pain. the prices of the medicines of short up the ambulance services have announced that they can't cater to every area because they are also out to fuel. for the crisis has only deepened. but the thing is that economic crisis will not be stabilized in the time the country finds some, some stability in the politics in the government. that does what is your meaning, right? they were chowdhury, you heard it from al, corresponded there in columbia. thanks for bringing us up to date turning to the war in ukraine, which has also severely disrupted global food supplies, delegations from ukraine and russia, due to resume talks in turkey aimed at restoring grain exports from black seaports

. you can, foreign minister says there are 2 steps away from reaching a deal. grain stockpile stuck in ukraine have caused global prices to saw making food less affordable for some of the world's poorest people. and ukraine's farmers themselves are also running out of storage space. alexander to books warehouse should be empty and ready for the new harvest. instead, it's full to the rafters with wheat from last year stuck here because of russia's war. those grew, our ukrainian grain cannot enter the international market now because that horse are not working. the c route was the most important because of this is the demand for grain decrease report was measure so that's the harvest won't wait. and the grain keeps piling up, even as the farmers run out of space for it. an estimated 22000000 tons of grain is stuck in ukraine. some of it is stored in silos like these in the port of

a desa waiting for export. before the war, 90 percent of ukraine's grain was exported via ports on the black sea, but helped by territorial gains. russia is now blockading those ports and kia has laid minds across the black sea to defend its coast. the u. n. is proposing safe corridors through the sea to get the grain out and avert a global food crisis to result open in for her. i don't see that the agreement form was, will sort and it feels to, if ukrainian farmers will not survive rule and be able to feed to african conscious known as the bread basket of the world. ukraine is a top global exporter of crops like wheat, barley, and corn, with the harvest stock inside ukraine. key supplies are missing, and prices worldwide have shut up. the u. n says the solution must be found

urgently to avoid starvation on an unprecedented scale. did of is there. connelly is standing by and keith with the latest nic, ukrainian foreign minister, the mutual labor says you can't just 2 steps away from this deal with moscow. that's quite a change in june from someone who says he doesn't trust the russians. i think this is quite optimistic talk and i fear that unfortunate ease talks like lots of round negotiations for them are not going to end up with any result in time soon. think right now this is about both sides. russian ukraine needing to show the world and outside partners who have me at waiting for this grain, waiting impatiently for prices to full, to show that they are open to dialogue. that is what this talks with it talks about . but in terms of the actual nitty gritty, in terms of the detail that would see ukraine in a position to take those minds away to open the access the ports without being

afraid that russia would take advantage of that to try attacks. it's like a desa. i haven't seen any significant change there. and i think if there had been speculation that are the turkey, maybe france would provide security guarantees, would even send a naval vessels to the region to protect those convoys of grain ships. we haven't seen any progress on that. so for now, i think there's little chance that this is gonna may be result any time soon. this is just about the blame game, neither russian nor ukraine wanting. that's a bad image problem with outside world and trying to show that they are on it and willing to be constructive. but if this is also about tens of millions of tons of grain that has stuck in ukraine, what about these alternatives? alternative routes like rail, lynn and rivers. the problem is just a question of capacity. all these alternatives, they are functional, they are operational. but in terms of the capacity, they just don't compare to a new systems of ease to the ports that were the main at transit points for grain

price. this wall, most of ukraine's grain is also produced in the south of the country near those ports and descend ymca live old as place them. now. shut, we have seen shipments go through romania and through the danube delta and to buy road and rail to poland. but right now ukraine is just in the low millions of tons a month. that is, you know, 2030 percent of where it would normally be and we're getting a new harvest is already being collected in the south ukraine. right. on top of the millions of tons of grain that is still in the storage unit, still unsold. so this problem is pretty acute and isn't moving very quickly. there's now a hope that ukraine can open up some new child in the daniel dealt in the far south . but again, this is just nothing that really compares to where we were before and doesn't, you know, quantitatively really make much difference. and the attacks of only intensified in the south where much of the grain is stored. is there no let up in the fighting inside? well, exactly, and review heard from ukraine's positions that they are preparing for counter offensive against russia, exactly in that southern region. and we've seen pictures of grain storage units on

fire fields on fi. it's been very, very dry in that part of the country in recent weeks. so a sense that, you know, this was always going to be a bad harvest this year because lots farmers haven't had access their fields. haven't been able to do their normal tasks because of the safety situation. now your crops. busy burning and there's even use now from russia of lucas, a lucas plague that something happens is part of the world every couple of years. so it's all coming together to keep the grain away from international markets. and when it, when she does, it will probably be far less than it would normally be the harvest. so price is set to stay high and people around the world is having to prepare for much higher price for their bread, for the month to come. thanks for explaining the dire situation. they're not just die for, for the people of ukraine, but also other others around the world waiting for those important shipments. nick connelly and keith united states president joe biden is on his way to the middle east for his 1st visit since taking office. his itinerary includes

saudi arabia, a country he once described as a prior to you to which human rights record, but where he now hopes to secure increased oil production to ease global prices. by this 1st off in the region is israel. a country and political turmoil after the collapse of its coalition government is wells in from prime minister is expected to press by them to put pressure on its regional rival. iran biden is also due to meet with palestinian leaders in the west bank some west to westland street, a fully decked out ahead of president joe biden's visit to israel and the occupied territories. many here are looking forward to his arrival. i am sure president by me can make some kind of difference what kind i can say right now . this is a problematic time. it's not the best opportunity to try any kind of change but got bumped in that every time an american president comes to jerusalem, it's a great honor for me. but as a jerusalem ice, it's also

a great household because the sushi will be closed and we won't be able to leave home. no, honestly, i think it's very courageous of him to come a few days after the prime minister is changed. come, i mean, it shows how special the relationship is a bit more than you had him yet yellow peter was heading the caretaker israeli government. the great the u. s. president biden often refers to his longstanding friendship as israel, his 1st visit dates back almost 50 years on the agenda. yvonne and the nuclear talks a possible defense alliance with other arab states and steps towards a possible rapport. small with saudi arabia that going to some kind of turning point with iran. are there american allies that would need to necessarily, you know, deal are reserved with this growing threat. they need to know that they have american beck dead, they have strong america. that is confident of itself and that it will not let door, you know, create some kind of vacuum gear that will be inevitably filled with some other forces. the palestinian town of bethlehem and the occupied westbank is likely his

last stop after a visit to east to whistler. on friday, graffiti of biden's predecessor trump still adorns the israeli barrier. partially surrounding the town. the u. s. and palestinian leaders hoped to reset diplomatic relations which reached a needy, under trump, some palestinians, and the holy city hope for change. he sent in a, it is hard to sorta hockey my message to biden, as please show the true picture of what happens with the palestinian people. because distortion happens in the media. and our true image is and convey to the well, anna yellowstone, you, people really need this because we are going backwards. the world is not paying attention to us and no one is looking towards us. what had that one? good enough many palestinians are pushing for biden. to bring up the recent killing a few as palestinian journalists chewing a black lit, which many claim on the israeli military after the president and his visit here,

he is scheduled to fly to saudi arabia. and a reminder of our top story for you shall anchor, has declared a state of emergency after protest this don't the office of the prime minister and acting president this out, the president go to buy a roger punch. have fled the country just hours before he was due to resign over the economic crisis. official st. expect his letter of resignation later today of next dw business with if busy. i'm been for zalinski next and we got some hot tips for your bucket list. romantic corner tread hotspot for food chair and some great cultural memorials to boot d w travel off we go.