[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is dw news live and from berlin trolling his president bounced to public pressure and resigns protesters and colombo celebrate on news that go to bio roger potter has tendered his resignation. troops are still on patrol in the capital and a nighttime curfew is in effect, yet again. also coming up a pledge from the united states and israel on iraq, president biden and prime minister loppy promised to prevent t. ron from developing nuclear weapons. but the devil is in the details, and political crisis in italy,

prime minister mario druggie has offered to resign. the president has said no drug, he's saying he can no longer lead the government after losing the support of the populace fivestar movement and russia, striking central ukraine at least 23 people are killed after missiles hit. the city of that, it's far away from the battlefield. and the front lot ah i bring gov is good to have you with us tonight. protesters intro lanka are celebrating our news that president go to buy a raja pucca has sent in his resignation. the government is expected to confirm the authenticity of his letter of resignation on friday, but for pro gestures in the capital, colombo, the news is as good as official. they took to the streets again,

this time enjoy. and despite a curfew and sounds fine, the country's acting president, former president roger parsha, fled the country this week and is now in singapore. d. w's many. richard, are you sinners? this update on protesters, reactions to the news and colombo. wow. well, i'm getting mixed reaction, but not in the way that you would expect the i think that they're very happy that go to bed. i took that design but also they're very sad that at the theater, looking at the state of the country, the situation in which he has lived. but thank you for they know that it's going to take a long time for the pick up on the country to come back to normal if he cannot, mclean politically. but they are being happy. this is the one face area. the main body might look on the bus over 3 months, going to protect it. this road was empty to live evening, but i soon as the news came in that 100 the projected here they're 100 the demonstrators here. they're celebrating that single song. they're walking up and down the road, playing jump in and jump and singing songs and celebrating medic,

letting them either mixing up their people, hulu. so what does this all mean for shalaka? i'm joined now to analyze a situation by alan keenan. he's from the international crisis group in london. allen, it's good to see you again. it looks like the resignation will be confirmed probably by tomorrow friday. what do you think comes next? we're sure lanka. well, it certainly taken while there was a bit, gustave. it took us on a long, wild goose chase, but on me seems to have landed in singapore and seems to have agreed to resign. so that's good news. i think. gov for 3 lanka up to a point are what comes next? well, that's the question. it looks like ronald vick grimacing comes next. he is now the acting president, and he will be sworn in, in a more official way to morrow. and he will then have 30 days for his presidency to be either challenged or confirmed through through

a parliamentary vote. and i'm hearing different things, but it does seem like he is likely to be a boat in by parliament, some probably sometime next week. and importantly, with the support of the roger boxes, political vehicle, the esl p, p party, and that race speak questions about how much run it will really be seen to be a change from the roger boxes by the protest movement. and whether he can really prove that he something different and not just the agent of the raj boxes that also it brings us to the question alan, is he going to get these 30 days to do anything or the protesters going to turn the volume down and let him stay in office for any amount of time. yes. well, i think my hunch is there will be a bit of a wayne in the, in the energies of the protest movement, or they're probably exhausted. i mean, it's exhausting to pants. ronko when you have no fuel and not enough food and i

prices and, but then to be spending all your time in the street demonstrating and fighting with the cops and everything and taking over buildings. i think they're probably gonna take a little bit of a break, but i do think there's real potential here for, for, for tension further down the line because he's already, i mean, the demands, the last few months have been not just forego tapia to resign. but for ronald to resign and for ronald to go from being prime minister to actually being elevated to president from the protesters point of view that's, that's not good. and more generally, i think ronald, we're missing a is the quintessential professional politicians real, aka. and one of the targets of the route of the protest is not just the router box of family, but the whole system. and ronald, the commissioner, is not only close to and has been protecting the interests of the right of the raj boxes. but he is the essence of the system that people want to change. so i think there's potential trouble coming down the pike. and we know the country is in economic crisis,

the whites of which they haven't seen and at least 23 generations. this is the time when the i m f would usually be opening its door, willing to talk about a possible bailout. is an economic bailout. is it even within the realm of possibility when you have so much political instability? yes, well i think on that front, my reading is it, well, it all depends on how tense things become. again, if, if the tension levels of the protests can be sort of kept to, to as a reasonable amount from the government's perspective. i think the i m f is eager to help and something needs to happen. so i suspect the i m f deal will be formalized with if renelle is made, the president and assuming anybody really because president who has some credibility but um, but i think the i m f package is not gonna come for quite a while. the actual money, even in the best case scenario, is estimated to take 6 months and what's going to happen to know 6 months there when the bank that's

a very good point. time is certainly not on the country side. that is for sure. ellen keenan is always al, we appreciate your time in your insights tonight. thank you. you're welcome. well, the united states in israel have double down on their opposition to iran's nuclear program. this at talks between israeli prime minister. yeah, you're lucky and you as president joe biden, in jerusalem after one on one talks, both leaders said that they would never let iran develop a nuclear weapon. analysts say, hey, runs nuclear program is getting closer to that threshold on friday by we'll continue. his middle is toward meeting with leaders from the palestinian authority before heading on to saudi arabia. here's what the president had to say about his strategy on iraq to day you and i also discussed the marriage commitment to ensuring iran never changed a nuclear weapon. this is

a vital security interest about israel and united states and our dad for the rest of the world as well. i continue to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome and will continue to work with his will to counter other threats from a ran throughout the region, including support for terrorism, ballistic missile program, the continues and the plus ration of weapons to terrorists and proxies, my casper will also contain, or you want to take a look back now at the, to the president biden's visit in israel. and to do that, i'm joined by not on socks with us for analysis. he's the director of the brookings institution center for middle east policy. it's good to have you with this tonight, and there is a lot to talk about. totally integrating israel in the middle east is the fear of a nuclear iran. is that the one and only driving force behind this going to be with you. it's a sudden, so force, of course,

israel and several of it's our neighbors have a joint fear of iran. and in some cases, active fighting with iran or bronze proxies. some of the only element to other things stand out. the 1st is a sense of future economic opportunity with, with cooperation. you see that in particular between the u. v and israel, where there's a great deal investment these days. huge number of tourists coming from is all to the u a just since the abraham courts resigned. and also in other regions as well. we've seen israel the u. v and jordan with a very important deal on solar energy and water, desalination deals between israel and morocco, etc, etc. the last thing is a negative aspect, which is that in the past would help things back was always palestinian issue. and now many of these are countries, and in particular, the u. e. saudi arabia, as well as i just simply let that buy, let that be on the side while they try to move forward with what they see as their

own interest. so it's really a push and pull the push of the fear of iran, the opportunity, the comic and otherwise, and the lack of the pull back that we've seen in the past on the pallets and energy . i understand your latest book is entitled does is real, have a plan referring to the palestinians. and if i'm reading you correctly right now for this us president visiting israel, it doesn't matter whether or not israel has a plan when it comes to the palestinians. is that right? well the book is forthcoming next year, i hope but the israel's plan in the sense of the palestinian so far and has been really that this issue can wait is always had an anti solution approach. which is to say that in the eyes of israelis, although not in the simian israelis have run out of opportunity to really promote peace of the palestinians. and therefore i've tried to advance other interest. and almost trying to forget the issue is hard, is that, is it for the abram accord, fit into that? well,

usually you would see the united states push back on these issues, but for the bite in ministration. foreign policy has not been top of the agenda, middle east, and certainly not been top of foreign policy agenda. and inside the middle east is really often an issue is very far from the top of the agenda as well. so there's very little political and policy space or biding right now to invest in that. and we're seeing by them try to focus on completely different things on countering iran, on it's really saturday relation. pulsing issue is important to him in part for domestic reasons. and also for his own beliefs on the issue, but it's certainly not central to his mission right now. and he's trying to defer the issue in quite a bit much to the anger and concentration of the finance, of course. yeah. and so what does biden need to tell palestinian leader mac moved to boss when he meets with him? or does he need to have any message right now? does it even make a difference? make some difference, but i'm not an honest one, a boss. and the policy and leadership was very much hoping that bite him would come in and reverse

a lot of what trump did. and in some ways by didn't did try to do that in particular, and trying to promote bilateral relations between the united states, his administration and the palestinian leadership. but he has not rolled back any of the move the trump made on the israeli front. in particular, the recognition of the, of jerusalem is, is capital moving, the embassy there. and the general support for israel is much stronger under the biden administration than you might expect under a different democratic leader, especially a younger democratic leader. in that regard. the pol settings have been very much frustrated and it doesn't matter all that much from their perspective. what biden says, i'd had to point, however, one is that a boss himself lacks a lot of legitimacy among palestinians these days. so even if he would get what he wants from the vitamin administration, a lot has already moved on from that. and the 2nd is that from the biden ministrations perspective, although it's not high on the agenda, but certainly is the support of a 2 state solution. and he very much would hope to promote that. oddly enough,

he does have an israeli prime minister right now is also supportive of the 2 state solution. but that prime minister has limited capacity in the coalition with mitchell made on facts from the brookings institution. spin, good talking with you, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you very much. is a quick look down some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world . a swedish court has handed a life sentence to a former iranian prison, official for crimes committed during, in 1988 purge of dissidence in iran. the trial was the 1st related to atrocities in the 1980s iran iraq war. the court said homie murray, assisted in the execution of numerous political prisoners. molly's military lead government have temporarily suspended un peacekeeping troops. rotations, amid a growing row with ivory coast, while the earlier arrested 49 of oriented soldiers for allegedly entering the country illegally. it says they were mercenaries,

ivory co says the men were part of un peacekeeping force. i was one ukrainian president, vote him is zalinski, has condemned a russian missile attack far from the wars front lines, calling it and open act of terrorism. the russian rocket hid an office block and damaged residential buildings in the central ukrainian city of van. it's you at least 23 people died and about a 100 more were wounded. 3 children are said to be among the dead. ukrainian forces claimed the attack deliberately targeted civilians in locations without any military vowing russian missiles have been striking deeper into ukrainian territory than he thought is in central ukraine. far from the front lines . thousands of people from the east had fled here after russia invaded, seeking safety. with him make live when the fuss broke it hit glass fell from my

window. stickle vehicle, uncle, and when the 2nd wave came to you, it was so deafening. not that my head is still buzzing, and that for hold on. ukrainian officials said 2 missiles struck the city on thursday and ignited a fire. wasn't visible for these are quite high precision muscle simple to russians knew where they were hitting the follicle. this is the civilian building, will give a probable while addressing a conference in the hague focused on investigating suspected war crimes in ukraine . president vladimir lensky said the attack deliberately targeted civilians, shaudra versus yesterday in the morning. russian missiles hit the city of vinegar, sir, in ordinary peaceful city. good luck. cruise missiles hit to community building, see houses were destroyed. our medical center was destroyed. cars and trams were on fire. this is an act of russian,

tara squalling. she's fault at all. he's calling for a special tribunal to investigate russia's invasion. the kremlin has repeatedly claimed it is not targeting civilians. but each day, russian missile strike cities in the southern city of nikolai of rockets hit early on thursday, just one day after an attack killed several people. in the eastern donnette, gray gen ukrainian troops are trying to re enforce new defensive lines with the help of weapons from foreign allies. dollars the china, the china dollars with her letters. i think about death while lying in a trench and taking a rest or is able to hear from i think that it could be the laughing t. i have a drink for last night and that i go to sleep, flicked these, but they were staying at us. russian forces have failed to make any major gains in

the east in recent days. but ukrainian authorities say the constant strikes have made life here too dangerous for civilians to stay are. let's take the story now to my colleague emmanuel, shaun she is in, ki, good evening to you and manuel. what more can you tell us about this attack that took place in the city that we're talking about being miles kilometers away from the front lines? yes, for answer of in it's our is in the western. oh, in central western ukraine, it is a city that a lot of people are actually a so as a, as a safe haven if you will. there's so many people from care of so many people from easton ukraine who felty was safer to go to the west. and so many of them took shelter in the city of vanessa and her for watch result. well, today we've seen another attack, not a russian missile attack on residential area of the city does. at least, you know, there's at least 20 people who died

a number as keep on rising or by the hour it is thousands of people still missing. there were a 90 people counted as injured or 50 of them how to be brought to the hospital, 30 critically injured. and this is just happening on a daily basis here in the ukraine and in one world. how is this attack? how can this attack be part of russia's strategy in this well, is it a strategy or, you know, they actually don't as say, tease one because a day of time. and again, russia says that he doesn't target civilians that time. and again, day and day out we see those attacks happening on shopping malls. ozzy mclennan shook on the residential buildings. i for example, you said he's gone near odessa in south jotting down as well. oh, more than 40 people. us a died only a few days ago. this is

a systematic attack on civilians whether or not russia acknowledges it. w the manual shots with the latest tonight from key as always. mine will. thank you. with an ide, italy is in political crisis after prime minister mar you drug, you tended his resignation, but the president has rejected it. druggie says he wants to resign after a key coalition partner, the 5 star movement refused to back a government bill. druggie survived the confidence voted the senate despite the rebellion, but he says the coalition backing his government no longer exists seem a good to is a journalist near rome. we asked her to explain how we came to this quite surprising offer to resign. what essentially happened today was a very crucial vote in the senate in which essentially it was a vote on the cost of living bill, some 26000000000 euros working to bill to help citizens and businesses deal with

high energy costs. another 5 star movement, which is part of this unit, the government, a coalition government led by prime minister modern dr. essentially said that they were boy, were worse to it with entire communities being devastated. the floods also called extensive damage in the netherlands, luxemburg, switzerland, and austria. in germany, one of the worst effected areas was the r valid flash flooding there caused most of the 185 deaths that took place here in germany a year later. much of the damage infrastructure is yet to be rebuilt, and frustration for those left behind is growing. memories of the deadly flood still marked the houses in edinburgh. like many inhabitants of this little town in the early 75 year old hines, oldish, lost his entire home. he shows us where it once stood. with this,

i used to be the entrance to our courtyard. he thought i had put on the hollywood to take the steps up to the house at the thought of this used to be courtyard to try for all 5. but now it's gone. and reg is us. ah, one year on survivors. rescuers and politicians came together to remember that 134 lives that were lost in the floods here. ah, this hard to get the day to day operation makes it clear. he said, you are not alone alive. whole stay to ride on pellets, nighttime people across germany, and far beyond have turned their attention to this region. so not just to day the promise of the 1st days after that is off the whole true, haga, the all valley is not forgotten. if our title is finished, ferguson thing, but 1st saw me. these words ring hollow right here where we are now houses. he's to stand here,

but there were so severely destroyed by the floods that they had to be demolished. one house is left the one by behind me, and he can actually see just how devastating the floods were. they left the mark right underneath the roof here at this house. and while reconstruction is ongoing, people his say that the hope they hope to receive is not coming is quickly enough, as they hoped. and with lots of paperwork and everyone agrees. the r valley will never look the way it used to. luckily hein school, which was insured. now he's building a new home 360 meters above sea level. where to get that could be an issue with my thoughts are still down in the valley. but it is what it is on a level we will get over it. this is a nice area and no water can get to us. you own your breath. ok. vasa goldman

are you an important question for you? have you ever wondered if woodpeckers get a sore head from hammering their beaks into trees all day? think about what scientists used to believe that the birds score could absorb the impact. but the study in belgium has revealed something else. woodpeckers smacked their heads against trees in forests, the wild over when the bird hammered a tree with its beak. experience is a force that is more than 10 times the 4th that would give a human concussion. it doesn't seem to bother the birds, but evidence to show how they cope is scant. we went to different schools across europe with high speed camera. and we filmed these birds during backing the scientists and slowed down the films and analyzed how different parts of the had moved in relation to each other. we almost get

a headache ourselves by looking at the videos. so it's a logic response to think. yeah. and they must have some kind of al metal or an airbag thanks to their brains. but the more you think about it did the less, it makes sense for these birds. if what back as heads cushion the blow from the tree, it would make the head butting less effective, say rather than absorb the shock of the impact. the birds had acts like a stiff hammer and resist set. to bad, small size and small brain help it cope with the impact. the smaller the brain, the lower the load to resist the shock woodpecker skulls have spongy bones which are light but very strong in their skull. the space that contains the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord is small to prevent damage from the fluid sloshing around. one theory suggests veins and the birds neck may be compressed. so the brain sit tight. who in the skull?

the suppose it shock absorbing qualities of the woodpecker skull has in spite protective materials and helmet design. but these newly discovered rigid qualities could now lead to a new generation of materials resistance to stress. i smaller the brain, smaller the load who knew up next to the point. i'll see you at the top of the hour with more reviews followed by the day ah,

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