series on you to see the world already subscribed. now t d w documentary ah ah, this is d w. news live from berlin, turkish president, richard typo one welcomes his finished counterpart to ankara for talks about the nordic countries, nato beat turkey's president. his poise to make an announcement about finland application to join the military alliance. anchor has so far withheld its blessing

for helsinki admission also on the program. another night i remember pledges warplanes for you cried. slovakia follows poland lead and announces meek fight as will soon be on their way. so be dear jim to help you cried. defend itself against russia's invasion, also coming back, getting back on her fate. how a team of medics are helping this ukranian girl walk again after she lost her leg in a rush and attack class making waves in the surfing board. we catch up with a sidney server who's taken the title for the longest ever continuous surfing session. ah, i'm anthony. how'd welcome to the program. turkey and finland. heads of state are holding a meeting about helsinki application to join nato. turkish president rich of type are the one who's hold talks with his finished count about selling in

a store. in ankara at one hinted at giving finland the greenland earlier this week, the ratification will formally need to pass through a vote in turkey's parliament. we are expecting an announcement shortly from both leaders will correspond during john's joins me now as we wait from a sample. dorian, what's the feeling in turkey? how likely is it that president no one will approve last night, obeyed the expectation is that the president, no one will give the green light or fin application to join nato. he, along with hungry with the 2 countries standing out who are refusing to ratify finance application, but all the signs in the lead up to the finished president's visit. there was a turkey had come round and no one says he was ready to consider and look favorably on lunch application to join. nato may have been and had lifted an arms embargo on

turkey, which was a key stumbling blocks. beyond that, that wasn't really anything else. holding up finland's application, real problem vice with swing sweden, which is still stay firstly against them. joining nato at present turkey. of course, the backdrop to this is that turkey has elections coming up soon. do they play into this decision about finland? joining nato? yeah, i think that sonny was a factor. i think president long enough very what been contested election impact onto many policies is money to use can double digits behind he's rival. so i think one really likes to play the need or the world read or a person that can make decisions that matter. for the welcome, the fact that the finish president is arriving in k, looking for turkey to send one the expected will give thought this will again, promote wants to say can put him with an a strong man position, but also at the same time. but one is standing out against suite and he's refusing

to accept. so he does application at the moment and by the game will play well with his support. again, one the strong man standing up in some cases to the west and the laws which could play well with among his particular nationalists on religious voters. he mentioned that it looks good for finland, subject to official confirmation, but one has these reservations about sweden joining. can you remind us what those reservations are based on well present erred. one says, sweden is providing sanctuary for organizations, which i consider as terrorist groups that are fighting against the turkey state to clean the separatists of the cutters. don't work. as party says that they all the sweden has provided the factory for many of its members who have been fighting the state for decades, and also a group that one came to us behind a failed to attend against them. so the old one saying that the, these concerns were sweet and has to address. on top of that, we saw also

a recent protest installed where a koran was burned outside the turkish embassy that i did serve a fuel to the fire turkeys opposition to sweden. but beyond that, i think there's also a feeling that so turkey, so opposition to sweden's application is also seen as leverage on washington. washington is strongly supporting both sweden and finland, application turkeys looking for sudden concession from washington. and thus, lee sees that it's possible leverage you can use on watching the washington for hours, insisting this is a mass of 15 turkey and sweden. he's keeping an eye on believing that some point. washington from brown or nose exciting any field until after the elections during johnson assemble. thanks so much. slovakia has said it will supply fighter jets to you crime that follows a similar announcement by fellow nato member, poland. warsaw said yesterday it was deliberate for fully operational soviet era. mig 29th in the coming days. slovakia now says it will donate all of its megs as

well. slovakia soviet era fleet was retired in 2022. the crime has repeatedly urge west and partners to send war plants to help defend against russia's invasion. to france now were public displays of anger continue after prison at a man mcclung pushed through a contentions contentious pension reform without a parliamentary votes. protest is blocked. a key highway around the french capital and escalated blockades at ports on friday. striking sanitation workers lead trash on the streets and university students walked out at lake tahoe. home now faces ain't no confidence motion in parliament next week. no opinion polls in france show. 2 thirds of people opposed. the legislation. mccombs moved sparked protests across across france on thursday night with more than 300 arrests.

tear gas and water cannon on the historic plus still a concord at the heart of the french capital. the introduction of an unpopular pension spill in the french national assembly has brought fire and fury to the streets of paris and cities across france. protesters through cobblestones and shot flares of police. and there were hundreds of arrests. they're angry to bill pushed through parliament, which raises the retirement age by 2 years to $64.00. 0, if we could agree of among click government must understand that we're not in the streets for fun and that the future of france will be built by us. and the economy is built by us and for it to work and we need good conditions where we down to work for too long of a year. 60 years is largely sufficient. and where we are paid correctly, women as well as man. if some comedy is alone, embattled president emmanuel mccall will have to do with more protests and

accusations of anti democratic behavior. after adopting the contentious legislation without a parliamentary vote. the protest could echo 20 eighteens, yellow vest populous movement against rising prices and all that also knowledge on his x. now comes the hard part, much tougher action neglect because demonstrations and strikes are no longer possible here. so we're going to do what the yellow vested hole showed, the 2 thirds of the french population oppose the pension reform. the protests may just be the beginning of a political crisis. oh, they doubly correspondent lisa lewis is in paris force laser. is this really the final word on pension reform, or can the government's decision still be overturned at this point? well, what this special constitutional power means is that the government pegs that reform

to a vote of confidence of no confidence. several motions have been fired or, and the praises being fired by opposition parties. and on monday the parliament will hold. the national assembly will. 2 vote on these nations so actually at the reform can only be brought down if the government is brought down with the reform. when you look at the figures, the republican party, the heads of the republican party have said that they would not vote against the government that should give the government the necessary majority and you do it to be to be saber. really. however, looking back at yes of what happened yesterday here in france. a, you know, several republican lawmakers did not. we're not going to vote in favor of the reform. that's why the government use this special power. so it is really not very certain. what will happen on monday, there is a chance that the, the government will have to go and with it to reform in terms of the protest. now

lisa has this now spread beyond organized union rallies, and at what point could they be seen as so big the protests that they to big from a call and he's government to ignore? well, that's a very good question actually. so far, the several v 8 days of national approaches were very well organized by the unions . you know, there were a very few clashes between protesters and the police because unions have a very efficient security service really. however, they, you know, it's quite clear that people are really angry now, and they say, you know, this kind of protests, they haven't worked. so we want to, we need maybe to become more violent to stop. the government really is watching what is happening here in the country in the coming days and weeks. the unions, i've already said that they would organize another day of national nationwide protest and strikes next thursday. but last night as we just heard. and also today

and over the weekend, more demonstrations are planned and strikes are ongoing. so you talk about the people putting pressure on the call and the government. what about the government so far the any signs within the government itself that support for this reform could be fragmented. well, what certain is that? lots of lawmakers from the government part in the government coalition. when i'm happy about the government's decision last night is the special constitution of power. they wanted the way to go ahead and if push comes to shove even to lose the many people fall of money. lawmakers or some, at least in the government party, felt that that would be, would have been the better alternative. and they felt that they are not at ease with the government's decision. so it's not a good situation for the government for the prime minister over the for president. my call. he's facing a lot of criticism from the people industry, from other lawmakers, but also from lawmakers within his own party. this is louis impair,

thanks so much. are let's take a look now, some of the other stories making headlines around the world. this are, there were jamal to a scene among supporters of former pakistani prime minister imran con. as he travelled to appear in fort in before, after a warrant for his arrest was handsome, can had been hold up in his home to avoid arrest, leading to clashes between his supporters and police outside. earlier in the week. russia's defense minister has decorated the pilots of the 2 fighter jets that intercepted, he was drawn over the black sea on tuesday. the pentagon says a video it released chose one of the russian plains. dumping fuel on the drug. washington has called the russian conduct in the incident, unprofessional and irresponsible fable in malawi are picking up the paces after cycling 30 brought devastation to the african nation. hundreds of dead with many still missing. this was the 2nd time the storm hit,

southern africa after brought flooding to mozambique and madagascar in february bucket 5 bucket. they bury the dead funerals for the victims of landslides triggered by days of heavy rain. oh, it's an emotionally charged and a painstaking battle against the elements. but they keep going. this is a country in mass morning. hundreds have lost their lives here in the wake of sy claim freddy and implant tire. one of the worst affected areas, more coffins, lined up under a rain soaked tent malawi, president, joining the queue of people paying their respects. ah,

you cannot help but shed tears because loved ones, one whole family completely wiped out. and so many others that have been touch, you feel sad that we are at the receiving end of climate big changes that you know, you feel helpless. and that sense of helplessness is easy to understand when you see the lives shattered by this giant storm. like so many now this family a trying to recover what they can from the wreckage of their home. but say they had little time to save their possessions in laguna dunham were losing a visitor d i with i had no idea as to what impact a storm would have the d o to william head warbler. i just realized that there was a heavy downpour when the house here and on the other side collapsed to douglas.

was it a girl who city was with douglas? so i was shocked. you know, but really i was confused and didn't know what was happening. my mom, brooklyn journals of the 10s of thousands now displaced. some have ended up in crisis centers like this one set up in a school. many of those here were women and children in desperate need of food and water. but supplies are running shorts and getting more 8 through is proving difficult, with many roads and bridges now destroyed. adding to a growing humanitarian crisis in a country already struggling with a collar outbreak. and as the emergency response now turns into a recovery mission. with more bodies than survivors being pulled from the mud and debris, the death toll and lasting impact of this national tragedy is only expected to become even good to become even greater. oh,

russia has been widely accused of indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas in new crime. the attacks of left many ukrainians, including many children with life changing injuries, but doctors are finding ways to tackle the trauma. the double is abraham visited, the hospital in chief, where a medical team has helped one young girl get back on her feet. and they say it takes a village to raise a child for 6 year old marina. it's taken. want to put her back on her feet on the lit up a little slow with her chest. oh, she has grown so much during this time since the war and everything that has happened to us some that she has become very mature. she sees everything differently. miles of such a clean shawn. that shift started over 6 months ago when marina lost her leg and started treatment at this key of hospital. our russian shell hit her home in the southern ukrainian city of her son. natalia, not wanting to add to her daughters,

trauma refused to flee the country. instead she moved to the capitol physical to find a team that could give her daughter the treatment she needs for an azhar. marinas. physiotherapist recovery had to start from the insight buses. sure. who to do. i approached her 1st as a child, then as a friend, but then as a patient, so it was, it was, it was very important to set priorities. the muscle defied approach to immediately as a doctor. and she has a patient of ours and we would not have had this result was been the loosening of them. you need to find an approach. and 1st of all, to become a friend and receive bus and shuttle and bones thought through him and send him a defense. then there was the challenge of finding a prosthetic st who could work with someone. so young was oscars officer that he had to pay for children. we have to pay special attention to monitoring the height

of the prosthetic. so her spine does not get damaged. so liberal, her healthy leg is growing normally. so the length and volume of the prosthetic it has to be adjusted constantly for your love her or so lot. marina also regularly meets with the psychologist who's helped her make sense of her new reality and applicable. and when marina 1st entered our hospital, she asked questions to why me, why did this happen to me? why my house, my family, why my leg be? and she did not want to communicate with anyone. ha, she would cover herself with a blanket and just wanted to be in her mother's arms. she did not let a psychologist to me her now will, i will be monitored. his mom and i have been in his ard with scholar, the said, looks holla, a lab, but then slowly with the help of various methods, family therapy, art therapy, a rehabilitative. you can see that marrying and now communicates perfectly with everyone and has fun. oh, it's absolutely as a semi alyssa laid st less than

a year after starting her treatment. marina can now kick a ball, walk with confidence, and jump on a trampoline. her remarkable progress has become a point of pride and the learning experience for the all ukrainian team. they see that prior to the more they didn't have many cases where they could work together in an interdisciplinary set up arc taco bell. yes, we are like one big family. marina is energetic. some days she wants to be a soccer player. on others, all she talks about is race car driving. whatever she ends up doing, her team will always be proud that they helped her take that 1st step. johnny me in the studio analysed a doubly special correspondent, abraham had fall that report. good to say i marina is obviously a tough little girl, but we didn't hear from her in in your story. was that so it was the explicit wish

of her psychologist and her mother that we don't speak to her directly because that my actually interfere with her treatment. i mean, what they told us is she's really come a long way in accepting. you know, that, you know, there's a part of her body that is just not there anymore. and that took a lot of time and that took a lot of work and they were just worried that if you had a stranger coming in giving her suddenly attention and that that might be triggering or that, that might be upsetting or that might take her back or, you know, damage, you know, the progress that has been that has been made if you notice also with the way that we filmed it, we tried not to come close to her too much because obviously when a child to the camera in front of them, they think i'm the center of attention, maybe there's something unusual me. so we had to take that into account as well as we were filming, and filming the story. but we did get to speak to people around her, which was an interesting experience for me as a journalist. making this as well, because obviously it's, it's difficult making a story about someone that you never get to speak to. but you know, by talking to everybody else. you know, i discovered

a different kind of story which is about this team and kind of the work that they've done with her. you spend some quite some time in ukraine and you've seen many difficult and moving situations. what was it about this story that touched you most? i think it's that the people that were around her were able to lead him. what is, by all accounts, a tragic situation? i mean, she, she, the girl had a near death experiences, survived the country's a war. nobody really knows when this war is going to and, and that they were able to find a sense of purpose with her as a kind of project. i think that they were able to find hope and a common goal and something that every day they are working towards within this to create some kind of routine for themselves. and the girl, i think, is something that some very inspirational, that is really stayed with me, making the story understand. so this little girl story had a happy ending, but it's not always the case. many others are still waiting for prosthetic limbs. how bad is the situation in ukraine in that regard? i did as the doctors, if they're, you know,

seeing an increase in child amputee children. they said not really because most of these cases with children, especially, are able to go abroad and seek treatment. it was a marina's mother's explicit which not to do that. so to not, you know, add more challenges to her daughter learning a new language and so on. but they said that we know with soldiers and people that are more on the front line, that's where they're seeing huge demand and a system, but, you know, trying it's best. but, and in some cases, struggling to cope at tough story. beautifully told, they don't lose a brand. thanks for coming in with the united nation says one 3rd of lebanon's children are not attending school that says the country's economic crisis ripples through the education system which is threatening to collapse due to a lack of funds. and the hardest hit by these drifts, disruptions, syrian refugees rim, ele, uh, might feel sad as she watches children in her neighborhood, returning home from lessons at their private schools. she now spends most of her

days watching television, like thousands of other syrian refugees. she hasn't attended classes since january, when public school teachers across lebanon began the latest in a series of strikes. under atlanta ha, colonda, the children go to private schools. my parents don't have money to pay for a private school, so i go to a public one. that's always closed, you to strikes them and sec alana. now that i will, that i will a little since lebanon's financial collapse began in 2019 teachers have repeatedly walked off. the job to protest drastically devalued salaries and poor work conditions. bill, mila said, cibola ho. teachers basically have no rights, 70 percent, or on temporary contracts, working without rights insurance or transportation causes and about their monthly salary is less than 50 us dollars, and they only get paid every 3 months. the password, some 300000 lebanese children,

have been locked out of lessons, as well as tens of thousands of syrians, even though their classes are funded by foreign donors. the education ministry in beirut claims it's a matter of equality. if lebanese children can't attend school, neither should refugees or the un fears an increase in child labor and marriage among syrian students. with this situation for a syrian, as children in lebanon, is extremely difficult and has been difficult for quite some time since more than 60 percent of them have not been in school, have not been in public school. i despise huge, significant supports from many countries around the world, including germany and other european union countries. i saw these resources are available and we're calling on the authorities to re open the schools so that all children have the opportunity to go to school. for him, it's another painful delay to her education. after fleeing civil war in her

homeland and lengthy pandemic school closures. any, any, it bothers me, a loss. sometimes i sit alone and ask myself, why do other children get to go to school and i don't. why don't i know how to read and rice and other children do? i'm in 6th grade and i still don't know how to read and write when once had hopes of becoming a pediatrician. but the crisis in lebanon's education system has made her chances of realizing that dream as dim as if she'd remained in syria. right now his once for the record books, the world's longest ever surfing session, the former professional sofa as him right here. blake johnson made history by clocking up more than 40 hours riding the waves on friday. the striving shadow, the previous record of 30 hours and 11 minutes raising money for mental health initiatives. serve some for well over a day. blake johnston,

breaking the record for the longest continuous serving session. he was catching waves for 30 hours, 11 minutes, and kept going from there. they would have done it already, so i really like, oh, my pretty good. the former surfing pro briefly celebrated with supporters lining sydney's granola beach. during one of the short breaks he was allowed to then peddled back out to stay in the water. for a full 40 hours spotlights were set up to provide nighttime illumination. in total, he was estimated to have caught more than $500.00 waves raising charity money for the bed was personal. as this marked 10 years since losing his father to suicide. by that. yeah. he that story say, yeah. he's off 10 years ago, and that is, i'd say that he, it is love himself at wilson 4th yourself. so hot in company him for johnston a day to celebrate and to raise awareness for

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