ah, ah ah ah, ah, this is dw news and these are our top story. chinese leader is changing, paying an u. s. president joe biden have talked for the 1st time in months in a call dominated by tensions over taiwan. beijing was angered by reports that

u. s. house speaker nancy pelosi plans to visit the self ruled island, which china considers its territory. russian forces have seized ukraine's 2nd biggest power station, the capture of the richly her skull. power plant is the latest set back for defenders and the eastern don bass region. the area around the capital tv has come under missile attack for the 1st time in weeks. but in the south, ukraine says a counter offensive is gaining ground. french president, a man who in my call has welcome saudi crown prince mohammed ben, psalm on to the presidential palace in paris. the visit has been heavily criticized due to saudi arabia's human rights record. and the murder of the journalist jemma shook sheet french prime minister elizabeth bonnie defendant, the visit saying it was crucial to talk to the world energy producers. this is dw news from berlin. you'll find a lot more on our website. that's d, w dot com. ah,

ukraine says a counter offensive against russian troops in the south. the country is gaining pace. adonai claim to have knocked out a key bridge. russia needs to supply. it's forces in the city of hess on so i'll be really at a turning point in this war. i'm show gail in berlin and this is the day. ah, did you know that there was a significant damage to the bridge and a structure which i'll be rebuild but by others we think that the enemy will try to repair it again. we are prepared for this leave law my live but i thought she was all the minute.