was moved that he gets expose. go to my sure. okay. and then find out about ali story info, migraines, reliable nissan migrants. wherever they may be. who this is? deed of you, news ly, from berlin. civil disruption spreads in israel as opposition to contentious judicial reforms. grows demonstrations and a general strike increase the pressure on benjamin netanyahu. is right. when coalition sources within the prime ministers, the could party say he could be about to suspend the reforms. but his hard line

allies are urging him to press ahead. also coming up germany faces it's most disruptive strike action in 30 years. public transport rail at the airport staff nationwide are walking off the job to demand more pay to counter and cost of living . crisis and controversy surrounds a visit by taiwan former president. my, you go to china, the 1st time a former or sitting president has been to the mainland in 17 years. ah, i'm pablo fo lily as welcome to the program. we begin in israel, where there's been massive civil disruption as prime minister benjamin netanyahu comes under pressure from both the opposition and his only could party to hold

a contentious judicial reform. but men netanyahu's right. when coalition allies are demanding that he push ahead with the overhaul sources have said he could be ready to suspend the judicial reforms. 7 the protests that refused to die down nationwide demonstrations against prime minister benjamin netanyahu controversial plan toola parliament to overrule israel supreme court. i've been on for almost 3 months and sunday stoked the flames of protest further by sucking defense minister you after lunch was called for the law to be postponed. that prompted israel's president. isaac had spoke to tweet monday that the eyes of the whole world on you, for the sake of the unity of the people of israel, for the sake of the responsibility i call on you to stop the legislative process.

immediately. things got worse when netanyahu, when the country's main trade union announced a general strike that threatens to bring the country to a halt. ready? most outgoing flights from bangor and output have been cancelled. meant and keeps building after mass protests intervene and jerusalem on sunday night. critics accused antonio of a conflict of interest, his attempt to sideline the judiciary run parallel to his ongoing corruption trial . whatever is motivations, the widespread resistance to efforts to weaken the courts as great new problems for the prime minister. while rebecca writers is our correspondent in jerusalem and she brought us the latest from israel's parliament, the concert what we're saying? i'm president in protest here across the country today. pavlo and these protest we know been going on for months, but these fontane swans that started yesterday and were again the plan for today

are unlike once we've seen before, tens of thousands of people gathered outside the past where i'm standing and we have a veritable shut down of the country, you mentioned in that report that no outbound flight from the airport, even some inbound flights have also been canceled because of the kind of the a pull that unions right, causing chaos across the country. universities and schools also striking and there's even talk that hospitals will take part of early as mid day tomorrow, meaning the only emergency medical procedures will take place. we are really seeing the whole country come in revolt to these proposed changes. we've been waiting all day for the prime minister benjamin netanyahu to come out. there was some room as this morning from sources within the likud party. his own party that he would come out and say that he was willing to suspend legislation, perhaps move towards negotiations that compromise,

we haven't seen that happen. we're all still waiting to see what will come out. no news. we've seen the connects it be reconvened with people and they're discussing the budget things sort of proceeding as normal that nothing big when it comes to the political aspects of today. we haven't seen any major outcomes yet. still waiting for everybody with bated breath to see just exactly how benjamin netanyahu is going to handle what he's saying on the street, what he's getting from international pressure. and basically the major pressure coming from within. rebecca tell us that you spoke to people today. what did they have to say to you? what the people out that we've been speaking to out at the protest, so angry, there been many of them coming out for the entire 3 months of protests. now they say they're not going to stops, even if this legislation is going to be put on hold. let's have a listen to what some of them had to say that our leaders care about the nation of

other people about the citizens note about themselves. every week, fire to the amount already every week, every day, thursday, instead of eve. and now we are here. and we won't stop until we wait until we get our country back. i'll be left down to the moment one shows that he's the director of just because tropic want law doesn't mean he isn't. but i'm just one person. and the most important thing is to prevent, god forbid a civil war or a deepening the disconnect. we don't have any process in israel, but that's how you legislate the top normal end of the one here we want return here in a year from now. we have to get now all these accomplishments. rebecca, what could benyamin netanyahu's next movie? really is the $1000000.00 question. the question on every body's tongues here. everybody waiting, as i said, for him to make

a statement to the nation to decide just which way this political upheaval is going to go. it really? it could, it could go in any direction at this point. it's a little bit too hard to speculate on what exactly might happen, but we do know that benjamin at yahoo is clearly in a very tight spot trying to keep his coalition, his increasingly fragile coalition from falling apart. so he can maintain that government while trying to counter that with just the civil unrest that you're saying around the country. plus this pressure from external from the us who've come out in condemnation, urging that there is a negotiations and a compromise made. and we're seeing that from, from other external sources as well. so really walking a balance and we just don't know exactly yet. hopefully, we will know more by the end of today, but still still waiting to see exactly how benjamin netanyahu is going to handle the situation. thanks rebecca rebecca richards in jerusalem

air in germany. the vast majority of rail services, buses, and domestic flights have been brought to a halt by the biggest public sector strike in decades. transport workers from germany's to biggest unions have walked off the job in a coal for higher wages to counter it. the cost of living crisis. inflation rates in germany have been above the euro's own average in recent months. there is not a train in sight during rush hour at berlin's main station on monday and frank, that airport germany's top hub is nearly deserted. tens of thousands of transport workers are going on strike across the country, demanding pay increases to much growing inflation. planes, trains, and buses are at a standstill and in some cities, local transport was also affected. these workers at frank for apple,

it say that recent negotiations with their employers have failed. yes, likelihood we're striking today because we want to make it clear to our employers that the offer that they have made us is not enough. it does not reflect the amount of work we do. and we're going to show our solidarity with our bargaining committee . who are negotiated on our behalf to day and puts them it was we want to show them that we stand with them. most passengers found out about the plan strike ahead of time and some strand to travel as a balance train station have mixed feelings about the action. or they even meet them that are already with the people striking. but i would like to warm at home with a beer and be able to share my solidarity my my watching it on tv. solidarity though . do benzine retiring kernan? not every one was is understanding. the action has been condemned by transport

companies as causing major disruption. id rather organ and on millions of nurses who rely on buses and trains are suffering because of these excessive and extreme strikes. not everyone can work from home. thousands of companies who rely on sending and receiving goods by train will also be affected. and this is also a head for the environment and for the climate. the date on that leave our shots salary negotiations will continue between transport workers and their employers who eager to get all forms of travel back on track as soon as possible. while frankfurt airport is usually one of the world's busiest but not today, during the reporter emily guardian center, this assessments were standing here in the departure room front for the airport. and normally this case would be absolutely packed with holidaymakers. right now it's pretty diverted. if you look at the departure board,

every single flag has been cancelled. ironically it says more and more and more. and indeed, over a 1000 flights have been canceled here. hundreds of thousands of passengers are factored bodies, cancellations, even if you just wanted to change flights here that is not possible here today. so we've spoken to a couple of travelers that have arrived here. many of them were flown into smaller, smaller regional airports and then were taken on buses, adding sometimes 5 to 6 hours and travel time. but of course, this was not from nothing what say they can't make ends meet. they need these pay increases and going on. strike is their way of putting pressure on the ongoing panic oceans. but of course the situation and you've not unique across europe referencing a wave of strikes, whether in the u. k. frogs from spain. i'm not really reflects a why the struggle or the why the struggle of people not being able to pay for the

rising bill, rising energy bills to deal with inflation revenue. that is a record highs and going on strikes as their way of making their voice. it's hard am recording frankfurt they're well in kenya, police have clashed with opposition protestors who are angry over the rising cost of living. police fired tear gas and water cannon as crowds. crowds defied a ban on demonstrations in the capital, nairobi opposition leader radio doing a joint demonstrators demanding the government respect canyon's right to protest. the opposition has called for renew demonstrations on thursday. let's get more on this from dw correspondence. felix marina, who's in nairobi. felix, great to see you. can you talk us through what is happening in kenya at the moment? so it's just a few minutes past 6 p. m here in kenya and the pro, the demos for today have just ended. are

a loading guy had his support as we're standing in cuba, where he's just finished addressing his people. and he was re directed towards a place known as canada and where his residence is. so if you can see behind me, these are some police what was still putting up a barricade that had been put so that air a low dingo don't be able to access this, are a fight off this central business district. so all the activities have been cordoned off in a kebraw where he enjoys a massive supports. tell us felix dead. these protests are about the rising cost of living in in can you tell us a little bit about what the demands are of the demand, the demonstrators so that the demands by railroad dingo and his team are 1st and foremost he is calling for electoral justice. he still remains that he still maintains that the last election in august into 2 and 2 . he was bundled out by the electoral commission and he's saying that if anything

is to progress in can that then there needs to be electoral reforms. other things that they have raised include, are there are the government addressing the high cost of living? they've also talked about that government fulfilling the election promises that are given ahead of their august 2022 election. so those are some of the things that trailer dingey and his team. i have actually raised that the main issues for their protests going forward. felix, what can we expect? is there anything planned? we re no on thursday that there is a call as well for demonstrations, right? absolutely. so loading got last week said that the demonstrations will be taking place every monday and thursday. so today the demonstrations have taken place and constitutionally they're supposed to end at 6 pm. so they've just ended on thursday will be taking place again. but religiously does, and people from across the board have come asking the government,

the president and re loading are to actually come together and have dialogue. a president, a router has remained adam on saying he won't have negotiations with rayleigh. re loading guy has also said that he won't stop the demonstrations until i a that the demands off woodfield or they have a dialogue with a president, and that is where the situation stands out. thanks felix, felix marina. in nairobi. let's have a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. cleanup efforts are underway in the us state of mississippi. after tornadoes destroyed several times, president joe biden has declared an emergency freeing up a federal funds. at least 25 people were killed. when the twisters flattened neighborhoods down trees and power lines via mars military shown to has been marking armed forces, day troops paraded through the capital to commemorate the founding of the country's

army. during world war 2, the military seized power and imprisoned, elected officials following a coup in 2021. ukraine's grand force is commander says, his troops continued to repel russian attacks from the eastern city of battle, calling its defense a military necessity. the battle of back moot is the longest since rushes full scale invasion of ukraine with both armies suffering heavy human and material losses. germany is there spiegel magazine is reporting that berlin has delivered 18 long awaited leper to battle tax to ukraine . the german made tanks were allegedly handed over to ukrainian forces at the country's border. the delivery would mark a major shift in ukraine's battlefield capability, and it would fulfill a long held promised by germany to ukraine. and fierce fighting in the

east of ukraine means casualties have been mounting on both sides. cave doesn't disclose its losses, but us officials estimate more than 100000 ukrainians have been killed or injured during the war so far. across the country made shift, graveyards have been marked out to buried the fallen fellow to be of our shanker was 20 when he died. oh, let's suppose to 20 sakes for down plesco was 21. they all thought for that country at this graveyard and how keith, there are hundreds of soldiers graves over each one flies ukrainian flag. the price is so high. do you see how many of our soldiers have fallen in this war? i hope the sacrifice is not in vain. she'll. she'll cinnapool on the lawn in ukraine during lent relative spring bread and sweet to the graves for the dead.

it ran or is here with her son. her husband was a god. what the books you there are so many graveyards everywhere in ukraine. this is awful. it is time to end this war. but there are just too many ukrainian infection, mostly in the next group of mourners, is already waiting for a 26 year old who was killed in bad mood. taiwan, former president. my young joe has started a controversial trip to china. it's the 1st such visit by a former head of state since 949. my landed shanghai airport, the ex president, to stress that he will not be meeting with high ranking chinese officials and that the visit will focus on preserving peace. but his trip has sparked controversy in

taiwan a territory that asian views as its own. so to once former president, my young joe insist that his visit to china is not political. earlier i spoke with professor cheng find you from so cho university in taiwan. and he disagreed. well, it is indeed political because he's a former president and it is the 1st former prison who visited mainland china. so it is indeed a political. and also why is controversial because china is now adding attention to the cross trade relations. we see the china is flying a lot of fighter jets and watch ships around taiwan every day, and also is given time on a lot of pressures on the international politics. and recently, a switch of the diplomatic ties of honduras from taiwan to china.

so there are a lot of tensions and allowed all pressures from china to taiwan. and this visit by the former prison my enjoys just, everybody was the indorse, a kind of endorsement to china behaviors in the international politics. and we cannot expect him to say something about towns international status or to strive for the time once an international space is in that area. so and so we see that these are indorsements, i think the sending a really wrong messages tell us. so how is beijing responding to my visit? well, they gene it. he is highly will come such a visit because we see from last year's party congress. the genius starting a process called democratic consultation. and then a genius now inviting

a lot of dedications politician from taiwan to china. and they asked starting a process of so called democratic consultation to initiate the process of unification. i think my angel is part of this process in it is the endorsement of the unification of, of the mainland china hutch to taiwan. so i think they, genius, heidi will come such a visit. now, while former president mark is in china later this, we current taiwanese presidency in when is expected to make an equally controversial trip. but that's the united states. what kind of message will this send to people voters even in taiwan? i don't think it is controversial is controversial to china only. so i think it isn't very clear that we're is now dividing into the democracy versus autocracy camps. is it like a new or cold war? and i think taiwan in recent years is standing firmly on that democratic alliances

and making friends with like minded countries. so it is very clear or they're trying when is making a trip to consolidate or a diplomatic allies and also making a significant visit to the us. it is highly likely that she will visit you will have a meeting with the u. s. how speaker mccarthy? so, so it is very clear that how are you standing with the democratic alliances? however, my angel is standing with china in china is now standing with moscow. we, with russia, and it is a kind of dictators alliance. so it's a 2 opposite options for, for town is voters. tell us this. you mentioned the voters. is this being discussed a lot in taiwan at the moment? these visits? yes, of course, because in general election it is all about china, china factors. so in the journal election, people always talk about the cross relations and also the china sectors and thought

after the 2020 no election. this knows a big changes in a public opinion that these people are still aware of the chinese inference. oh, or the so called try and try not struck power in taiwan. so people are concerned about how try not know inference in time one party parties are using the formation of wolf errors and also pushing for unification. so i think the 2 parties, the routing parties, d v, p, and also the parties. my angels can t r, sending a very clear messages to the voters. here, chang, find new, and taiwan. thank you to sports. now let's look ahead to the meeting of the international olympic committees board this week where it will be discussing the participation of russian and better us in athletes in sports competitions. the i o. c currently recommends allowing such athletes to compete

under a neutral flag, but some ukrainian athletes are getting ready to cross swords with olympic officials over the issue and keep the practice their sport between air raid sirens and miss ayla, thanks by russia. the notion that they may have been expected to compete against athletes from russia and its staunch ally, bella roost leaves the ukrainian female fencers at a loss. says the key on the one hand, there is sport and victories on the other. are soldiers dying, fish it is very difficult to have on the team has already heard what it regards as bad news from the international fencing federation, the f i. e, which this month voted to a low, the return to competition of russian and bella, russian athletes starting in mid april, just in time to qualify for the paris 2024 olympics for helene, there's a ac,

is that we know that this world in general is not very fear, but this decision, outrages us or new on saturday protestors raised their voices outside the i was c headquarters in law, son i oh see president thomas bah, says no athlete should be discriminated against based on their passport. and that politics should be kept out of sport. that's not gone. don't well, cruise spencer's nash, this is not just our problem, but also an international one. after all, today ukraine is under attack and to morrow it can be any other country. that's why you can't close your eyes to let to which ukraine has threatened the boycott of the parasol lympics as a last resort. it's doubtful that the fuel throated support of the u. s. and dozens

of other countries would extend to joining them. given that the i was see, says any such mood would be against its charter. in motor sports, raining moto g, p world champion, francesco benya has won the season, opening portuguese graham pre the ducati rider dominated the race, taking the lead after a crash involving pulse it or mark markets. his success follows a victory in the sprint race on saturday. a season april his go. this one in portugal was not short on drama. pardon? the favorite miguel olivera got off to a flying start. moving from 4th to 1st only opening lap. but oliverez in the portuguese fans. joy was short lived to last. later he was taken out of the race in a crash. awesome, involve posted mount marquez oliver ashanti from behind, marquez suffering, a possible fracture to his hands. battle benefited francesco benya,

fresh from his when in the spring race on saturday. he completed his double victory in style with the note to christiano renelle, those trademark goals, celebration, cecily in many abbey. very happy. we are down there for dark, for sure. only mister for deletion, but was the same starting from the front. oh, the raining champ, already setting a mark. once again, he looks like the man to beat. well, that's all for now. do you know, new science show tomorrow today is of next to asking, which is more harmful to our health car, fumes or burning wood? i'll be back again at the top of the next there take care of them. ah, with

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