ah ah ah this is the w is life from berlin. russian forces make incremental gains in easton ukraine, pushing to take more territory in the next region. and focusing on the area around the city of back mort, keep renews. it's calls for fighter jets from the west. also on the program, the secretary of state anthony blanket wraps up his middle easter visit with

a cold for peace and expressions concern. but escalating tensions between israelis and palestinians. and on world a huge update. we take a look at the head scarf, it's proved so controversial for so many, but it's also so normal for others who choose to wear. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. russian forces in east and ukraine have gained ground close to back more to the continuing offensive that's destroyed parts of the city. now ukraine's pressuring its allies to supply pfizer, jazz as president lansky wars that russia is preparing for a major escalation of the conflict. meanwhile, keith has been promised between 120 and a 140 tanks in the 1st wave of deliveries from a coalition of 12 countries. mickey is blown in that seat, the while you train them got one of the one of those wishes. the other looks less

likely at the moment. i correspondence sonya found the car and keith talk me through ukraine's reaction. well, i think when it comes to these modern battle battle tanks, the ukraine, the men are issued the most urgent issue now is of speed. the question is, how fast will these a 140 tanks that have been promised? how fast will they get here? and will they be in time to help you create, fend, off this russian offensive that is expected in the coming weeks and months? so i think there is a growing sense of urgency in ukraine when it comes to these tanks, because it's also hoping to ramp up its own offensive operations and needs them for that. on the short fighter jets ukraine says these are needed or to boost its a battered air force, which is largely made up of thought soviet our jets mostly megs and it needs them to better defended skies and effectively counter russian s bikes. now the u. s. has ruled out for, at least for now of providing these jets. but i think the whole piece in ukraine is

that the debate on these jets will go the same way as the tanks that we'll see some initial pushback from major allies, but that they, they will eventually come around and given to ukraine's bond demands for these advanced weapons, which were, you know, previously considered off limits and their accusations against ukraine, from human rights watch to save it. keys military has been using band anti personnel, land mines, and one of their set of barber you are right. i mean, these are serious allegations. now ukraine's foreign ministry has reacted it has said that it's investigating the findings of this report. it's called the use of these anti personnel mines, which indiscriminately ma'am, and kill it's called them into men. we've also seen a statement on the agreement deputy minister to human rights watch. he said ukraine is adhering to international humanitarian law. but, you know, he said authorities could not commend on specific weapons till after the end of the war. we have to remember that this is not the 1st time that ukraine has been accused off off while eating the rules of law. in this war. last august,

we saw amnesty international suggest that ukraine of committed war crimes, by placing weapons to close to 7 in areas. but the, but the group, little, you know, back trapped on those conclusions and ukraine's government accused of doing a false. it'll equivalence between russia and ukraine. thank you for that. sonya sonya cat found the car in chief and it's been almost 2 months since russian president vladimir putin signed into law, a ban on so called l. g. b t, a propaganda in russia. it prohibits what he calls, promotion of non traditional values. the change is already effected a wide range of books and films with now illegal material being removed. critic, see this at another step and while the russian government sees a fight against western values, should this book be banned? and you, russian law says yes. if it depicts same sex relationships positively introduced

a month ago. this law criminalizes the positive portrayal of non hetero normative relationships. in advertising films, books and the media. the new legislation is creating unrest amongst publishers, film, distribute as an authors. this library in moscow has already been told to pull quite a few books from it. shelves. was acquitted theoretically, veronica in our electric catalogue. there are now books with the entry, borrowing is no longer permitted there. what if it's unclear why these particular books were selected? written principal albred's. last december, the duma, the russian parliament voted to toughen it so called gay propaganda law. critics complain that the criteria used to decide whether a certain work breaks the law or too vague. however, the target appears to be clear. it's an attack on what ostensibly western values. that's how the russian human rights activist,

ego catch cough sees it inches of them that this is primarily anti western rhetoric leaky off. the assertion is that the west is imposing certain values on us and that something must be done about that. and the chairman at the state duma has some shop words for the west. you know them stop forcing alien values upon us. you've already destroyed your own, who knows where it will end to liquid logan for catch cough. it's no surprise that this legislation has been passed during the russian war on ukraine, which will is just as you, the timing's obviously not the authorities want to push through their idea that the country is not fighting against ukraine, but against the west as a whole. the u. s. and the u. they're trying to mobilize citizens and to convince them that they are our enemies, gays and lesbians are repeatedly victims of violence in russia. often they are discriminated against by the state. there is, for example, a ban on l g

b t q symbols, a holding public assemblies under the rainbow banner, while same sex relationships as such, where decriminalized in russia back in 1993. critics say that the so called gay propaganda law is stoking homophobia in the country. yet as soon as midnight, it sends certain signals and raises the question, how things develop. how will these people be sent to penal colonies at some point or even murdered, whom it would be wise? the activist eagle catch cough doesn't think that things will get to that point though. but he is certain that the russian government is hell bent on turning back the clock to soviet times. law report was filed by our moscow bureau chief or unit rochette, or he joined me from rieger, where he's been operating from since rational source is closed down our moscow office and told me about the effects of this vaguely worded legislation. while

this law is supposed to punish what in russia has been called the promotion of non traditional sexual relationships, the criteria is very vague. fil, if a tv show or a book for example, presents what is called a distorted idea of the social equivalence of traditional non traditional, which means heterosexuals and homosexual relationships, or contributes to changing negative attitudes towards homosexual relationships into positive ones. then these tv show a book must disappear because it's supposed to be the so called gay propaganda. but what exactly is meant seems to be in the eye of the beholder. and critics fear, arbitrary decisions and damage. does this change reflect the general mood against russians towards the l g, b to communities? or we shouldn't have an elias, of course, but in many ways, russia is a patriarchal society in which the strong dominate the weak gays and lesbians are

not of the weakest members of society. but often the ones who can hardly defend themselves. of course, if there are always courageous activists to publicly protest injustice, however, they also have been often a bit intimidated by the police and their protests are crushed. the state doesn't want them to have the same rights as heterosexuals. this is the nature of russian state in for us to hold here. at the same time, most russians leave by the mil to do what you want with your partner at home, but only as long as you remain invisible as gayle lesbian. so this is not the 1st time russia has pastor anti gay legislation. how effective have previous bands been? well, the law has already been applied a few times and the previous one affected to the so called to get propaganda only among kits or the new one, or instead to was extended to adults as well. and it wasn't use very often in the past, because hardly anyone, dearest,

to praise gail off in russia. but the law affects a lot of people, though it unsettles those who want to speak their minds publicly. even more. a book publishers are alarmed. they don't know which book the with which book the i am i allowed to print any more theater director is dont know which performance is the i allowed to play in their theaters a few days ago. for example, as the traditional st. petersburg theater festival. rainbow changed its name because the rainbow is a symbol of the algebra to q community and last week in superior in almost as culture of colorful pigeons was to be placed on the river bank to make the streets more beautiful. but the mayor didn't allow to be good because he didn't want to allow the so called gay propaganda. so i believe these examples show the impact of this law on all parts of society in russia. so are we likely to see more of this sort of legislation or if it is, if you the country is that not only l g b, q people, but every one who thinks differently will face far worse consequences if they

continue to speak their minds and go against the official line, because even if this law is not often applied, it causes anticipatory anticipatory a bud obedience l which can produce even worse results than required to buy the lot of the mortal better to much than to little thanks for after your moscow bureau to if you re, rosetta, is look at so most or is making it headlines around the world. protest is outside me, among embassy in thailand, has been marketing the 2nd anniversary of me and my military co democracy activists . the calling for strikes and protest within the country. my immediate access has been highly restricted at the us and its allies of also imposed a further sanctions on members of the ruling military. johnson hughes england is assessing the damage after some of the worst of the flooding. the country has ever seen residence in the largest city, oakland in the west down record this week for people have been can and thousands of

homes destroy a your secretary of state antony blink and has finished his visit to israel and the palestinian territories. after talks in jerusalem on monday, he met with palestinian present mahmoud abbas in ramallah on tuesday, amid a spike in violence between israelis and palestinians. mister blank and expressed his condolences, what he called the innocent palestinian civilians who lost their lives over the last year. and he urged mister vast to de escalate tensions. he proposed no new initiatives. he reiterated washington support for a 2 state solution. during the short press briefing and rama the secretary of state went on to say this. it's also important to continue describe not only reducing violence but ensuring that ultimately the israeli house needs a life enjoy the same right?

the same opportunities what we're, what we're seeing now, how citizens is a shrinking to rise and not expanding one. and that to we believe needs to change injurious and based journalist as sammy soccer gave us this assessment of anthony lincoln's visit. well, at z a secretary of state, of course it showed his close ties to israel. a he met with a prime minister, the minister of the fans, and there had this kind of like very close a link on security issues. and also all the issues connected to these early society . but both was really a striking where he says, statements that he made in ramallah, the kind of sympathy that he expressed towards the palestinians. and also if it condemning our or criticizing the kind of policies that the exact israeli government has decided on the last few days,

he said that he is opposing the expanding of the supplement project. he's opposing the m legalization of outpost. he is opposing the demolition of palestinian homes. he opposes evictions. these are the kinds of things that we heard saturday night from the israeli government. these are the kinds of policies that this government wants to promote. students from based journalist, sammy sako, or the tangled complexity of israel. palestine in conflict can be seen at a grass, roots level and a tiny betterment village on the west back. some right wing politicians wanted demolished while palestinian sandy's rainy rights groups oppose the move. and the deadline is looming. ah, the village of hon. allah mar, home to around 200 palestinian bedouins may seem humble. but it's at the center of a year's long legal battle that has gained international attention. in

2018, israel's highest court ruled in favor of demolishing the village which had been built without construction permits. israel's government decided not to follow through after outcry from the international community but a new far right government led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu might change that. lindsey on february 1st is their deadline to decide whether to bulldoze hong ala more or leave at b right wing. politicians are pushing for eviction palestinians and left wing israeli writes groups say the land would be used to expand a nearby jewish settlement. numerous international bodies such as the u. n. and the international court of justice. consider such settlements in the west bank, illegal. the israeli rights organization, betsy lem, works to protect palestinian rights in the occupied territories.

these policies by israel against will assume communities are criminal policies. these are human rights violations, the violations of international military law. they need to be stopped. the villagers themselves think demolition would have wider consequences as i'm going to be at the national community. praises pace and the village is demolished. the peace process ends is its national community capable of preserving this village in order for peace to happen or not. whether e u diplomats visited hon. i'll mark to put that question to the test. they fear that a decision to evict would only fan the flames of conflict. then we will see on the way tave for further settlement construction, which is also against international law and which is at least end of my government . and which in addition politically would be, would put the perspective of the 2 states to loosen

a serious with in the end. the villages fate is in the hands of one of the most right. when governments, in israel's history a funerals have been taking place for some of the 100 people who died in pakistan following monday, suicide bomb attack at a mosque in the shower, the mosques inside a high security compound. and most of the victims were police officers. authorities are investigating how the bomb managed to get inside, without being challenged their families and colleagues are bidding them through well with full police honors. meanwhile, survivors are recovering in the hospital many in shock and still wearing their police uniforms. uh huh. they, they are low as soon as we raised her hands to begin her prayer, we heard a loud last. i felt a huge flame coming my way, washed the away and i lost consciousness. when i came to,

i found myself under the rubble. more than $300.00 people were at the mosque when an entire wall and most of the roof were blown out, showering rubble on officers. the blast was one of the deadliest attacks and pakistani security forces in recent years. police are investigating how the bumper was able to gain access to the mosque. it is located in a ward compound inside a high security area with other government buildings. here at the lab, there is no denying that this has been a security lapse. if someone could enter a highly secured compound like this one, there is no way for us to argue otherwise. for now, the investigation is on and the provincial chief minister has also set up a joint investigation. tim. yes, the pakistani taliban denied involvement after an initial claim by one of its commanders. the group ended a ceasefire in november and violence has been on the rise since let's take

a look at some all stores making headlines around the world. american actor alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting r. u. s. film sat in october 2021. he was pointing a gun at the films cinematographer when it went off, killing her, maintains that he was told that gun was safe to use and is fighting the charges. an image that francis has condemned centuries of colonial exploitation as he makes his 1st paypal visit to the democratic republic of the congo for decades. he's to do to hold a mass in the capital. kinshasa went up to a 1000000 people expected to return at today is world hedge up day organizers. hope this will fast a better understanding for women who choose to wear it. we're looking at the often polarizing polarized arguments around this or item of clothing. in iran, for instance, hundreds of thousands of women protested last year against it becoming mandatory in

india. however, muslim students are protested for the rights to wear the hedge up in classrooms. protests in the southern state of karnataka last year followed a government ban. will india supreme court still needs to decide the matter, but for many muslim students in the country, it comes down to personal choice. the w, as many are a child re, met 2 young women in delhi who told her that, wearing the hedge up. what were the hedge up maids for that rhythm of in is getting her masters in communication. and jam emilia is lamar university in delhi. she started reading the job about 7 years ago, and as one of the women in her class would also, she believes that women across the world, irrespective of their religion, should have the right to choose what they want or don't want to wear rid us as people often stared at her, but that she has gotten used to it. it wasn't something that came to me. oh,

cool family. it was something that i discovered and chose. so at the woman that i decided i was going to read her job. i think that moment it became a part of my identity and became a part of who i was last year, the southern state of cannot accost all major protest both for and against the he job. after 6 students were barred from attending classes for wearing one officials shut down schools and universities for days because they feared violence. following the controversy, the could not at the high court upheld the ban on his jobs in classes stating that the her job is not essential to islam. later, when the matter reached the supreme court, it delivered a split word act. rhythm often talks about the tensions and cannot go with her friend nailer, who also, with the hedge up board, said that the controversy had nothing to do with the who job both c. instead, it was about reach yaki and men wanting to control women's choices, as well as with rising islam of phobia in india. non kyla says she does not think

women read the job because the men in their lives forced them to. they do so because of their faith and this is their right. but she and donna are both against the forceful imposition of the job. you can obviously, or a lot of the vest in media news, media in general that is always portrayed he job the woman as of breast of boston where he job is often seen as somebody who doesn't have their own opinions. somebody who doesn't have their own agency and who is governed by what the men in the life says, i did, i agree the job she has while to take legal recourse. if somebody she is told to remove her her job. i know a friend of mine who was refused a job offered the condition for the job. she had to move at a job. and unfortunately, she had to leave it. we need to create in closer societies, inclusive of places where everyone, people from all cultures are accepted and all identities and identical markers out accepted. borden, ayla, android,

our struggle with prejudice every day. whether it is from an individual stare or a national debate. but their struggle has only strengthened their beliefs and the feeling of empowerment. they say the job has given them what should be w nearest. the european union is to introduce new rules that would enable governments and the block to support that green industries. for a used traditionally avoided allowing state aid for companies on the international market, but new laws in the usa and china, a forcing the block to change tack. a move applauded by france and germany. a correspondent jack parrot reports from brussels. the economic transition towards green technology is starting to become a global race. now in august 2022,

the u. s. president joe biden signed the us inflation reduction act into law which included $369000000000.00 to fund green technology. americans who by us made electric vehicles get a 7 and a half $1000.00 tax rebate. it prompted major concern in europe of a return to an american 1st policy. and that you companies would be unfairly muscled out of the us, unable to challenge their subsidized american competitors. our aim should be to avoid disruptions in trans atlantic, trade and investment. we should ensure that our respective incentive programs are fair and mutually reinforcing. and we should also set out how we can jointly benefit from this massive investment, but while europe's already em out, one trillion euros for green investments over the next decade. this new move isn't

technically about specific parts of cash. it's about tinkering with e u. rules which have prevented national governments from giving their own companies a competitive leg up experts like jacob kirk, god say this could result in a split between bigger e u countries with big green industries and smaller ones who are going to see not a trade war, but basically, france and germany say, all of joe biden is doing it. china is doing it. we need to subsidize our industry as well. and preferably, we in paris and berlin would like to decide what companies get it rather than the european commission. this is, in my opinion, a great danger to the internal market and i have to say, i foresee pretty titanic battle. europe also hopes the proposals put forward will prevent big global companies from relocating their production to the united states

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