ah, he's never read a book like this. literature list under german street with. ah, this is d. w. news live from berlin class. just break out again in the george and cap police battle protesters out on the street for a 2nd. not against the draft last seen as harold, being an authoritarian shift. also coming up, questions are swirling over the destruction of the north stream gas pipelines. intelligent sources believe

a pro ukrainian group may have carried out the sabotage. but will we ever get to the bottom up and mass rallies around the world celebrate international women's day? look at how women are sounding the alarm and fighting back with their rights under threat in countries across the globe. ah. i'm anthony out walking to the program. police have clashed with protesters in a 2nd, not of unrest in the georgian capital tbilisi. the demonstrators were voicing their anger over a controversial new draft law. the legislation dumped the foreign agent bill received an issue, backing from parliament earlier this week. opponent say, if passed, it would limit free speech and mark a shift toward authoritarianism, anger in georgia, capital to really seem as people continue to protest against the government's

attempt to pass a controversial bill. it would require organizations to register as foreign agents . if they received more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad, the bill is reminiscent of russia's foreign agent law, which the kremlin used extensively to crack down on descent. people feel freedom of speech will be lost in georgia to normally me and my colleagues don't part has heard to them of phrases. we color was the most recent as any other even. but i know is the time when we are under direct attack from the government, so we should proto kellerso public. discontent isn't the only reason why the bill is considered risky. it also threatens to derail george's negotiations to join the european union. the e u has responded saying, this is

a very bad development for georgia and it's people. this law is incompatible with e values and standards. it's final. adoption may have serious repercussions on our relations. demonstrators are holding their ground fiercely despite clashes, but the police. and despite the tear gas water cannons and sondra needs that have been directed at them, follow that will under this law is absolutely ante constitutional. and it goes against the will of the georgian people to become an e, you member, a full fledged member of the european family who was long as are available. know, jeff, i saw these mass protests come when the bill hasn't even become low yet. if it does, georgia government could have an even bigger force to reckon with. the european union has said the bill is incompatible with a he values. earlier we asked a just you could share

a freelance journalist into play see to tell us why the georgia government is trying to enact this bill. even though paul show a majority of citizens want the country to join the a you. i mean, this is the big question that everyone's trying to answer and i don't think anybody has an answer yet. i would say that the government definitely does see the countries civil society sector are the independent media and, and organizations. in particular, a handful of big western funded organizations that are very anti government. they see that is a big threat to them and they do want to weaken them. but this law is such a blunt instrument and it carries such a big risk of running ruining the countries chances for getting you candidacy that i. it's hard to imagine that it's worth the risk. they might also think the government and also think that they can get away with it, that they are now because of the war and ukraine on geopolitically important enough

to europe that they can, that you will still want them even if they don't meet all of the use profess values, but if it's, it's a big risk. if that's what they're thinking. here in germany, investigators have confirmed they searched a yacht, suspected to have been used in the sabotaging of the north stream gas pipelines last september. the found traces of explosives, but no concrete link to the perpetrators. the new york times and german outlet say intelligence points toward possible ukrainian involvement in blowing up the pipelines keep denies of had anything to do with the sabotage and european laid aside. the evidence is not robust enough to conclude who might be behind it. sabotaged on the baltic sea after nearly 6 months, figuring out the culprits behind the attack on the north stream. pipelines remains an international who done it, generating theories, questions,

and this asked repeated sentiment. as long as investigations are ongoing, we cannot draft draw definitive conclusion. what can i say? why don't jump to conclusions? but no definitive answers on who gesture from fountain suspicions about the blast overshadow, talks about supplying ammunition to ukraine. at a european minister's meeting on wednesday was not that's after german media reported that a group of 6 russian ann ukrainian nationals used a yard hired by a poland based company to carry out the deep sea attack german report. se investigators found traces of explosives on board magazines to i want to point out . there's also talk that could have been a so called false flag operation. that doesn't, that wouldn't be the 1st time in the history of such events. so i'm wary of jumping to conclusions. revelations about the origins of the suspected attackers 1st

emerged tuesday in the new york times. when it reported us officials have seen new intelligence pointing to a pro ukrainian group. the ukranian, an russian government both denied any involvement with the kremlin calling the times report a diversion by c e. u foreign policy chief yourself, burrell says last, september, sabotage has made one thing, crystal clear report for you, great. it will have to be much more vigilant about the resilience of our critical infrastructure. because what has happened with the north to him to may happen to more of their really asked for the us official say it has full faith and confidence in the investigation led by germany, sweden and denmark, and has no intention of interfering ignorance. defense minister has served the use plan to supply keith with one building euros worth of ammunition was not enough.

alexi resnick offices. ukraine needs 4 times that amount. your defense ministers have been meeting in stock. i'm to try to hammer out a deal that would say the block launch a massive joint ammunitions buying effort western howard sir, is on the battlefield. an essential tool in a war that for the moment has settled into an artillery dual between ukraine and russia. with ukrainian forces using up to 7000 artillery rounds daily, sending ammunition, especially than 155 millimeter nato standard. charles has become a top priority for key of allies and a big problems as defense expert bruno letter. not only the ukraine running low on this, also european nations are running out of stockpile, saw our own reserves are running low. so this is a big problem of course, because we would not be able to deliver to rent ab supplies, use cheap diplomats jasa barrel has put forward a 3 track plan,

proposing an additional $1000000000.00 euros to buy ammunition joint purchasing of ammunition by member states. and increasing production in the long term. i think it's a very big deal. i mean, the european union is an institute credits for peaceful ah goals. so we now see that the european union's moving into the military's fear and this is a 1st time in history. it's pretty unique actually. the idea is to apply a mechanism similar to the one used during their covet 19 pandemic. when the european commission negotiated contracts and acquired vaccines on behalf of member states. now the european defense agency could sign arms contracts on behalf of its members. the more countries take part, the larger the orders, a plan. the weapons industry is happy to see says hans crystal, at support in the hat of a group representing more than $200.00 companies in germany, the mainland d. as the noticed we are non smoker and at the quantities that are needed and that

very quickly and are 10 times higher than the current production capacities. uncompensated does to so the companies that are investing in increasing their capacities need a guarantee from their national state or from the you dying that the capacities that will be utilized whose does exist its own osler's crew. an approach that could at last helped the european union strengthen its military capabilities, says reza, you can have it shania, vice chair of the european parliament's defense subcommittee today is a momentum. does that to think an auto realistically does that real steps for her to build our entropy an air gap abilities, because before that it was only worse details of the plan to ramp up ammunition production still needs to be hashed out and approved by you members. but a majority of them seem to be ready for clothes and military cooperation. let's

take a look now at some of the other news making headlines around the world. un secretary general, antonia who tara said, and he crowns. president vladimir soleski have called for the extension of a crucial deal with moscow that allows ukrainian grain exports. the agreement allows ukraine to ship grain from its black, see ports and russia to export fertilizer and food moscow. a signal it might block, the extension francis controversial pension reform bill has passed an important hurdle. on thursday, the senate approved one of its key articles to raise the retirement age. the legislation must be finalized by sunday, if it's to advance the government a 2nd, to raise the pension age from 62, to 64, in the face of strong opposition. acosta on the police of quest with supporters of former prime minister emron come in the eastern city of la violence, or rather the head of an election rally planned by com that had been banned by the government. cons, party light, a claim that one of its supporters was killed,

that's not been confirmed by police. international women say passed off around the world with women and their allies rallying to defend rights that are coming under increasing attack with the taliban banning women from universities in afghanistan, tyrants, repression of women's rights protests. and new u. s. restrictions on abortion rights. many protesters say international solidarity is now more important than ever women life freedom chant, these curtis women in serious commission li, the slogan, was made famous by the women's rights protest in iran, sparked by the death of the kurdish iranian women. it's become an international rallying cry for women's rights, and it's been answered by allies from a world away. i'm here with the delegation of women from scotland. we've come here to better understand the women's revolution,

the struggle and build up our own experiences. we're always together in our hearts, but today we will physically much together in the streets. we've come a long way internationally to join in the struggle some 3000 kilometers away in pakistan. thousands of women defied a protest fan to demand equal rights and opportunities. and to condemn violence against women. we are martin court ourselves. we are marching for my brother, grandmothers who have gone before that we are marching for our door does. who ought to come after us and we are marching because we are not allowed to march. and we must march, so that's why we are marching in neighbouring afghanistan. it's even more dangerous for women to protest. yet a small group bright, the streets of the capital kabul to make their voices heard. even in turkey, women and not free to protest in istanbul, city authorities closed metro stations to prevent women from gathering in toxeme

square. but thousands ignored the ban and joined the annual feminist night march, which caused for an end to violence against women. to kinda show that women here and turkey don't just face physical violence. we faced psychological violence every day on the street. and now here we faced police violence in cities across france, including paris, women turned out in large numbers everywhere. loud calls for french pension reforms, not to penalize women for taking unavoidable career breaks. and the only thing that i get the women who work part time or have precarious contracts, who will end up with smaller pensions. it's not their fault. it's not their personal choice. them, but it's because the system pushes them to look after their children at home. so they have to work part time. they'll suffer in retirement. and in london, a sunday protest in tribute to the bravery of iranian women, dressed in clothes,

inspired by the novel in t v series, the handmaids tail women, not from parliament to the iranian embassy, holding photos of women killed or jailed during the ongoing protests. that's all the news for now. africa's future as an ex, border of environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel takes a big step forward. christy plus and has the details on that story. on date of the business coming up after a short break is more of course on our website at t w dot com. we can also check out social media channels as well. i'm anthony help. thanks. what is just a thought so crazy.