a documentary series about the future of food. with the great debate this week on d. w. ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin, amber again morning after a deadly shooting in a house of worship. 8 people are dead and several others wounded in a mass. shooting at a jehovah. witness center late on thursday will bring you the latest developments. also on the program, iran and saudi arabia agreed to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions. the

surprise agreement was broken by china at the deal code have wide ranging implications across the middle east and a 3rd term for chinese need or she's in pain. it's the culmination of a remarkable rise for the 69 year old who has weathered recent protests at home to remain china's most powerful leader in generations ah. on public felony as welcome to the program. police investigating the shooting at to jehovah witnesses center in the northern german city of hamburg. have revealed that the perpetrator was a former member of the religious community. the gunman killed himself 6 people and an unborn baby. his motive remains unclear,

but police officers say they recently received an anonymous tip off about his mental state. as the investigation continues, the community where the shooting on folded mourns its victims. undertakers remove the bodies of the victims. as people in hamburg pay their respects and begin to process and reflect on me, attack them on your hon. one when you leave here and you are 200 meters away, it effect seal. it's very bad about that. no matter wait happens. but of course, it affects us even more here than my lad. and we are afraid i say this because we often pass by here and we don't know if it could happen again. so yes, we are afraid one of the other investigations into the motives of the 35 year old shooter who took his own life at

the scene around going he was a no gun owner and a former member of the religious group. my philip f 100, a seal michelin murph. as a former member of the jehovah witnesses, he voluntarily left the congregation, but evidently not on good terms. wooten for lawson at the german chancellor. a former mayor of humbug, offered his condolences, isn't fossil laws. and if we are stunned at this act of violence, my thoughts are with the victims and their relatives in these difficult hours, and with those whose lives have been so brutally taken over time. assumed even garrison, german, his interior minister, nancy feather, visited the scene. she told reporters, the government would seek to introduce a psychological suitability test for potential gun owners.

must shootings a rare in germany. it's hoped a tightening of already strict firearms ownership can prevent tragedies like this happening again. our correspondent bank coming out about his gruber has been reporting from hamburg on this attack. and here's the latest from him. so there's been a lot of movement all day long. also since yesterday at 9 p. m. when the shooting unfold a death in many neighbors walking around, some of them also arrived to this place. you can see the building right behind me. some of them left flowers. some of them also left candles as they're trying to get to terms with what happened day yesterday waiting for updates of news for those who were wounded, who are still in hospital. and of course also grieving a with a family members of those who lost those people yesterday evening here. so we had many, also reactions from a local politicians who came here and also trying to show that condolence is on one

side for the family members. and also thanking em, police officers and also those who were at the scene pretty quickly. and according to several experts who have been looking at the situation, avoided a more and more terrible situation or more dead. i mean alvarez gruber reporting there. let's take a look now at some of the other news making headlines around the world. the catholic church in germany will officially be able to hold a blessing ceremonies for homosexual couples from march 2026. that's the decision of a church reform assembly which voted in favor of the measure. the german churches reform path as increasingly brought it into conflict with conservatives in the vatican. russia's wagner mercenary group has entered a tactical ports in back moot. that's according to the u. s. based institute for the study of war, which that fighters may have posed their offensive on by mood,

while waiting for russian reinforcements. wagner fighters have so far spearheaded the attack on the ukrainian city, columbia's government and the largest remaining rebel group known as the e l. n. say they are making progress toward a temporary cease far. the announcement comes as the 2nd round of peace talks between the 2 concludes in mexico city. almost half a 1000000 people were killed during the decades of conflict between the state and various armed groups. around and saudi arabia have agreed to re establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies within 2 months. after a 7 year diplomatic breach, which is fuel tensions in the gulf, and deepened conflicts from yemen to syria. the agreement was reached after talks in beijing, which hailed it as a victory for dialogue and peace. saudi arabia has blamed to run for miss alt and thrown a tax on the kingdoms all facilities in recent years. emmans iran aligned to the

movement as also carried, i cross border missa, and drawing a tax into saudi arabia. sebastian zones is a senior researcher on golf, monarchies for the german based center for applied research and partnership. with the orient, he told us why this is happening now as many other countries have distance themselves from iran after its brutal cracked and protests. timing always matters specifically in the case of saudi arabia. so at the moment there is a momentum of opportunity for this is at least the perception in re up. so the situation that we see in iran is considered by the saudi to soup as a situation of weakness, and therefore the saudi leadership has the expectations that iran could agree on more concessions. specifically with regards to yemen, but also maybe with regards to lebanon or iraq that are in the interest of saudi

arabia. so therefore, it is from my understanding, notice strategic breakthrough. it's more a technical up horse more that serves the saudi interest at the moment. but on the other hand, it is also a way maybe to improve relations with china and to show the west, specifically the u. s. and that saudi arabia does not serve as a junior partner anymore, and also wants to act independently by reaching out to iran. for instance. george's parliament has voted to drop a controversial foreign agents. phil opponents of the legislation warranty could stifle dissent. curtail media freedoms and hinder georgia's aspirations of one day . joining the european union to reversal comes after days of demonstrations and mass rallies in the capital. tbilisi. oh, did you all of them august homeschooling. both, this is the moment that thousands in georgia had been waiting for the shed over after days a protest. it took just minutes for the countries parliament to drop. it's

controversial foreign agents, bill timo. lawmakers voting down by 35 to one. know this as soon as i was heavy armor julius going on with a victory celebrated moments later by both opposition impedes inside parliament and those protesting outside many hoops spend days here. fighting to what they see is the countries future away from perceived russian influence. an inside european union, me in my generation where protesting here. oh we were standing like i think 2 or 3 days in a row. so. 1 um, the fact that it is dropped and we're moving towards the european union is of course sir, a good and happy fact for i support my country always and i'm standing here all the time because i, you know, i'm georgiana and it's my responsibility to stand here with my people and about the

law, i think that it's a very bad for our country because we suffered are you crying? lucifer, you are up and we want to be a part of you are up. oh, this bill has exposed a growing divide in the country of which links with russia and moscow's influence over the ruling georgia. dream party. protest is an opposition parties had claimed the proposed legislation could stifle dissent and curtail media freedoms mirroring a form of russian style of oppression ahead of a parliamentary election next year. the solution is looming long. they already tried to pressure her position and opposition in georgia is very fragmented, and i would say they managed to marginalize them. but at the same time, they see that there are some other societal forces lexia for certain free media who could challenge them for the next election to one of the aim of this law was

somehow to subdue and marginalize civil society and a free media. moscow has a keys, the west of orchestrating the protests in georgia over the now defunct bill, likening it to a qu attends, and where to police's loyalties lie in the weeks and months ahead. could now be critical in its spirit to join nato and the european union. seizing ping has begun a historic 3rd term as china's president capping arise that has seen him become its most powerful leader in generations. the national people's congress stage to vote in favor of the appointment in a televised and carefully choreographed event in beijing. it comes after she locked in another 5 years as head of the chinese communist party back in october. taking his oath on the constitution for the 3rd time in a row, she,

jim ping is sworn in as china's president for chinese rulers who traditionally hand over power after a decade of holding a title. a 3rd 5 year term is unprecedented. jay from holland me, although i pledge to be a legion to the constitution of the people's republic of china to safeguard the constitution's authority law, fulfill my legal obligations or walk be loyal to the country and the people be committees legit and honest in my duty. if i'm wrong, accept the people supervision. she shall and work for a great modern socialist country. well, such as prosperous, strong food shall democratic into culturally advancing me, harmonious this year and beautiful ada. i actually she can ping

jungle. take no this. oh fun. oh, sure sure. she did and with that, she is now communist china as long as serving president process, he started in 2018 by abolishing the to term limit on the presidency. that means he can rule indefinitely. the appointment is mostly ceremonial, but party members have left no doubt that she's group on power is unchallenged. ah, german soccer now and 1st, the adornment. meet local rivals, chalka on saturday. it's one of the biggest rivalries in the bonus league. this year, dormant or challenging for the lead title, while chalka are fighting relegation. the numbers are all in favor of a victory for don't mind when if he's chalka in the viet davi don't mind unbeaten

in the last 8 league matches. and if scored a whopping $22.00 goals, if that isn't enough, the 2nd place team is taking on the 17th in the boonies z a table. but does any of that matter? not according to the document coach. bit as an inch be as always this will be a match shape by emotion and intensity on where your rank on the table has no meaning. it's really just about those 90 minutes. even wooden chalka also on the same chalka. they've only conceded one goal in the last 6 games and there's a new sound since of team spirit. and then, and if dorman gives a 100 percent, and so to we, then it'll be very difficult. it's our job to prevent them from reaching that 100 percent. and that means what sets us apart. unmatched a is our mentality. it chalka will be happy that brought one to play without

several key players, including you. so some poor poor who's what? the game winner against them the last time around. whenever the outcome, this rivalry is about more than just points, pride and bragging rights also on the line. that's all we have time for, but after short break, christie plaza will be here with all the latest from the world of business. this one is a special show for her. so excuse me. make sure to stay extra turned on public lillius. thanks for your company. i'll be back again at the top of the next her with my voice, hopefully packer. ah what are sports all about in winning fighting scoring we say thereabout never giving up.