oh about why the universe and the rest were series. 42, the answer almost every thing this week on p w ah, ah ah, this is did all the news lot from berlin, japan's prime minister for mucous sheeta is caught up in an explosion. a campaign event less than a year after his predecessor, shin, to abba was assassinated during a speech. also coming up,

russian missile strikes on civilian targets till at least 8 people in eastern ukraine rescue us in moby and desperately dick for survivors and the trouble. as he of calls it a terror attack at the story of an indian farmer trying to save his unlikely companion for the 2nd time videos of the man caring for an injured cray and delighted millions around the world. now he was being asked to help free the bird after authorities captured and caged. ah, monica jones, good to have you with us to pounce prime minister for mucous sheet has resumed campaigning after an explosion went off before he was due to gave a speech. the moment of the blast was caught on camera,

the suspect allegedly through a smoke bomb and was detained at the scene. she del was visiting the port city of a walk i yama during local elections. the incident comes 9 months after 4, my prime minister sion to abby was assassinated while holding a campaign speech. sonya blanca is a freelance journalist based in tokyo and i asked her to tell us more about what happened. to be honest, i don't see a diary po, connection to the political climate in japan. the attack last year had a very specific reason. the attacker last year wanted to point out of political failure with regard to a sect that was very prevalent in japan. and that have political ties. i don't believe that this time there is any relation with the current political climate in japan. initially i thought maybe it has to do with the g 7. obviously the mysterious meetings are taking place and the summit will be taking place next month

. but at the moment i feel it's too early to really tell what might be behind this . i was sonya blush care. freelance journalist reporting from tokyo rescue was the searching for survivors in the ukrainian city of slow dance after at least 8 people, including toddler were killed in russia as strikes. the latest attack came as russian president vladimir putin signed into law, a build that will allow him to draft citizens into the military via email. so the answer is just 50 kilometers from back move, which has witnessed some of the heaviest fighting on the front line in recent months. dropped within the rubble in a residential area. devastated by russian shelling rescue was search this apartment block the 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, were lim, we would also feel would good and i was just coming back home. everything should have been all right. fortunate. i had just left a sharp. there was the post office and just beyond that, there was a lot of smoke already. so how can i come when i was lucky hold on. 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 change it as $300.00 missiles hit

residential areas, regular civilian buildings, et cetera. 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, the 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 safe i asked franklin, which a military analyst in the united kingdom, what he makes all the strikes on slow vianza as russia keeps insisting it does not target civilian sites in train. yes, they certainly do. we can tell something from what presidents zalinski said that the missiles use were asked 300, which are in this context, are repurposed anti aircraft missiles. they're very precise and irregularly used

now on in attacks on, on residential areas that these are, these were not precise tax or indiscriminate or intended to kill civilians. and of course, they form part of a much wider campaign of the russians in the one sense of course, attacking civilians through their infrastructure, through their electric, electrical network and so forth, which is seen of last year. and of course, certain precision attacks on civilian targets most significantly and resolutely in this case, the almost exactly a year ago attack on comatose railway station just up the road. 20 kilometers or so from sloppy. and that was exactly, you know, this is part of a much greater campaign by russia against the civilian population, with the, with the intention of terrorizing them. and of course leanne's as close to back motor, which has seen or still see some of the heaviest fighting on the ukrainian frontline reports now suggest that ukrainian troops there are under increasingly heavy fire. what more can you tell us about the situation there?

yes, the over the last week or so we've seen or what the british intelligence say is a re intensification of what's already an intense assault by russians, particularly in the it without hillary, the trainings under increasing pressure. what seems to be happening, monica, is that the ukrainians are conducting what's called a controlled retreat, which they did before a one or 2 occasions, notably buried on that sc last year. when that retreat is complete, we don't know, but they're holding on. what we also see on the part of the russians is an increase to what appears to be increased coordination between the, the wagner mercenary group and russian airborne units, who seem to be holding the flags as it were. wiley, combination of gangsters and mercenaries, that comprised parking conduct the, the ground to tax in combination now with very heavy ultimately. so right now the credit for holding on let's see how long they can do. so this is the constantly,

of course of a hero city for them. but let's see what happens over the next week or 2 is this attack intense funds even further? well, thank you so much, frank glenn, which military analysts. thank you so much for sharing all your insights with us and we have some breaking news to bring you now gunfire and explosions are being reported in the dance capital cartoon. and another city in the north, an influential paramilitary group says the army has attacked to one of its basis. tensions over the formation of a civilian government, have been mounting for months between saddam's ruling hunter and the paramilitary. we will bring you more on this story as soon as we get it. for now, let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. he was president joe biden has repeated that he has plans to run for reelection in 2024. i will announce his campaign soon. biden is wrapping up an emotional visit to the republic

of ireland. we had to rally in the town. his irish ancestors came from and called ireland part of his soul. a child was killed in the indian controlled kashmir when an overcrowded foot bridge collapsed into a rocky river. dozens of people are reportedly injured trouts had gathered to celebrate a spring harvest festival and near a hindu temple. india has a poor record on british safety. germany is closing its last 3 nuclear power plants. the reactors were due to be taken off the grid last year, but their life spans were extended to combat the energy crisis. germany is aiming to rely on renewable energy for the majority of its power needs by 2035 to france. now where president, manuel my call has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the retirement age by 2 years from 62 to 64 activist and trade unions are promising to continue their months long protest

against the legislation. michael's plan was pushed through without the approval of the french parliament leading to frustration on the streets. b, i disappointed an envy. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in france . they see that fight to keep the diamond each down to 6 to do will not stop. oh no, it is disgusting. this was jeff buck 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 bench and reforms rethink that it diamond each to $64.00, and increasing the number of fee of needed to qualify for a full pension. a deeply unpopular move valued criticisms, all of the french society regarding to this reform. and we kinda think,

but z m should go to the constitutional conceal would change anything to that. the book, of course, would remain close to the read for soon after the court ruling people marched through betty's chanting. even if macaroni does not want it, we are here. the protested conflict with belief the opposition entreat unions had urged macklin to withdraw the plan that he pushed to without a word in parliament. macklin argues that reform if needed to keep the pension system afloat as the population ages. but open and see the money can be d. s by taxing the rich. the unions half coiled 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 european space probe is currently bound for jupiter's moons. the jupiter icy moons explorer known as juice blasted off from french, diana, on the agency's longest range mission ever. the spacecraft is now on an 8 year journey of more than 600000000 kilometers scientists hoped to discover whether jupiter's moons can sustain life in the vast oceans hidden beneath of our ice covered shells. and finally, here's the story of an unlikely friendship in india, bahama to arraf, has risen to social media fame after he rescued an injured crane and documented its journey back to health. but wild life authorities in mohammed's home state of ot up radish, i've 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 above me. for that, like it would have been like a 1000000 ye. i might even love other still around a year ago at lewis, 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 like the bird would return to my home in the evening significant, but it is not to me that as long as i get a gentleman, videos of the bird and his human guardian had gone viral. mohammed 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 with provided me with anita dale's today. upon arriving a tongue pursue, the cyrus crane, recognised 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 tate has prompted outreach. more than 6000 people have signed a petition requesting the cranes release. and that's what mohammed wants to his friend back as he's always been a free bird. ah,

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