ah ah ah ah, this is dealt dw use life from berlin to lanka, declared a state of emergency. protest is stormy. office of the prime minister is temporarily in charge of the president go to buy and roger pasha played the contract. the absence lead his resignation letter was said to be coming soon. as the war in ukraine continues hopes for

a breakthrough on easing global food supplies. ukraine says its negotiate has a close to striking a deal with russia to resume grain. expose the talks host by turkey could free supplies to fade millions facing up and you as president, joe biden is due to land in israel this hour. it's his 1st trip to the middle east since taking office biden's expected to try to bring israel and saudi arabia close it together. ah, i've been fizzle and welcome. a state of emergency in sri lanka, prime minister ranier, the vic cremmit singer, has ordered security forces to restore order. protesters in colombo, have been storming government buildings, including the pm's office, demonstrate as a calling for his resignation. and that of president got to buy a wretched puncture. who's fled the country before he was jim had in his

resignation. protesters blame him and his long ruling family force re thank as west economic crisis in decades. shall anchor is on the brink of change. a people's uprising has ended a family dynasties long group and bar after the president. sudden departure, i agree, protest does have now done their focus on the prime minister who's now be acting president on woocommerce harvey. his at the i have been informed by the president and hardy, but the good that since the president is out of the country, he has a pointer, a prime minister. i wanna make it, he must become a sink, a grandma under the constitution, but call up to carry out his duties and mafia rightfully strike to dispose of the protesters with dio, gas. but the people are not going anywhere just yet. many

account at the presidential palace it amelia, the president's house and the prime minister's residence are maintained by tax money. anyway, this is a great opportunity for people to see these buildings because the people did not understand when they were talking about our thought, maybe for them in at them. and it's only now they realized the luxurious lives of children that they had paid for with tax money, but the, whether the demonstrations have been taking place across the capital city of colombo for months. now. now the 1st follow that is the most prominent right. it has come to speak. now the physician should realize the follow up to beaver, and he said that it be both comments. the island nation is facing its worst economic crisis since it's dependence,

$948.00. but with public trust and the political laws running critically low, it's not bill will ultimately dig the country out of financial ruin. of the situation on the ground is bulletin. someone keeping a close watch is on because that quarter not on for the commissioner of the human rights commission of sri lanka, add a human rights lawyer. are you seeing any potential violations of human rights in sri lanka right now? well, i think it's not just now our history is replete with them. and also in the last of the week, days, even during the protest used for the crew, talented military brutality. we have seen that. and right now what we've also seen is the acting president and run it will become a thing i had said that he has declared a state of emergency. he said that he is a duke data curfew, but for them, for those action to be go, be, need that to be good. that it, i've the even like one hour ago,

half an hour ago. i could not quite that good that, which means that although he might have been added, it doesn't seem to have been niggley declared the daring itself. what we see is a violation. we're also seeing him take authoritarian positions, like he said, that he has constituted this committee made up of the 3 service chief and being back to inspect the gender of police to bring the country to bring back to law. i know it, but what is exactly beating existing tension that is collating the tension and increasing protest is the fact that the president, as well as the prime minister i yet to resign. wait until this leave minorities in sri lanka. well, minority is historically have borne the brunt of divine and the state, and this is very much linked to what the minority suffered because the roger boxes

and particularly goeth, i'll be right back. the one is election on a raised platform. it was on t thomas, it was an invalid name, and it was on a very thing halliburton national platform. and he portrayed himself as the walk eagle who won the war dow by all or denying the gross violations of human rights and humanitarian law. that could be, that had taken place during the war and for which he had is held responsible. but for, of course he has not been held accountable though for minorities, kate violence is not new. and that the problems that the minority like for instance, lack of accountability militarization in the time a majority areas that the political solution to be the conflict. those are still have, they had still seen a no resolution for that was anytime in the future. but what we call is that in this moment, the change that we all sorted, the issue,

the board because one of the causes that the roger came to the reason is also because of racism because of thing. however, it's nationalism, and that is what has also led to the price. is that you right now? just briefly, do you expect any real change to come out of this uprising? well, the fact that does that mean had such massive protest with a massive public participation that in that in itself is a change. the fact that people are holding their elected representatives accountable, often questions and demanding change is in itself a change. but once again, though it can be cosmetic, they can be a transitory transient, but to make them more permanent. it means that we do need to discuss the difficult issue with the political parties. you need to step up on board and we need to do a lot of work on the ground civil society, political parties,

everyone and because such couldn't not on former commissioner of the human rights commission of sri lanka. thank you very much for being on the show. today, thank you. the boring ukraine has disrupt, a global food supplies, delegations from ukraine and russia, have begun meeting and turkey to discuss resuming grain exports from blanche ports . you crenshaw minister says that 2 steps away from reaching a deal. stop i'll suck, can ukraine? of course, global prices to sol, making food less affordable, and ukraine's farmers are 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, the ukrainian grain cannot enter the international market now because that holds are not working. the c route was the most important thing because of this is the demand for grain decrease report was measure so but 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 was wrong. and it feels to, if ukrainian farmers who will not survive will 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 stuck inside ukraine, key supplies are missing, and prices worldwide have shut up. the u. n says a solution must be found urgently to avoid starvation on an unprecedented scale. that warning was met with an unusual note of optimism at ukraine's foreign minister in a good deal could be within reach. i asked our course on it mc connelly, what he makes of this change in june from keith. i think this is quite optimistic talk and i fear that unfortunate is talks like lots of round negotiations for them are not going to end up with any result in time. soon. thing right now, this is about both sides, russia and ukraine needing to show the world and outside partners who have me waiting for this grain waiting impatiently for prices to fool to show that they are

open to dialogue. that is what this talks with. he 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 an attack. it's like a desa. i haven't seen any significant change there. and i think there had been speculation that are the turkey, maybe france would provide security guarantees. would even send 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 going to me be result any time soon. this is just about the blame game, neither russian nor ukraine wanting. that's a bad image problem with the outside world and trying to show that they are on it and willing to be constructive. but nick, this is also about tens of millions of tons of grain and stuck in ukraine. what about these alternatives? alternative routes, like rail and, 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 destined ymca live old is placed in now shut. we have seen shipments go through romania through the danube, delta and by 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 now on top of the millions of tons of rain that is still in the storage unit, still unsold. so this problem is pretty acute and isn't moving very quickly. there's now hope that ukraine can open up some new channels and daniel dealt in the far south. but again, this is just nothing that really compares to where we were before and doesn't quantitatively really make much of 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 to their fields. haven't been able to do their normal tasks. because of the safety situation now, crops 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 intentional markets. and when it, when she does, it'll probably be far less than it would normally be the harvest. so price is set to stay high and people around the world, you know how 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 some ukrainians are doing their bid to help the nation find some pride and dignity amalgam. amid all the destruction around the capital, kiva group of hairdressers amputations are offering their skills to survivors to those who have lost homes or loved ones, or been tortured or right. didn't use and expires, are made up with the so called beauty volunteers during their recent stock butcher, a town synonymous with the horrors of war. they have survived the very worst. now these boots residents want to look their very best with 3 haircuts manicures, facials, and massages. because the beauty volunteers have come to town, the groups founder all have vilicki, as they help those who suffered because of the russian invasion, agree, browse home. their houses are damaged cash, but they want to steal a does have might not have mice will then sell. it was the

maybe they built their life. yeah. ah, or that stylist, dennis tech, and then go had to flee the war in the east himself. he says he's just doing what he knows best. right now i can do this and i do do what i do, you know and make some people happy. barbara, alabama nefco says the volunteers are kind of battalion fighting and what he calls the beauty front. but their work is often anything but skin deep to speak for them to understand, understand, or mode and feelings to try to understand feelings. and it's like art therapy, i think. and some of the people here say the treatments give them more than inner piece. they can spark hope. a show crashing is will it have smith, c, butch, and better future?

this was the one the for city, a beautiful european country. when was, we cannot be slaves with them. we want to be free to live in dignity, to earn money, to raise children, to rebuild our town. we will have better times. the beauty volunteers group have been making the trip for around 2 months now. the only go to places that were invaded and occupied by russian troops. and they include some of the very best hair stylist and nutrition in ukrainian capital with founder all hi says the volunteers have to be strong. the here many, many painful stories. but we have no maybe choice to me to cry or to show our feelings. no, no, we're here to help. that's why we want to be strong. we was we must be happy smile . the beauty volunteers are hoping to expand, raise more money,

visit more towns and cities. and as the war grants on that there's every chance they'll be able to continue work, which they call the way of serving the country. is a quick look at some stories making use around the world. thousands of people in southwestern france have been evacuated as forest fires, threatening homes, 5 miles from other parts of the country have been brought in to try to contain blazes burning along the atlantic coast. drought conditions and a heat wave, a helping fuel the flames. it's the 2nd heat wave of the sum of western europe. the temperature is above 40 degrees celsius, a sparking wildfire, nor the in france, but also spain and portugal. with these heat waves expected to hit harder and last longer authorities of warning of danger. the conditions post to the elderly french court has jailed a former senior, a wandered official for 20 years after finding him guilty of complicity in genocide . no harm, bushy bar router is the highest ranking ra wanted to face trial in france over the

1994 massacres. the 78 year old was found to have taken part in planning mass killings. before leaving for the middle east, president biden discussed a pressing issue closer to home migration along the us border with mexico. white house talks with mexican president andres, my lopez of our door to lead his pledge to step up. efforts to manage migration flows, relations have been strained, after oper, door skipped origin summit hosted by the us. but after more than 50 people were found dead last month in a sweltering truck in texas. the migration issue has taken on renewed urgency teofila valencia and his wife are trying to come to terms with the inconceivable to of their sons age. just 16 and 18 died in the truck found in texas along with another relative for him with it. and we wanted to stop them, but they had dreams that they wanted to get ahead to build something. but that was

an illusion. illusion with they wanted to get away from their small village in vera cruz mexico and hoped for a better life in the u. s. seeing no legal path to get there. they paid a smuggler and got into a truck. here. anything? do you 53 migrants died in that vehicle in sweltering heat. but i me, bobby, i have lost it has been part of my life. the tragedy casts a shadow over the meeting between you as president biden and mexico's president lopez, overlander aid organization. se thousands have died in recent years, trying to cross the border. and despite you as promises, nothing has changed for the better that all you become, you know, as the migration policy is cruel and inhumane level, there's almost no legal way for refugees from central america to enter a kidney. and so they turned traffickers and organized crime because that seems the

only option because of that. but it is risky and expensive. gave a re, as gorda eat, gotta thousands of migrants wait in camps on the mexican side of the border due to lengthy us asylum procedures. many of biden's attempts to relax, some rules have failed in the face of conservative opposition. gay, there was great joy when the democratic president said he wanted to change something. but conservative groups are blocking him because we're legally we don't normally, i'm barony deal in border cities like she wanna migrants hold vigils, praying that tragedies like the one in texas don't happen again. mexico's president says he will call on the u. s. to issue more work faces, the parents of the victims are hoping for this to lot of it would be nice if the u . s. would give more temporary visas to young people who want to work. so that this

doesn't happen again. i mean, that is, was causal. for now, they hope to be able to bury their sons in mexico soon. in the netherlands, government plans to slash emissions from cattle by 50 percent, by the end of the decade, have spunk of backlash from angry farmers. the countries intensive farming practices come at high cost to the environment. d. w reporters on your final coat, traveled to the netherlands and sent us this report. ingrid the sin has been a farmer in the netherlands for 2 decades. she has a 100 games. they milked day and night, the fed a diet of growth and imported feet, including corn and sawyer. but this model of intensive farming is considered highly polluting. the animals produced nitrogen oxide and ammonia in excess, which pollute the air, water, and land. it's prompted the dutch government to unveil plans that could involve reducing light stock numbers and even buying out some farmers across the country.

farmers would have to reduce nitrogen emissions based on the proximity to vulnerable natural habitats. the proposals have left farmers like ingrid angry and unsure about the future. when we look at the government here in holland, there are many people from the city there has no clue idea. what's a farmer what we do? how would works? and they decide and they talk loud and hard pro nature grow birds free and not for the pharmacy. you're not used to be a farmer. it's a ray of life. it's in your heart, it's in your soul. this is what the netherlands is best known for. if your biggest meat exporter and has the highest density of livestock in the continent, but many,

including the dutch government, see the country need to drastically change its plumbing practices in order to tackle pollution and in use just in president joe biden has landed in israel. the 1st stop of his 1st trip to the middle east as us head of state. and looking at life pictures here, he's under pressure to balance human rights concerns with americans. geopolitical objectives in the region. so clearly is ready to stay. la pete are expected to focus on security and regional ties. bye will then go on to the occupied west bank where he's expected to come under pressure from palestinian leader muffled a bus of or is randy settlements that presidents final stop will be saudi arabia in a bit to increase oil production and disgust containing the influence of iran and accusations of human rights abuses likely to complicate his efforts. let's get your d. w middle east corresponded rebecca registers at thank you re an airport way. president biden has just arrived on board a force one. rebecca,

what kind of expectations are hanging on this 1st visit of his yes, you're absolutely right. as you can see, i think you're seeing live pictures and right behind me. you can of course see air force one which has just touched down for this. very symbolic, very important visit for israel and for the middle east. expectations, well, they remain realistic. no one's really expecting any surprises from this visit though. and you know, it's always significant when an is rate is rare. when the u. s. president comes to visit israel, been obviously due to the special relationship between israel and the us. now for biden, this region has always been very important to him. he's. he's been here for the last 50 years and he's, he's met with every a prime minister this country has had since golden maya in the, in the early seventy's. and it holds a very dia place in his heart. now on this trip biden is looking to strengthen ties

between the 2 countries, of course, as well as bolster relations between israel and other countries when it comes to security to other countries in the region are looking to develop ties between israel and of course, the saudi arabia to counter security threats from iran, and that he trying to smooth way for a potential defense alliance and fax it to count that now for a long time, israel and the and saudi arabia have been working behind behind closed doors, if you will, in the shadows, to try and come to some sort of defense alliance. now, this trip, it's thought president biden will try and bring that relationship out a little bit more into the open. although there's still no promise of an actual defense alliance being signed. he's about to actually exit air force. one i believe you are looking at life pitch has been gone. is she resident joe biden? u s. president joe biden. ah, coming out of the the plane,

he'll be met by the caretaker prime minister rebecca. he's got 4 days of talks ahead of him with israelis, palestinians, and saudis, and these talks are going to be dominated by efforts to persuade golf allies to pump more oil is a pricing issue for all of us around the world right now with energy prices soaring do you see bite and making some sort of headway there on that front swell? he may make some headway. i mean, that is a large part of the reason to visit saudi arabia. obviously it's a very controversial trip. i mean, president biden, a famously called saudi arabia, and he and mohammed been selman, they the saudi crown prince of her riah, for their involvement in the killing of generalist jamal kashodi key. so this is a very big turn around from the u. s. president. obviously,

influenced by rail politic caused by the situation between russia and ukraine. and of course, rising fuel and energy costs across the globe. obviously, he's most concerned with that happening in the u. s. domestically. he's under pressure to get those prices at the, at the fuel pumped down. so of course that is a big part of the agenda, but the security alliance and the, the ties between israel and saudi arabia can also not be underestimated though we not, we won't see any official authority or official and alliance a being made there in that trip. but definitely there will be some overtures night when it comes to oil, although how much and how much that will actually be reflected at the barrel at the, at the, at the fuel pump. rather it remains to be seen. there's many pundits saying that it's just not going to be enough to really affect change and certainly not soon enough. okay, we're looking at pictures of the air force one, president biden, having landed in israel where he's beginning,

his middle east trip is 1st as president. it's also interesting bits, this trip ah, does include saudi arabia, 1st for an american president and bringing together israel and saudi arabia, bringing them closer together, is going to be a huge feat for the you with president, isn't it? absolutely. it's something that israel is certainly looking towards and you know, saudi arabia to united states looking to sort of instill or implemented a more regional security alliance here. but seeing those relations storing between israel and its neighbors is definitely a big step after the abraham a cord. oh, which came under donald trump, which thought the relations between israel, morocco, the u. a and bahrain. so this is definitely a next next step. although we are told that we, we will not be seeing the same kind of negotiations between israel and saudi ready

. we won't be seeing something as official as, as the abraham records on this visit. but it is certainly a big step for both countries and a, and a big step for the united states as well. rebecca, could you tell us more about biden's next door? that's going to be the palestinian territories and i, i guess a booster of types foreign battle, palestinian president mahmoud abbas. yes. and no. been it's not actually being seen as much of a boost. i mean usually you as president, bring with them some kind of vision. some kind of plan and that isn't the case with this trip. of course it is significant that will be meeting with a boss, but he is railey palestinian conflict is mo priority for this u. s. administration. they've said as much themselves that he has definitely reiterated commitment to the 2 state solution. but there's been no real attempts towards it. and when not expected to see anything along those lines or during this

visit. it is of course significant that they're meeting and at ease and nod towards palestinian relations. he will also be visiting east jerusalem. and that is significant because that is a being he is actually the israeli officials, i should say, requested that they go along on that visit met something that might reject it. so that is a nod towards palestinian relations. and i believe we're seeing you as president body coming out of air force one heading down the stairs to meet care. take care, take it israeli prime minister. yeah, i laugh at one thing i wanted to also ask you about rebecca while the president and i gets off the plane is the question of palestinian and israeli pace. i believe that will be no attempt to restart the long still piece process between 2.