large amounts of moisture ah, i'll get the answer in the invisible river that flows through the sky starts march 23rd on d w. ah, this is the w news lied from berlin. the u. s. releases video of the black sea drone incident. the pentagon says this footage shows a rush and 5 digit come very close to an unmanned american drawn. that later crashed kremlin denies involvement. we'll hear from a military analyst in just a month. also in the program, french president amendment call says he's,

he'll use special constitutional powers to push through controversial pension reform on popular changes of spark. widespread protests in recently plus is where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu defends propose judicial reforms in his country. netanyahu's in berlin for talks with german chancellor. all the shots is where the lead appraised israel strong partnership with jim. ah, i'm anthony, how walk into the program? the u. s. defense department has released footage that it says shows a russian aircraft intercepting a u. s. spy drug of the black sea on tuesday, according to us authorities, this video shows a russian su 275 digit approaching the drone. and dumping fuel over of it as it passes the aircraft closely with appearing to cause any damage to the restaurant.

but washington says the jet collided with the drones propeller on a 2nd pass, which is also shown in the video that the actual collision that moment isn't visible in the end of the video that has been released, although damage to the propeller can later be seen after the picture is re established now that the actual footage has been released, i asked military analyst, frank led, which what stood out to him. this was a deliberate action by the russian fighters. it seems that they were in the vicinity for more than half an hour. and that would indicate as well that there was some element of commission on the command to this 2nd thing is by dumping fuel as you see there on the screen. now that the intention there is to blind blind to the instruments on the, on the drug, on the re pedro, as it, as it does,

and also clearly to disable it. and the past was so close as you've already pointed out, that it did disable the drone. and i suspect the combination of those 2 things, the fuel being dumped on it. we're talking here a ton of fuel or more being released from flying into it. and the damage to the engine and the turbulence that drove the job into the water. i think it was a deliberate decision actually to crush it. it's intriguing frank. on wednesday, the pentagon spokes person ned price has seen the footage, obviously called the incident, probably unintentional. based on what we've seen, that doesn't appear to be the case. so why would the pentagon say that? well, it's not a known for one department or even part of one department to be at variance with another. because so general austin retired, general austin, who's defense actually was pretty clear that it wasn't inadvertent. and anyone who said not been dr. video will be under no doubt that this was deliberate, but the answer question is, since,

since we only possible out so i think i said what mr. price wanted to do was tone down the rhetoric and ensure that there was no misunderstanding. instead that the pentagon sameness, as her as a warlike or hostile act as opposed to a reckless and silly one. so now to technology in it and intelligence, russia says that wants to try to salvage the wreckage washington. physic wiped all data from the drone. so what use is that drawing to moscow now? not at all, and it's highly unlikely they'll be able to recover it. it's in about 1700 meters of water, as i understand, which is well below the capabilities of most recast most not all of russia, submarine recovery technology technology by the way, that they've not shown to be particularly like which they're not shown to, particularly capable in the past the data will all be will all be wiped the re, per m q 9 is relatively old. anyway, it's been in service for about 15 years and is now being replaced more widely

around the air force or so on. all france rarely, it's not much of an intelligent scale for the russians, even if they do get hold. we're sorry. what given frank, what we now know? and if i had this, if evidence doesn't change anything about the war and about the dealings between russia and the united states, it does accidentally, it's a, it's not, it's not a landmark, but it's a, it's an event. it's an incident, it's an incident, of course that could have escalated, happy, us padded on taking a different view. it's a u. s. air force aircraft that was deliberately brought down, clearly deliberately brought down, or at least clearly deliberately damaged recklessly with the result was brought down. and americans could have taken a different view and they could have taken the approach that look the next time we put up a reconnaissance aircraft, which this is we're going to ask or to be fighters. and you can imagine the kind of escalation that go good. we could go to from that. so yes, to that extent it is significant, significant moment in the, in the are russia, u. s. military encounter if you like,

a frank way. just getting reports that poland has decided to send me 29 fighter jets to ukraine, possibly even this week. that's something he kind of been asking for for months. but it's nato allies have been reluctant to provide because i fear it would lead to an escalation with russia. what's your reaction about time? i remember talking about this with money. other analysts said yourselves about a year ago and this transfer should have taken place then as many of us thought it would, the americans put a stop to it. then these are makes or italy suitable to the credit they know how to use it. they've got them already on a farm or appropriate for the credit course at this moment at this moment that is on the 16th. so it's good news all around them. it's a good reinforcement, the planning air force that they will use extremely effectively. ok, no doubt military analyst, franklin, which as always, thank you so much. thank you so all right, let's take a look out some of the other stories making headlines around the world. iranian act

of a separate a collie and has been detained again just hours after she walked free from prison without wearing a headscarf enchanting slogans against the islamic republic. pollyanna spent years in prison after reporting on union protests and has become a strong voice against the abuses. she says female prisoners are subjected to in iran a fire has broken out at a building belonging to russia's border patrol in the southern city of ross, them rust vonda close to the ukrainian border authority. so at least one person has died because of the blaze, isn't it clean? tens of thousands of people to have taken to the streets increased to express their anger of the last month trying disaster that left 57 did. unions of also called for a 24 hour general strike, leaving the fairies in port flights grounded and trains cancer. the 1st government plans to bypass a parliamentary vote over it's unpopular pension reforms which raised the age for

retirement from $62.00 to $64.00. just a few minutes before the vote was due to take place president, among course government invoked a special constitutional power to force. the reforms through their forms have been met with wide spread opposition. triggering massive protests and strikes across fronts. move is expected to trigger a quick no confidence motion in the gum. short time ago, i talked to d. w. 's correspondent lisa lewis, who is in paris. i asked her about the french government plan to trigger the special procedure. and how often these powers get used while it's not that extraordinary actually that it is used now. it's been used about 90 times since the beginning of the 5th republic and the 1950s. however, it is a very controversial measure to actually and for my call to you with this reform, because this was the mother of all reforms for him. he wanted to show that he's

capable of reforming this country to push through this reform to convince parliamentarians to go along with this and the fact that he is now using that special clause shows that he has failed to do so. now what's gonna happen next? as you just said, the opposition has already actually announced that a different part of the opposition parties have actually announced that they will put in a vote of no confidence. and everybody will be watching that if there will be a majority of for such a vote of confidence. mind here that has never happened since the beginning of the 5th republic in the 1950s that a government was actually voted out of office by such a vote of confidence. but it might happen this time around. it's a massive step and it hasn't been seen before. but how likely are we to seat well a, you know, it's, it's very likely, i mean,

it will happen that there will be this beta if no confidence. but for this to go through what, what they need to do the opposition parties. it's a really joint forces and that means the far left the far right and some parties in the middle will have to evade together against the government. now that people here are saying, you know, it could actually go down to the bar wire. there could be, it could be about a few votes in the past or the conservative party. the republicans have been reluctant to vote such a vote of confidence. they have got about 60 seats in parliament and say they could be a decisive factor, but am on my call has really angered a lot of politicians, a lot of people in the country and a lot of parliamentarians with his reform. he's a good many people and it comes at a, at a moment and a time his credibility hinged on the passage of this pension reform that he's had to resort to these measures. is that any sort of victory for him?

well, not really. i think for him it was really the last resort to say we're going to use this special. how are you wanted to convince parliament to show that he is able of pushing through this reform without actually forcing people to you know, for forcing the reform through. now, as it said, he wanted to show that he's in a capable of reform. the country also on international level is to pick them. and so as a strong states mind is very important for him, this question of image he wants to leave a trace. he can't then again for president in 4 years time. but he wants to be remembered for what he did in office. and part of that would have been or would be that pension reform. and also it was, it also wants to continue to play an important role on the level of the european union and on and on an international level when it comes to the russian invasion in ukraine. and his, his image will, is now likely to be, you know, considerably weakened. lisa lewis and parents,

thank you so much. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met the german chancellor in berlin amid rising tensions at home of his government's plans to reform the judiciary. critics. the plants would allow the israeli parliament to overturn supreme court decisions on his visit to berlin. netanyahu defended his play image. that is force it as though we're trying to bring a judicial reform to curtail the independence of the judiciary is not true. israel has an independent judiciary, but many feel i'm not able to talk about specific ideas. many feel that it is an all powerful judiciary. an independent judiciary is not an all powerful judiciary. the judicial reform is meant to bring into balance the 3 branches of government. and when does is accomplished, we will have the same balance that exists in any other democracy. now if his part

german chancellor love shalt voiced his concern about the plan judicial reforms in his ro, i mean minister prime minister netanyahu also informed me about the reform of the judiciary design that his government is planning and pictures. currently, the subject of heated debate in israel, as well as democratic, valued partners and close friends of his aid. the are falling does to be very closely and i will not conceal this that great concern as organ. earlier, i talked to d. w chief, political correspondent, need a hazard. i asked her about chancellor shelters, comments on israel's plans to reform the judiciary. well, that was of course, one of those moments in that press conference. i attended that as well. many observers have been waiting for will have choices exact words eagerly as they were cresting, which was what he used to express concern and criticism of israel's judicial reform because that has, of course, also sparked a debate here in germany. so we have shots made a reference to israel's president,

isaac had soc, who has put forward a compromise proposal, which there tanya was. government has rejected and choice was careful not to come across as to reprimanding. but he did say that he still hopes that the last word has not been spoken on the issue in that's as far as he was prepared to go, essentially edging it on out to approach the critics of his reform again and from nina hossa to some sport before we go unsafe, a president johnny infant, tina will keep his position as the most powerful man in the world football for another 4 years. he was re elected unopposed at faith as congress in were one. does . capitol could golly. several european countries, including germany, had said they wouldn't support his candidacy. after criticizing faith as approach to human rights under infant tina, but with no challenges stepping forward, infant in i will now keep footballs tough job, up until at least 2027. the 1st women's war now coming up next indeed of the news

asia, south korea and japan try to restart stoled relations with their 1st summit in 12 years. the question being can the neighbors have become a difficult history? and full timing has long tradition in southern india. and rights activist sites cruel and should be bad. but stories are much more coming up in d w. news asia with my colleague melissa chan, after a short break. don't forget the website as their d. w dot com, and socials to handle the natives at d. w. news on anthony how'd in berlin, thanks for your company. and stay with us. if you get billed every day for us and for our planet, global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities greener.