the universe of like a superpower, a series of 42 answers, almost everything this week on d, w. mm. mm. oh, i be news line from berlin. victory for a minute. my call is francis highest cord backs his pension overhaul. the ruling clears the way for the controversial raising of the minimum retirement age, but opponents about the fight will go on also on the program. desperate rescue efforts after

a russian missile strikes on civilian targets kill at least 8 grained calls it a terror attack. and the suspect at the center of a massive u. s. intelligence league appears at court. the 21 year old air national guardsman is accused of sharing damaging secret material in an online chat group. ah, i'm really good. have you with us. it's a win for ammonia. am i call one, the french president desperately need it. frances highest court has up held the government's controversial plans to raise the min minimum retirement age. from 62 to 64, the plan was pushed through without the approval of the french parliament. activists and trade unions are promising to continue the fight against the changes. we have already triggered months of nationwide protests. they are disappointed and envy.

thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in france. they see they fight to keep the diamond each down to 6 to do will not stop. oh, no, it is disgusting. this was just spark, so much violence. but of course the ones endanger us. what can i say? i'm shocked. we're living in a democracy and it's not the democracy. the top constitutional court has upheld the governments blank. pension reforms, meaning matrons government will soon find the proposals into law. they think the retirement age to 64 and increasing the number of years needed to qualify for the full pension a deeply unpopular morph. valued criticisms, all of the french society regarding to this reform. and we cannot think but z m. should god of the constitutional conceal would change anything to the people?

of course would remain proposed to the writ. for soon after the court ruling people march through paris chanting. even if macaroni does not want it, we are here. the protested conflict with police. the opposition entreat unions had urged macklin to withdraw the plan that he pushed through without a word in parliament that we call on the president not to promulgate this law. because if he does this, as the into union itself says, then the president will no longer be able to govern this country on his a. b, mack on argues that reform if needed, to keep the pension system afloat as the population ages. but open and see the money can be dazed by taxing the rich. the unions have gone for mass new

protests on may 1st to rally against a measure that has brought the french people and the president into direct confrontation. and our correspond elisa louis and paris told us more well, the decision has to part set, 1st of all on the law itself. the constitution accounts of behind me ruled that the procedure that the government used to push through the reform in a fostering procedure was constitutional. it also ruled that the content of the law was constitutional. apart from some minor paragraphs that are the constant is doing constitutional council as censored in the 2nd part of the decision was on a referendum that the opposition had asked for the constitution. council said no, you cannot hold this referendum referendum also for a former reason because they, they think that the referendum would be on something that would actually not be a reform which is required to hold this referendum. so on the old account,

they went along with what the governor was asking for a apart from, as i said, these minor paragraphs and was data we use. lisa louis and paris. rescuers are searching for survivors and the ukrainian city of sl vianza after at least 8 people, including a toddler, were killed in russian air strikes. the latest attack came as russian president vladimir putin signed into law, a bill that will make it easier to draft citizens into the military. so we ask is just 50 kilometers from back. move the current epi center of fighting in ukraine. dropped within the rubble in a residential area, devastated by russian shelling rescue was search this apartment block for survivors . bringing those who they confined to safety. some residents were in obvious distress. after their neighbourhood was reduced to

rubble, with local officials said at least 7 spots in sloppy. unscrew targeted, including homes and civilian infrastructure mer linwood router feel good, good. i was just coming back home. everything should have been all right. fortunate . i had just left a shop, there was the post office and just beyond that, there was a lot of smoke already gonna come when i was lucky on it. i got to the street and i was told not to go any further because of the explosions. good, advancing group globally, want to look at the actual ukranian president vladimir lensky called it's another terror attack on his country. was we changed it as $300.00 missiles hit residential areas, regular civilian buildings. so there are people under the rubble. everything is being done to save them. everything is being done to save the wounded, was unable,

it weighs 50. the city of buck moot is just 50 kilometers to the south. slo, vianza, and is a site of the heaviest fighting on the ukrainian front line. but for ukrainians, attacks on homes like these are a reminder that no way is safe. he has a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. his president biden has repeated that he has plans to run for reelection in 2024 and will announce his campaign soon. biden is wrapping up an emotional visit to the republic of ireland. he held a rally in the town, is irish ancestors came from and called ireland part of his soul. a supreme court judge and brazil has ordered former president variable scenario to testify before federal police within 10 days is to be questioned about his role in

the storming of government buildings. by his supporters and january, brazil's top prosecutors said will scenarios testimony was needed to clarify what happened the european space agency as launched a pro bound for jupiter, jupiter icy moons, explorer known as juice laughed at all from french guiana. on an 8 year journey, the agencies, the longest range mission, signed his hope to discover if jupiter is moved can sustain life and the vast oceans hidden beneath their ice covered surfaces. use air, men suspected of leaking, highly sensitive intelligence. documents has appeared in court for the 1st time. the 21 year old was charged with illegally copying and transmitting classified materials. if found guilty, he faces up to 15 years in prison. prosecutor saying he posted hundreds of

classified documents in an online chat group before his arrest on thursday. the included military secrets from ukraine, as well as details of u. s. spine operations on its own allies. colon clark is an analyst with the global intelligence and security consultancy. so fond group, we asked him if he expects more leaked documents to surface we just don't know. i mean, i think that's probably one of the most embarrassing aspects of this is the fact that these documents were out there in the wild, so to speak, for as long as they were without anyone from the u. s. government realizing it, i think that's tremendously damaging in terms of you know, how we keep track of classified information and the fact that some of these documents have been then altered again or altered, and then kind of recycle tish to with casualty figures for the russians. the koreans being clearly manipulated. we don't know what you know coming up moving

forward from here. what's going to be real and what's not? a security analyst calling clark, germany's foreign minister arlena babylon, has held talks with senior chinese diplomats over taiwan and beijing's human rights record. and she called on china's leaders to help and the war in ukraine, german foreign minister and the lena bear bog on her inaugural visit. to china, after landing in the port city of t on jan on thursday, burbock put the tough topics on the table in beijing. the war and ukraine is high on berlin's agenda. bear bought called on china to use its influence with russia to end. the invasion is this good stuff. he knows it, that is good. the china has signaled its commitment to a solution. but i have to say frankly, that i wonder why so far, the chinese position hasn't included a call on russia, the aggressor to stop the war runs been hired. it didn't clique to stop him. beijing which sees itself as a mediator in the conflict,

reiterated. it would not send weapons to its russian ally searching pins regarding the export of military products. china adopts a prudent and responsible attitude. we shall, china will not provide weapons to relevant parties of the conflict and will manage and control the export of items with potential civilian and military uses, which are in accordance with laws and regulations from them. another key issue up for discussion tensions between china and taiwan. days after beijing staged wargames around the self governing island, burbock said an escalation and the taiwan strait would be a horror scenario for the entire world. in response, china said it doesn't allow any foreign intervention on the matter yet. but there are issues the 2 sides agree on strengthening economic and trade cooperation . earlier bear, bog toured german companies based in tianjin talks with wang ye, china's most senior foreign policy official, our schedule before her departure,

india now and an unlikely friendship. mom and a reef has risen to social media fame after he rescued an injured crane and documented its journey back to health. but wildlife authorities in mohammed's home state of utah, pradesh, have stopped the friendship from further taking flight. mohammed simply calls the crane friend and the feeling is mutual. just the sound of mohammed's voice makes friend jump for joy. about me for that like it. if i were to milligan, oh ye, i might even love other. look around a year ago, louis, when i was in my farm, unpaid, i came across a cyrus crane with the broken leg, hulu. i took it home and performed some medical treatment of a lot, and within one and a half months, the bird had regained its health photo t, although i initially intended to release it back into its natural habitat with its

family. anybody why the bird would return to my home in the evening? seen nobody but aladdin is out today that as long as i get the gentleman videos of the bird and his human guardian had gone viral, mohammad has nearly 300000 instagram followers have watched their friendship sore. yet. i have many memories with the bird. how likely it used to follow me when i rode my motorcycle. let, let me go down, it would accompany me wherever i went. again, my walk was out of stock office. i got up, but no longer in march, wildlife authorities captured the crane and put him in a zoo. mohammed made the 4 hour drive to see his friend what he saw broke his heart. william. mm hm. huh. what about about with anita dale's today. upon arriving a ton, poor zulu, the cyrus crane recognized my voice and showed

a strong desire to eat me. oh, oh, he's got a bill. got his but it's a crane seemed agitated, perhaps thinking that its companion had come to rescue it from captivity. and that page has prompted outreach. more than 6000 people have signed a petition requesting the cranes for lease. and that's what mohammed wants to his friend back as he's always been a free bird. ah, he has a reminder of the top story we're following for you at the sour. frances highest court has upheld controversial government plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to the 64. campaigners and trade unions have bow to continue the fight against the changes. and the suspect to add the center of a massive view as intelligence leak has appeared in court in massachusetts. but 21

year old air national guardsman is accused of sharing damaging secret material and an online chat group. even beardsley will be here after the break with your business news and an update on germany's nuclear power switch off state you in for that. for more headlines you can always had to our website. that is of course d, w dot com. and you can and you should follow us on social media, our channel there on twitter, and instagram can be found under the handle. see that we use article really thank you so much for your company with some times that i have that you out the highlights for should you read the book every week? not the mob ok. journalism. helpless and overcoming divisions.