hit stride, now t d w documentary ah ah, this is d w. news live from berlin. victory in the philippines for a journalist under threat accord, acquits nobel laureate, maria theresa, and have rapid news, outlet of tax evasion charges, and what the organization called a trial of facts with politics. prosecutors investigating a major you corruption scandal strike a deal with

a key suspect. former you lawmaker antonio and said he will reveal details of the bribes paid and the parties involved in russia's war ukraine dominates the 1st day of the world. economic forum and devils. yes. the push of the world expect to reach climate you trying to see if it can stop the burning. dana whole ukrainian city, ukraine's 1st lady makes a renewed plea for support from the gathered leaders. ah, i'm told me a lot of good. it's good to have you with us. of course in the philippines has acquitted journalist maria theresa and her rattler online news organization of tax evasion charges. raisa was joint winner of the nobel peace prize in 2021. but her

globally recognized reporting of the philippines violent anti drug campaign made her an enemy of former president rodrigo detective. it's not the end of the war for nobel prize winner maria theresa, but she has won a significant battle. speaking outside the court, she struggled to hold back tears black to day fax when truth. when jeff, if, when major emotional animal brace, i co founded the online news side replica and used it to expose philippines. president rodrigo, to test his abuse of power and growing authoritarianism. to test it tried to discredit rattler on from there is online yet even review it with a monday and the philippines judicial

system was weaponized against marissa and her associates. the 59 year old has been battling a series of cases filed to to her vocal criticism of the former president in 2021 maria theresa jointly won the nobel peace prize with russian edits. dmitri murat off for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. it was the 1st time since 1936 that the peace prize went to a journalist. no, what's wrong? i guess what this shows is that, that the nobel peace prize committee realised that a world without facts means a world without truth and trust. and if you don't have any of those things, you certainly can't conquer corona virus. you can't conquer climate change. i've been saying that she still faces 3 other criminal cases, including a cyber liable conviction,

currently on appeal for which she could face nearly 7 years in prison. and it was present, joe biden is facing mounting problems amid speculation. he'll run for a 2nd term on top of the classified documents scandal. a new republican majority in congress is on the attack d. toby correspondent michelle of kutner, tells us why the latest political theatre in washington could have global repercussions. due biden's, very own classified documents, scandal continues to unravel into a political drama. why 5 material next year for what? in his defense, the u. s. president keeps repeating this one from 9 people. no, i take classified documents classroom material seriously. the timing couldn't be worse. biden is expected soon to declare that he'll run for a 2nd term as president. this scandal offers political ammunition to republicans

who now leave the house of representatives. they see attacking biden as their top priority. and val, that incorporation would come at a high price. so plenty of political drama in washington. so far, business is useful, but it could affect the rest of the world as well. the pressure on by and, and the republicans vowing to own the advance their own agenda is going to affect how the us acts or doesn't act abroad in the spotlight. ukraine. much of what we see from the far right is political theater. but there are going to be attempts to cut a to grain, which would be a, a grade miscalculation. we want to help the ukranian people and pushed back against russia. but we want make sure that we're spending r u. s. tax dollars. well, our partners in europe really need to step up and make sure that they're carrying their weight, ah, carrying some of the load with the ukraine. the huge support,

the u. s. has sent to ukraine so far has somewhat found up america's global influence, but it's stronger opposition at home will we can biden's ability to act and others may have to pick up the slack. i think that the biting administration hasn't opportunity at the luxury to focus abroad for the last 2 years. they'll have to shift their focus to more domestic issues. and how i might feel that very soon do biden could see his ability to act in tenacity limited by the political battles back home. by default, this means europe would have to take more responsibility, ready or not? let's take a look at some more headlines from around the world. an unsuccessful republican state house candidate in the us state of new mexico has been arrested in connection with a series of shootings. albuquerque police arrested 39 year old solomon penya. he's

charged with paying for men to shoot at the homes of to county commissioners and to state legislators. all democrats, police said they had evidence. pena had also 5, some shots police in peru and anti government demonstrators have clashed in the capital. lima. demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the countries president in blue art through has seen weeks of anti government protest that have left dozens of people debt a french none beliefs or have been the world's oldest person has died age 118, sealed, run dawn who took the name says to andre, when she joined a catholic order in 1944, was born on february 11th 19 o. 4. she died in asleep on tuesday. in a nursing home into law, a former lawmaker implicated in a corruption scandal that's engulfed. the european parliament has agreed to

cooperate with investigators, belgium, prosecutors say former m e p. peer. antonio unfairly, who is in detention and brussels, has agreed to work with authorities in exchange for a reduced sentence. he's one of 4 people with links to the parliament were charged with participating in the activities of a criminal organization, money laundering. and corruption is doubly correspond and jack parrot in brussels. with more about the deal, antonio bassetti has cut with prosecutors. well, it's a real real bombshell in this investigation. and in this case, essentially what antonio pens ary has agreed to do is to tell the authorities everything about the corruption ring that is right at the heart of this scandal, how they worked, how they financed, how they were structured. and very crucially, he's agreed to tell them the involvement of known and unknown people that he himself admits to bribing. so this means that this investigation is very likely to

get much, much broader. there will be some very nervous people in brussels and probably around the world watching and waiting to see what pans ary is willing or must actually is part of this deal. now, to tell the authorities in exchange, he's going to have a prison sentence. we do know that he will be put in prison, but we don't know the length of it that it will be reduced. also, he'll receive a fine and all of his profits from the corruption scandal will be confiscated from him, which the authorities have said today are estimated to be about a 1000000 euros. the president of the european commission has promised that support for ukraine will continue for as long as it's needed. addressing the world economic forum in the swiss resort of davos was left on the lion told the gathered political and business leaders that europe took less than a year to free itself from what she called a dangerous addiction to russian energy. she, her address followed that of ukraine's 1st lady, or lena,

alaska. the ukraine house in dub off the horrors of war made visible with photos, videos, installations, and presentations during the international business gathering. ukraine and the russian war of aggression are dominating the summit alongside the major issue of climate change. our generation, her switch for turning point conform to quite poorly existential problems. climate change exploitation of nature, nuclear possible incidence, or even worse, extreme poverty and virus. the ukrainian 1st lady has come to divorce to speak out on behalf of her country and to draw attention to the dramatic situation in ukraine. yes, the thought at this, if the, how does the world expect to reach climate neutrality?

if it can't even stop the burning down of how ukrainian cities are you, this is what russia does with its artillery missiles. iranian drones, if you all know that russian aggression was never intended to stop at ukrainian borders scenes, this war copper, grassy, and ignite a wider crisis if ukraine loses. if she has had never russia, aggression is driving you appear nations to help you. crane he, you commission president earth lavonda lion outline massive support from the european union. we were current with ukraine on any topic that is helping the economy. we have for example, there security lanes. 60 percent of the grain of ukraine has been exported via these rules. are violent or through the european union or all for example, we have a synchronized r, l m, energy grit, electricity grid with sir the ukrainians. so we're doing everything to keep the

economy up and running to support financially to support militarily and of course morale. but the war in ukraine has found the flames of energy and food crises. the question now dominating this year's world economic forum is what more can be done about it. one of the leaders at an in the forum in switzerland is fritz ladder taken. oscar, but she wouldn't be returning to her native bella ruse afterward. that would mean a long prison says la sentence, most likely as she is being put on trial in absentia there. at the courthouse in minsk proceedings are getting underway. bela russian opposition leaders svetlana taken off sky is on trial facing a litany of charges including high treason and conspiracy to seize power. but she's not here. instead, the exiled an outspoken critic of the ruling lucas shankar regime is in switzerland

meeting some of the world's most powerful people at the world economic forum. so all this trials are revenge and those who are opposing it to their regime for pushing got or goes into the war. actually i. e with known for about they say a trial from media. nobody informed me. i immediately sent a letter to me at the voice award to the court to provide me with all the necessary material information about this quote, because i'm not sure what i am accused of this is her husband, a well known blogger, who ran as a candidate in bella rue says 2020 presidential election. however, before the votes he was arrested with his spouse stepping in as a candidate instead. after alexander lucas jenko was declared, the winner tick enough sky and her supporters alleged the result was fraudulent protest erupted, which the government crushed with violence. she fled to lithuania and became the

head of the opposition in exile. this ral is for regime not for like for us, because sir, this is like personal range of hawkish ankle myself, and a chill on the other people. who am i opposing him? take enough sky or is now traveling the world drumming up support for democracy and a peaceful change of leadership in bella. bruce, she's addressed the e e e. parliament met the u. s. president and numerous other heads of state. thank you. that her fight is also for the thousands of political prisoners who are in custody in bella bruce, among them. her husband, who was sentenced to 18 years if taken off sky herself t as ever returned to bella bruce, she could face a long prison sentence. and if convicted and this, why he so it's fashion week, here in berlin with sustainable good to you dominating the catwalks in tuesday's

opening show some 100 designers displayed their creations with an eye toward moving away from materials at home. the environment industry representatives were also expected to come on up cycling or making waste into something valuable and perhaps beautiful as well. coming up next is our documentary series and remember you can get more news and analysis at d, w dot com. i'm to let it go for myself and the team, thanks for watching. departure into the unknown. today, this meets flying to a foreign planet. in the 16th century, it meant being a captain and setting sale to discover a route. mcellen's journey around the world. starts january 19th.