history's anti semitism this week on d. w ah ah, ah, this is dw news live in from berlin, true lank as president, bows to public pressure and reside to protesters in colombo. celebrate on news that go to buy or roger poxy has tendered his resignation. troops are still on patrol in the capital and a nighttime curfew is in effect, yet again. also coming up. russia strikes central ukraine, at least 23 people are killed after missiles hit. the city of vin itself far away from the front lot. plus political crisis in italy,

prime minister mario druggie has offered to resign. the president have said no froggy saying that he can no longer lead the government after losing the support of the populace. 5 star movement and u. s. president biden at israel's prime minister lap. he'd promised to prevent a ron from developing nuclear weapons, but the devil is in the details. ah, i'm burned. gov to our viewers watching on p b. s in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome to night. after days of uncertainty shall link as president go to bio roger coxa has handed in his resignation. he comes after roger parks of fled, the country arriving earlier this morning in singapore. news of the resignations and protesters back into the streets of sri lanka to celebrate. but the night time

you that is now in effect is a stark reminder that the countries crisis is far from over. oh, on the streets of sri lanka, people celebrate. after hearing the countries president has resigned, they say this is a triumph for democracy. is a huge ricky mist rather here more than 3 months. and i would like to say like, it's this, i mean, at this moment i feel is that a good lesson for all caught up it boy, decisions injury lanka, yasser. extremely happy velocity because viva, to be go dollars again. we always the most valve we both are in the gandhi. be sure to be burbalow cch. extremely happy. dave was president got to buy a raja pox off. fletcher blanca to the multi is ending up in singapore, before emailing his official resignation. his letter awaits legal procedures and verification from the countries speaker of parliament. in order to be confirmed.

shanker has seen weeks of anti government protests with people storming government buildings and taking over heavily guarded compounds. many are frustrated with the worsening political and economic crisis that's caused food and fuel shortages. getting by a day earlier, protesters entered the prime minister's office. the man who they worry, we'll take over the country. some occupied the sitting areas, and others took selfies. the army has been brought in to restore law and order. after prime minister, when ill, vicar, i'm a singer now the acting president called for a state of emergency. for now the streets of colombo scene come as demonstrate his agree to vacate the occupied buildings. but many say they still don't have confidence in their leaders here. it will not anywhere. i forgot what the built up

. oh no, i live in the village hagley. really what it is now is like a bank of november. that's now going from the la grandma. oh, well, the president's resignation is a stance the protest to say they want a complete overhaul or sri lanka, leadership. they vow to continue to take to the streets until they believe there is real change. so it looks like the president's resignation will be confirmed to morrow. i spoke to allan keenan from the international crisis group in london, and i asked him what this all means forged for longer. well, it certainly taken while there was a bit godaddy. it took us on a long, wild goose chase, but on me seems to 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 raja 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. 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 attention further down the line because he's already, i mean, the demands the last few months have been not just for go toppy to resign, but for ronald to resign in 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 run over missing a is the quintessential professional. politicians will, aka, and one of the targets of the route of the protest is not just the roger pox, the family but the whole system. and royal liquor massena 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 an economic crisis, the whites of which they haven't seen and at least $23.00 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 that even within the realm of possibility when you have so much political instability? yes, well i think on that front my, my reading is it, oh well, it all depends on how tents 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 gonna happen in those 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. ukrainian president border. miss zalinski has condemned a russian missile attack far from the wars front winds, calling it an open act of terrorism, the russian rockets hidden office block and damaged residential buildings. in the central ukrainian city of the needs, at least $23.00 people died about a 100 more will wounded 3 children are said to be among the dead. ukrainian forces claimed the attack deliberately targeted civilians in locations with no military value. russian missiles have been striking deeper into ukrainian territory. vinny thought is in central ukraine far from the front lines. thousands of people

from the east had fled here after russia invaded, seeking safety. what's up lake will it when the 1st broke it hit? glass fell from my windows school vehicle. i called and when the 2nd wave came up, it was so deafening. not that my head is still buzzing, and that will hold on. ukrainian officials said 2 missiles struck the city on thursday and ignited a fire. was it was a for these are quite high precision miss. i'll still be able to russians you where they were hitting their policy. this is the civilian building will give a horrible while addressing a conference in the hague focused on investigating suspected war crimes in ukraine . president vladimir zalinski said the attack deliberately targeted civilians, shaudra versus yesterday in the morning, russian missiles hit the city of vinegar, sir, an ordinary peaceful city. good luck. cruise missiles 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, scragen ukrainian troops are trying to re enforce new defensive lines with the help of weapons from foreign allies. dumas the channel, the channel owners prefer that i think about death. why lying in a trench and taking a wrestler 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 stung 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. earlier i spoke with our correspondent emanuel shards, and i asked her to tell us more about the attack in the need, sir, which is miles kilometers away from the front light. yes for answer, venetia is in the western oh, in central western ukraine, it is a city that a lot of people are actually are so as a, as a safe haven, if you will. there's so many people from kia, so many people from eastern ukraine who felty was safer to go to the west. and so many of them took shelter in the city of vanessa and her 4 watch result. well, today we've seen a nutter attack and not a russian missile attack on residential area of the city. there's at least,

you know, there's at least 20 people who died a number as keep on rising or by d. our a does thousands of people still missing. there were 90 people counted as injured, 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 russians strategy in this room? well, if it's a strategy or, you know, they actually don't to say it is one because they are time in ago. russia says that he doesn't target civilians both time and again, day and day out. we see those attacks happening on shopping malls as in a claim, in short on residential buildings. or for example, in sal, he's gone near odessa in chassis jotting down as well. oh, more than 40 people also died only a few days ago. this is

a systematic attack on civilians whether or not russia acknowledges it. w's manual shaws with the ladies to night from key as always. mine will. thank you. italy is in political crisis tonight after prime minister mar, you're dragging tendered his resignation, but the president of italy has rejected it. drug he says he wants to resign. after a key coalition partner, the fivestar movement refused to back a government. bill. druggie survived the confidence voting the senate despite this rebellion, but he says the coalition backing his government no longer exists, didn't are you seem a good to is a journalist near rome. and we asked her to explain how it came to this rather surprising offer to reside what country happened today was a very crucial boat in the senate, in which essentially it was a vote on a cost of living, build some 26000000000 euros work in the bill to help 50000 and businesses deal

with the high energy costs. another $5000.00 movement, which is part of unity government. a coalition government led by prime minister modern drug essentially said that they would boy caught this because they didn't agree to this particular building. they felt that the government should be doing more to help citizens, and they particularly were again, a specific provision in the bill which talked about allowing rome to build trash incinerator on the outskirts of the city to deal with the trash problem in the capital. something that the 5 time when it's always been again, so they didn't vote again, but the centrally boy caught the bill. so while the bill and the motion of confidence was actually passed without support, by some movement, something which mario druggie has already said very clearly in recent days that he will not continue needing the government, the coalition government without the support. that's what he said. he came into

this role as prime minister back in february of 2021. he wants it as a unity government to push forward the reforms that the country needed at the time . now he has gone up to see the president, july corolla to hand. it needs resignation, but we're now hearing that president martha rella has rejected it. an essentially has called on him to return back to parliament to see whether he does indeed have a parliamentary majority. another 5 thought movement that was part of the government has seen a loss of defections in recent months. lots of members of that party have moved on to other to form different policies of to join the parties. and so perhaps the has, the numbers in parliament will have to see where the body of drug accepts this, this idea that said to martha rella has put forward, but he has indeed rejected this offer of resignation. that was similar to their reporting from italy. here's

a quick look now at 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 is the 1st related to atrocities and the 1980s iran iraq war. the court said hamid murray, assisted in the execution of several political prisoners. molly's military lead government has temporarily suspended un peacekeeping troop rotations, amid a growing row with ivory coast. while he earlier arrested 49, if worryin soldiers for alleged the entering the country illegally, it says they were mercenaries. i've rico, says the men were part of un peacekeeping forces. tons of human ashes have been found in a forest near the sold our concentration camp in poland. they are thought to be the remains of 8000 poles killed by the nazis in 1939 whose bodies were later dug up and burned in an attempted cover up. investigator say they will continue searching

for more remains. hollywood star kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to sex offense charges. the once celebrated actor arrived at london's central criminal court where he faces charges of assaulting 3 men in england between 252013. a trial date has been set for june of next year. you're watching the w. news is still to come. why woodpeckers don't come down with headaches. a new study reveals some fascinating in socks that you definitely will want to stick around for you as president joe biden. has pledged to do whatever it takes to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. he made the comments after meeting with israel's prime minister. ja, you'll appear in jerusalem. the u. s. president is currently on a tour of the middle east. talked about her that we are the very long position of

all american baseball which i know nothing about, even though they like different sports. it was clear that the team leaders like each other and they both agree that iran poses a serious threat. us president joe biden and israeli prime minister ja pete made that clear in that press conference. but they differ on how that threat should be addressed. to day you and i also discussed the mares commitment to ensuring a ran never obtains 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. words will not stop the mr. president. diplomacy. we love, stop them. the only thing that will stop by iran is knowing that if they continue to develop their nuclear program,

the free world will use force the document by indicated he would be prepared to use force as a last resort to stock iran, acquiring nuclear weapons, that joint declaration also included a commitment to expanding israel security alliance with arab states. spiders and la p then headed off to join an online summit, focused on developing a new partnership with india and the united arab emirates. the 4 countries want to work more closely on energy and food security. specifically the merits promise to $2000000000.00 project to promote agriculture in india. it seemed by many as a 1st step toward listening denny ties to russia. after that, biden's very want to see president get back and enjoy another warm israeli reception. on friday, he'll meet with the palestinians before traveling on to saudi arabia. for more

delicate negotiations were earlier i spoke with the time zach sees director of the brookings institution center for middle east policy. and i asked him if the fear of a nuclear iran is the only driving force behind efforts to integrate israel into the middle east into established ties with its air of neighbors. it's a sudden force, of course, israel and several of its arab neighbors have a joint fear of iran. and in some cases, active fighting with iran or yvonne's proxies. some of the only elements 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. e 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 were find 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 a 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 her on the opportunity that on the going to otherwise and the lack of the pull back that we've seen in the past on the pallets and energy. yeah, 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 opportunities to really promote peace of the palestinian. and therefore i tried to advance other interest. and almost trying to forget the issue was hard. is that, is it for the abram accord? sit in that? well, usually you would see the united states push back on these issues, but for the bite and 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 an issue is very far from the top of the agenda as well. so there's very little political and policy space or bite and right now to invest in that. and we're seeing bite and try to focus on completely different things on countering iran, on it's really saudi relation in 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 of the anger and combination of the finance,

of course. yeah. and so what does biden need to tell palestinian leader mock 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 pulse in leadership are 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, of jerusalem is, is all 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. and i 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 thompson in 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 and the agenda by and certainly is a supporter 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 may con, fax from the brookings institution. spin good talking with you. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you very much. did you ever wonder if woodpeckers get a headache from hammering their beaks into trees all day? scientists used to believe that the birds skulled could absorb the impact, but a study in belgium reveals something completely different woodpeckers mark their

heads against trees and forests. the wild over when the bud hammered a tree with its beak experience has a force that's 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 scientist fan slowed down the films and analyzed how different parts of the had moved in relation to each other. the almost get a headache or cell by looking at these videos. so it's a logic response to think. yeah, they must have some kind of al metal or an airbag thanks to their brains. but the more you think about it, do you the less it makes sense for these birds? if woodpeckers heads cushion the blow from the tree 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 said. the bad, small size and small brain help at 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 in the buds, neck may be compressed, so the brain sit tight to 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 ah, well, from strong beaks to some good legs. a japanese man has climbed into the record

books by running up and down mount fuji 4 times. and under 10 hours, roy away that completed the grueling 57 kilometer run in 9 hours and 55 minutes and 41 seconds, beating the former world record by almost 2 hours. he has no fat on his body. mount fuji is japan's largest mountain standing. it more than 3700 meters and normally takes climbers 10 hours to reach the top just once. and that's where the woodpecker coming out. you watch the w news light from berlin after a short break. i'll be back to take you through the de sticker rail. we'll be right back with with

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