about our complex relationship with animals. well, i think i will live long enough to witness the of factory farming. the great debate this week on d. w or ah ah, this is d, w. news ally from berlin. labor unions in tunisia, stage mass protests in the capital, fueled by anger over the rising cost of living. and the government crackdown on the opposition. and the battle for back moved to intensify. u. k. military intelligence

sources say ukrainian forces. you're under increasing pressure from russia in the fight for the frontline city ah more greetings, 12 years round. the world on michael oak demonstration shore are taking place in tunisia this weekend to protest against an ongoing economic crisis and a government crackdown on the opposition. president chi site has ruled by decrease in suspending parliament in 2021 in a power grab. in recent weeks, anger over the rising cost of living has boiled over into unrest with police responding by resting union leaders, journalists, and political opponents. it was a sure force by tennessee as powerful workers union thousands on the street in each city's last month. fed up with the rising cost of milk, bread and other staples,

and a wave of arrests which threatened the country's fragile democracy. from mister dickson trade unionists are being targeted gifts putting trade union in jail, falsified cases, arrests and similar actions. just the authorities of seeking to silence the changes in general labor union. i know thought that they hadn't received a solo from her during a recent walk about at a market president key. saheed saw close some of the frustration underpinning the protest. but he insisted those arrested were behind the deepening crisis. not him. her a mcdonald. lun, doctor of the state won't stand idle in the face of those who have fueled men and those who seek to fuel the social situation by raising prices on at the and the

dock piling. good 60 by you. but dorothea, it, i saw what we thought see the other than the minister journalists to have been protesting after police arrested the head of a radio station which had been critical of the president you as the day authorities are resorting to security forces and the judiciary to harass and intimidate journalists. this is the message they want to send to the media sector. i live until recently, janasia was seen as the arab springs last success story. but many fear hard one, freedoms are now being rooted. earlier i spoke to journalist elisha holcman in tunis, who updated us on the protest. well, i fight. he pirates a free i. he's also a coach. but i think one of the real punches is when a european trade a

. 6 and she did send a dentist with it in 24 hours. he's also a constant publication. i think it's easy. now it's pretty much the can really make a pretty much a you know, given that online criticism of the government has been effectively criminalized and

parliament one could argue is almost meaningless. after only 11 percent of teenagers took part in general elections. are there any checks and balances left in the country? he's also trying to most of the judiciary a democratic regime in store before you have her. she's a junior is in deep economic turmoil and needs and i am f bailout given international criticism of sides repression, especially coming out of the u. s. will these arrests weaken the government's

position in forging a deal? well the ins davis about her and that basically keeping things in the state is quite, it's not about one point. 9000000000 is not, is not large enough to really kind of read on a, a, c k l to supply budget for 2023 in time. and then a deadline to the i'm actually so it's laid out to where the army is on the administrative level. but also the i'm actually want to see just to see. because if you can, when things are completely show that it's like going mostly down the track,

but they were hiking with me and would be, i mean, but when i see a many, many, many thanks to lisa faulkner and freelance journalist based internet a look now at some of the other news making headlines around the world at this hour . china's annual meeting of parliament has kicked off in beijing with the largely ceremonial political advisory session. the meeting comes on the eve of the national people's congress, which starts on sunday. the parliament rubber stamps decisions already made behind closed doors by leader, she ping and the communist party leadership. at least 4 people have been killed and over 40000 residents displaced. after flooding in the southern malaysian state of shoe hor, the rains have continued unabated hampering release efforts. authorities have set

up more than 200 relief centers for people displaced by the floods. the russian defense ministry has reported that its chief survey sure who has visited troops on the front line in eastern ukraine, inspected a command post in the southern done yet screeching and handed out metals to soldiers. it was not clear when exactly the trip took place. european parliament president roberta met sola, has met ukraine's president. val automated lensky during a visit to leave. it is her 2nd time in ukraine since the russian invasion. she said the european parliament cooperation with ukraine would only grow stronger. there are signs that russian forces are making progress in a key battle in eastern ukraine. fighting continues to rage around the front line, city of buck moot. russia is determined to seize the now destroyed city as part of

its wider aim of capturing the entire done yet region. british military intelligence reports a ukrainian forces are coming under increasingly strong pressure there. this city and it's defenders have endured some of the most brutal fighting of war, really doable, but after 6 months under constant attack, ukraine's hold on buck mote appears to be slipping. for both sides, the cost in both lives and ammunition has been enormous. but now the commander of russia's mercenary wagner, group claims the city is almost completely surrounded. issue the wagner group units have effectively encircled buck mute. there is only one road left out. all the pins is a closing room, while most roads in and out of back most have been cut off,

making it difficult for ukraine to resupply its forces. those that remain open are under constant file from russian artillery. as russia closes in their affairs, that ukraine's forces may become unable to retreat. throughout it all, medics continued to ferry the wounded away from the besieged city. those injured on the front line in buck mote, a transferred to hospitals, in safer regions. in the western city of la viv president followed him as the lensky thanked both soldiers and doctors for their tireless efforts. which one would i want to thank you for helping so many of our soldiers and heroes to get back on their feet here where the country sees your work and values highlight on that are very highlight robado who is of which, in lieu few expected buck motel to hold on this long, it's capture would mock a symbolic victory for russia,

one that costs thousands of lives to achieve with again, the u. k. has shad ukrainian forces or under severe pressure defending buckboard? i asked him until a saga most so senior lecturer, insecurity and development at king's college in london. what more is known about ukraine's dispatching elite units to reinforce the area one that what we know is that to the ukraine, as i'm send reinforcements to our mac, morton, apparently, we don't know, and we don't have a lot of detail or exactly what kind of reinforcements happening say that they have been images of, you know, of our vehicles to, you know, carry an infantry man. so it is possible. got additional troops have been sent to they to the area and also apparently i'm mechanized division i reinforce meant excuse me to that sort of north north western part of blackmore to maybe try to, to put pressure on, on sort of their russian forces. but also this could be,

or part of an effort to ensure the ease. there are 3rd sort of the withdrawn off of the ukraine and force is from back won't actually make sure that to want not to my knee lives. i lost it there, withdrawn oil would be that there is an effort to continue sort of cleaning down our russian forces there. ma'am, i am more of that week, but now probably the, the efforts to make sure that the forces that are stated are inside of our more they ukraine, and forces are able to withdraw without a major. no, says i'm rachel casualties not often great choir st. and cement brain again, dumb until a sug remote. so senior lecture insecurity and development at king's college in london. speaking to me earlier, the u. s. and german leaders have met in washington and a display of unity over the war in ukraine. it was a love schultz is a 1st visit to the white house since rushes invasion. he and joe biden focus their

talks on support for keith and concerns that china is planning to provide russia with military assistance. the u. s. is also announced a new $400000000.00 package for military aid to keith schultz says, germany is committed to backing ukraine for as long as it takes that we just say at least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out overnight at a fuel storage depot in jakarta, the fuel depot is owned by indonesia, national energy company. brit amena, indonesian officials have called for an investigation into the company growing panic as a fire or to fuel storage facility in jakarta, builds with the explosion can be heard and the blaze seen across the indonesian capital.

oh, there's already been gas burner, news k arctic cuz we're running away with a few injured victims who are half burned when it calls people to panic. that either number one, again, the deadly fire broke out at the dep, ppo of state energy company, pat amena. but it quickly spread, forcing many living nearby to leave their homes. oh, it started with a very strong smell. it was so strong that we could hardly breathe than we were leaving this area when we suddenly heard a very loud explosion ah, in the light of day, the devastation at the plum pang facility is plain to see. officials are calling for a full investigation. they also want an audit of all fuel facilities across the country. following several other fires. the death toll here is

expected to rise, which given this debt post proximity to a densely populated neighbourhood, it could have been so much worse. and that is all from us for now. up next, our documentary series dark film looks inside. israel's massage intelligence agency is more in our website at d, w dot com. and you can also check our social media channels. the handle you need there is at dw news, a michael oak, who in berlin, wherever you are, have a great day jeremy has had 1111 north single woman, the gender gap in space exploration. germany's 1st female astronaut has been waiting for years to get her turn the private industry.