and we'll go with, i was born in berlin, he starts july 22nd on d, w. ah, ah, this is d w. news live from berlin. joe biden emphasizes america strong ties with israel during his 1st trip to the middle east. the u. s. president pays tribute to holocaust victims at the yard vision memorial. ahead of what promises to be days of difficult diplomacy that include a visit to saudi arabia. also coming up 3 lanka,

leafs a nationwide curfew introduced over growing unrest earlier protest is angry at crippling economic turmoil storm the office of the prime minister who now claims to be acting president plus hope for millions of people threatened by hunger. and starvation is reportedly been a breakthrough in told between you crying and russia on resuming grain exports. ah, i'm jarrett, i'm john driebe. welcome to the show you as president joe biden has called his country's ties with israel deep during his 1st visit. true, the middle east since taking office, but the diplomacy is likely to grow more difficult. biden is due to address a host of tough issues, including iran's nuclear program and saudi arabia's rights abuses. it's not the

1st time joe biden is visiting israel, but it is the 1st since he became the president of the united states. he is meeting with israeli leaders to strengthen ties that he face already foam because the connection between the israeli people and the american people is blown. deep is blown. deep among the leaders was as rails defense minister who briefed biden on the iron dome. the iron dome is israel state of the art defense system to intercept miss isles. biden's dress. the 2 nations close cooperation on defense projects where rear form the unshakable camellia state the israel security. including partnering with israel on the most cutting edge defense systems in the world. bite and then visited java m a memorial for week terms of the holocaust. he lit an eternal flame of remembrance and met survivors.

the visit by a prison tonight that state is always important because it helps to amplified the voices of the survivors. it helps to amplify the blight of the victims biden's visit comes at a time of political turmoil in his room and will take him next to the west bank and then to a controversial stop in saudi arabia. and one of j biden's missions when in saudi arabia is to try and convince the country to increase oil production in an effort to boost global supply. rising fuel prices and inflation, or causing political problems for biding back harm. as d w, washington correspondent mikaela kutner explains it is big international geostrategic diplomacy that joe biden is engaging him while at the same time

having to please his audience back home. here in the united states. there are new figures coming out pointing to the fact that inflation is the highest. and since 1981 for decades, high people are worried where this will lead. and the u. s. president promises that a more stable, middle east, and more diplomatic, rather than any kind of military involvement could allow for some of that pressure to go down prices to potentially ease at the gas pump, which have risen by some 60 percent of the past year alone. so that would be a much needed positive signal for president who is not doing particularly well in the polls with midterm elections coming up. this awesome mikaela, christopher the in washington. let's go to 3 lane canal where people are still

occupying government buildings and protesting in the streets of the capital in anger at the severe economic crisis. the prime minister, who is now the acting president, has ordered security forces to restore. com demonstrate the calling on him to resign along with president, go to buy a roger pock sir, who has fled the country. protestors watched the nightly news from the presidential palace. they've occupied the residence for days on tv, the acting president, accusing the demonstrators of trying to grab power after they broke into his office . many thought that you knew that because of today's situation, the security forces advised me to declare a state of emergency and impose the curfew that i'm thinking, hey, dale i, i am now implementing or is a state of emergency and a curfew. the utmost that again we must defeat this sasha threat and i think i'm gonna o protestors ignored the curfew and the order to vacate public space

is becoming think is office is the 4th government building to be occupied in as many days as with the earlier conquests as colonial era compound has become a tourist attraction for demonstrators and curious onlookers. the i didn't want a single country. this is done today. very clear. i believe they are not reading a poppy in a book, maybe even to leave because there isn't coming really strong. and we're good about becoming going time to come. i think they haven't warning light. i think it's not just government buildings. c demonstrators also demanded access to the nation's public broadcaster in colombo. after discussions with staff, protest leaders, we're allowed to make life statements. i'll be a lunch brisket off alberta that all their struggle historic moment for sri lanka and said state t, v should not allow itself to be manipulated by politicians. order was under. at

least one person has died in clashes with security forces. protests against the economic crisis have simmered for months. sri lankan blame president, go to buy a raj, a pack shot, and his family for bankrupting the nation of 22000000. he's fled the country, but as yet to formerly stepped down, protest her say they won't stop until he does. let's get a quick look now at some of the other stories making news around the world to day. pipe. frances has appointed 3 women to the vatican department that chooses new bishops. the 2 nuns and the lay woman will become the 1st women to serve on the body. the mood comes as francis seeks to give women more influence within the catholic church. government. britons form a finance minister receives through nak has won the biggest backing from conservative law neck is in the 1st round of voting to choose the forest. johnson

successor. 6 candidates are still in the running, including foreign minister, lease trust, and junior trade minister, penny mordant, her tokyo court has ordered 4, former manages of tip code, the company that operated the fukushima nuclear plot to pay the equivalent of $94000000000.00 us dollars in damages shareholders had sued them for not implementing safety measures. they say could have prevented the 2011 disaster. the european space agency has launched its new vegas, a rocket from french guiana, vegas the will be able to carry heavier satellites than its predecessor while using less fuel. it's expected to transport earth observation satellites, and an on crude robotic laboratory. the no growth and american actress and i heard has lost a bead for a new death and a new trial in her defamation case. we've ex husband johnny death. on wednesday,

a judge rejected her lawyers argument that one jury had not been eligible to serve . in june herd was ordered to pay deb over $10000000.00 for defaming him to ukraine now, which is severing relations with north korea to pyongyang, confirm that it is formerly recognizing 2 self proclaimed pro russian republics in easton, ukraine during his nightly address ukrainian president flooded me zalinski reacted to north korea decision. take a look, your guys law and what an evil irony today representatives of the occupied areas and did not announce that they were recognized by the democratic people's republic of korea. of course, we were react very harshly at all levels. but this is news that does not even need additional comments. anyone, everything is obvious regarding the past we are taking. and the one, the occupiers want to lead us to open slaughter mill zalinski there will. turkey is

defense minister says russia and ukraine have made major progress in their efforts to get urgently needed grain exports out of ukraine. he said talks will continue next week in the hope of a final deal on releasing a 20000000 tons. wednesday's discussions in this danville ended with a tentative agreement about how to transport grain across the black sea. ukraine is a vital export about russia's invasion has disrupted shipments. stock piles stuck in ukraine have caused global prices to prices to rise sharply, making food less affordable. 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 reports are not working. the c route was the most important because of this is the demand for

grain decrease report was missouri, that 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 desa waiting for export. before the war, 90 percent of ukraine's grain was exported via ports on the black sea. that helped by territorial gains. russia is now blockading those ports. and keith 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 opening port her, i don't see that the agreement form was warsaw and it's 1st, if ukrainian farmers who will not survive rule and be able to feed to african

conscious known as a branch basket of the world. ukraine is a top global exporter of crops like wheat, barley, and corn, with the harvest stock inside ukraine. t supplies are missing, and prices worldwide have shut up. the un says the solution must be found urgently to avoid starvation on an unprecedented scale. le space of wildfires is scorching parts of europe with firefighters battling blazes in portugal, spain, france, and croatia. authorities are linking an unusual heat wave to climate change. a mass of hot and dry air blowing in by african winds is driving temperatures in the iberian peninsula. as high as 46 degrees celsius, a red alert for almost half of portugal. much of the drought country is at maximum fire risk. dozens of blazes have already forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.

somewhat, john helplessly as the flames edge closer. aren't you afraid? not take me of the appeal, i am afraid for where can i go? jump into a water tank. let me stay here and watch. it's been a gill. armed with god and hoses, resident try to save their homes. fire currents are hot at work, but stretched thin, some arriving too late. phil, give them, there were no firefighters here. everything around the house burned down the neighbors and my husband managed to put out the flames. we had no one else to fire crews, and aircraft only arrived now. in southwest france, vacation views were interrupted as water bomb is filled up to basle. a nearby forest fire. thousands of evacuated camp is took shelter, their holidays ruined as realities set in well, we're selecting,

we see it on tv and say it won't happen to us, but when it does, it's a bit strange. it's not reassuring all the people yelling the smell smoke. it's scary because he got on croatia. defamation coast picturesque seaside towns was smothered in smoke. flames. whipped by high winds, have already destroyed homes, farms and olive groves many. but you about it. it started to fall on my head. my hair was on fire. we thought it wouldn't happen, but here it is. terrible. this is never happened. this is really scary. spain is enduring, its 2nd suffocating heat wave in less than a month. scientists say europe should prepare for more extreme temperatures, droughts and fires as climate change becomes an escape. a bull reality is a quick reminder of our top story. joe biden has stressed america's deep bonds with

israel during his 1st trip to the middle east is u. s. president biden laid a wreath of a yard vesh m holocaust memorial ahead of talks. we've is riley leaders. you're up to date here on t w. news op next is doc film with a look at extreme climate events. this moron d w dot com. i'm jared rayden. berlin have a great day and imagine how many portions of love us heard out in the world climate change division off the story. this is my plan, the way from just one week. how much work can really get we still have time to work.