the the, this is dw news coming to live from berlin, a temporary reprieve. pakistan's former prime minister and run con, his granted bail in one corruption case, but could still be rear rested on further from the charge is also coming up. palestinian militants fire rockets towards jerusalem, and israel says it's resuming further air strikes on the gaza strip. the current

exchange of the fire marked the most violent confrontation in months between palestinian militants and israel. we'll speak to a journalist in israel, $10000.00 plus the opposition candidate pulls ahead in the polls, the head of crucial elections in turkey. the challenge from came out committed to borrow glue, could pen the rule of present pressure of time at the hello him. terry motion put the heavy with us pakistan's, former prime minister and run con, was granted 2 weeks on bail on friday by a high court in the capital is lam about ruling comes after cons. arrest on corruption. charges triggered deadly clashes, colorado the court for bail. hearing, escorted by heavily armed troops and police cons lawyer said his client was, quote,

a free man, but con, still faces other corruption cases. on thursday, the country's supreme court ruled that his arrest was unlawful. cons party leaders have warned. they would call for further protests. if he is arrested again, let's get more on this story now from journalist machine. a boss is mom about the shane. what's the reaction to him or on con, being granted, bill? well, i mean, it is positive from his party members. he's a back on the test board, so to speak, and it's his moods. it seems like the opposition is a bit nervous. um, but uh, i believe that the most updated information is that he's been growing to bail in all cases spending. and it's not about high court, but it's is, it is not the case. then, you know, it brought constellation and i'm not time coordination is using the legal system against him by coming up with new cases in different jurisdictions almost on a daily basis. which obviously means that he could get arrested at any time.

especially if there's no back time to talk with him in the toilet equation against him. so the legal proceedings are not finished the, the bail is just for 2 weeks. is that going to be enough to calm things down there? impact us that well, we have to see at the moment. uh, it seems like a short time. uh, but we have to see what kind of public statement i'm come get. but at the moment, yes, it is seen as a, as a good thing. but do remember that all his mean party members, eh, p t i on our team members listed under rest. so it depends on, you know, whether mankind wants to go into negotiation or still work to public pressure. so we just have to wait and see where the chips fall. help us understand why previous decisions that went against iran con, have sparks such massive unrest across the country, as well as the years of it can only girls have essentially

binaries, that the military is seen as an institution. that is the stakeholder of nomic and political well, the thing is that has led us to this moment. for example, having retired serving ministry officers, a serving in high positions. and so they've been to the civilian institutions that has exacerbated the perception. then you have focused on, on the brink of defaulting in june, unless they come up with an agreement with the i m. s. that will be, is free falling. there's high inflation unemployment. there's some parts of focus on that, haven't even recovered from the after effects of the, of the subs. so there's, there's a lot of discontent. uh and, and this is been seen as a personal attack person political a dock at the wrong kind of name or not. and ron pond has been seen as a, not just now, but always has been a very popular iconic figure in bulk. hassan from the time when he was the captain of the cricket team and they won the world cup to creating a,

a cancer charge cancer hospital. he's always seems to deliver on things. and because of that, he has captured the imagination of the middle soft urban population, which was previously a political so hence the very widespread support veronica machine. thank you very much for your insights. that was started this machine a boss and it's all about thank you. how much to the militant subbing powering more rockets into israel, including now also towards jerusalem. and israel says it's reserving further have strikes on the gaza strip, hopes of securing a ceasefire through international mediators are fading earlier. these really military killed 2 seniors loudly to hot commanders and their strikes on guys. a 5 palestinian militant leaders have now been killed this week long with at least 26 other posts. and it's another night late by the lights of rockets from

gaza. and these really air defenses, a militant islamic jihad capital pitts barrage of rockets on thursday fire in hundreds more towards israel. while many were intercepted, one struck this apartment block and the central is really city of life, a lot killing a 70 year old mine. when thing others and leaving residents in shock, i was at the hair dresser when the siren went on, it was a very, very long siren. and then we heard a huge boom. really loud as if it had fallen next to us. it was so scary, up until now, and still processing what had happened. and the is really military also continued its air strikes and the densely populated guys a strip throughout the day. officials said their target was, is lumnick g had a group designated a terrorist organization by israel,

the you and others the earlier this morning we eliminate to the commander of the so that makes you had some missile division and guys out there. so now an hour ago we eliminated his deputy as well as i've already said, anyone who attacks us risk their life and also anyone who replaces them from what we are in the middle of the campaign, both offensive and defensive, involved in a box. it's not just militants who have been killed. guys, a civilian population is also paying a heavy price with young children among the dozens of palestinians injured or killed since tuesday. after a sleepless night, fellow, but she was lucky to be alive. his home turned into a mound of rubble by his really air strikes. and the 5 families used to live in this house come and fight, and now they have no shelter and no place to live. and we don't have an alternative residence and no other home we have nothing any. what can we do unless you we're

now in the street. we slept in the street all night, so i'm going to be, you know, i'm good. i never letting them never show elsewhere. gaskins want to empty street. life has all but grown to a whole to mid the fighting. what's bringing our team on the ground dw corresponded rebecca rivers is in the is really town to us. cologne, just north of gaza and across the border in gaza. city is journalist for sophie fund. a ton. welcome to both start with you. rebecca. what's happening only is rarely side as well. after about 13 hours of relative calm terry, things starting to pick up a day. as you mentioned, i'm in as colonial just outside behind me, you can actually see the guys of puerto, we've been seeing rocket fi and come on and most of the rockets has being intercepted. the one did make landfill with a now i side just to over to my left. many rockets have been coming over and even

as you reported in the late in the rockets has been fine towards the jerusalem area and area known as bush. that's the own weather. a lot of settlements in the west bank actually one did make line for we've had no reports of casualties. a couple has been intercepted by the i'm done system and a new a and t a t missile defense that israel has been trialing and has successfully shut down one of the miss out towards the original. now this is a significant escalation. it must be said to ruth, one hasn't been targeted since 2021. and that sparked view is not remember a quite a large escalation on the goals. israel was large escalation. so see how the things look where you are in gaza city a so i'm standing in the northern guys district, north of guys and city. we've had it relatively calm minds. there were no records launched by the past, and that was want me to hudson here for about 12 hours. there were some is really

air strikes during the night until walker launching pads and military sites. but then since about 11 am, we've been hearing fighting again. we could hear that that's being launched from here to israel. we're also hearing is ready cider against. you might be able to hear this really drones above me and the streets here, a totally empty public lives out of span. so schools are close, university are close and also means that the theater remains closed. and so the few people that get to use in profit, that means they can't right now for the 1st consecutive days. this includes patients who are an urgent need of medical care that they can only get it is wrapped. this also means that this cannot cross the border and there are reports that the guy is a power plant is shortly running out of fuel efforts to negotiate a ceasefire are underway in egypt. rebecca,

what are israel's demands in those ceasefire negotiations as well? jerry were actually just getting reports that israel in the local media, or i should say is rel, i'm pulling out of the say, find folks at the moment that the whole thing that was told they have come to the table with nothing to offer. and i think that's the major sticking points of islamic jihad in order for them to agree to any se, saw, they basically want to get something out on the face in order to stop firing rockets. they then know going to do it without some kind of a gesture from is around they've seen particularly requesting that as well. still targeted attacks on their come on as on the top militants. that's something that is around hasn't agreed to. and as you can say is, i mean, she had trying to really send a message, we have had people who said sources that say that is let me, uh gee, had a really trying to send a message with these real kids, particularly the ones to wants to reset them, so cx, 5 talks looking

a little bit dead in the water for now, but that's not to say that they weren't be picked up again. but for now they do appear to be on hold. rebecca renters in the is really telling the basketball and just across the border in gaza in gaza city with sophie fund a ton. thank you very much to both of you and the interview was recorded just about an hour ago, smells ukraine and present blood. and his last he says, t of needs more time and more weapons for as long anticipated counter offensive against russia. he believes ukraine could make progress if they launched it now, but he says the human cost would be too great. fighting has been deadlocked in the eastern town of buck moved over the past months. it has seen the bloody as bottle of the war, verifying information coming out of the largely destroyed city is difficult, of course. and there are once again conflicting reports over the situation in and around by boat claims. it's pushed russian forces back over recent days,

and account back by the wagner mercenary group at moscow fits disputed. this the ukrainian ministry has released more footage, showing what it saves are its troops in action. they pack moods. soldiers this mountain anonymous call installed what appears to be a russian defensive position. ukraine claims it has advanced up to 2 kilometers in the area. the head of rushes must me walk in a group which has played a prominent role in the past with a back boot size, a full scale ukrainian counter defense if is on the way the yeah. with the joint defense, the you create new non forces has begun. the units that were trained them receipts are necessary weapons, equipment, tanks and everything else are already fully engaged. i did so on the, the ukraine's president for the mr. lensky says that's not the case. ukraine still needs small time and weapons more i, you know, the bottom,

the point of view of motivation on middle tree is ready for as far as stuff can be gauge goes, we're ready for the point of view of equipment and will know everything has arrived yet. if that's your answer, voice one maybe on ukraine continues to suffer a bar, roger of russian missile island, drones strikes. this is the aftermath of a striking slough. yeah, i'm just going to use them ukraine. one woman was killed here, adding to a rapidly growing number of civilian casualties of russian aggression, putting us sometimes on brittany nowadays, attacks like days after that date to supply you crane with cruise missiles. i think the section of the state ukraine has the right to be able to defend itself against this. the use of storm shot, i will allow you try to push back russian forces based within ukrainian silver entire tree. the storm shadow nissan has a much longer range than other weapons provided by the west, giving the ukraine the capability to strike deep into russian held tetra tree including crimea. so let's look at some other ukraine related news. beijing

is sending a senior diplomat to ukraine for talks, and the 1st trip by a chinese representative since the war began. the majority of germans want ukraine to engage in talks with russia to end the war. moscow launched nearly 15 months ago . that's according to a survey and us present joe biden, and spanish prime minister pedro sanchez will discuss your grain and defense cooperation during a meter meeting later today in the white house and ukrainian present blogging me. but soleski is expected in rome on saturday. that's according to battalion media reports, plus parties to the black sea green deal are getting closer to an agreement on extending it after 2 days of talks and this stumble you are watching. the unit is still to call a, the ukrainian do hoping to make it a 2nd wind in a row for their country this. here's your a vision song content but

1st turkey is preparing to head to the poles on sunday and a crucial parliamentary and presidential election that could mark the end of richard time out of one's rule, whole show, the main opposition candidate come all collects the roller, isn't in the slit in a lead in the lead, slightly can which rules who has promised to release in prison, deposition figures, and restore media freedoms was boosted by the surprised withdrawal of another candidate. on thursday, the close race could end more than 2 decades of air. the ones devise a rule that has transformed turkey, 1st as prime minister. then as president dw use turkey corresponding julia han took a look at the main concerns that are likely to drive boaters turkey with out the ridge of ty of add one. for many people here that was long considered impossible. but soon,

his days in office could be over. as more than $60000000.00 voters prepared to add to the ballot books. let's look at the issues that could threaten the president's grip on power. the most pressing concern to vote has something that's being felt by everyone. here is the cost of living crisis. food prices, for example, have skyrocketed in recent years. and even many middle costs to say they find it harder and harder to afford a decent standard of living. the value of the tax usually right has plummeted, with inflation heating, 85 percent last october. the that's the highest. it's been in 25 years. many blame the situation on ad one's unconventional economic policies. the president has also been criticized for his slow response to the devastating earthquakes that struck turkey se, only 3 months ago. more than 50000 people were killed. the experts say failure

to impose building codes is to blame for the highly dest told, and that ad one's highly centralized, system of power had weakened, state institutions. in the course of the 20 years, the ad one has been in power. he has hollowed out the democratic system. critics say he's face party loyalists and key positions crushed down on civil rights organizations and vote most of the media under government controls while add one still enjoys the support of many religious conservatives. others say they are increasingly put off by his strong men who they get better. he also faces an unusually galvanized opposition. 6, very diverse parties. the nation alliance have united behind one candidate. come all calypso there stated aim is to roll back the powers of the

presidency. repair the aging economy and renew talk you should democracy in this election, the opposition is presenting voters with a much stronger alternative to add on than ever before with a very different division for the countries future. one that appeals to a wider section of people here. combine that with the issues that are touching people's lives ahead of the selection. and it makes a victory for ad on anything. but so let's bring in or is good little here's a checklist here who's with the german marshal funds and crow office. thanks for being with us. let's go to poll shows that come out, can i still really has a good chance of beating air to one? what makes the opposition candidate an attractive alternative for turkey spiders as

well. there are a number that there is a number of factors that play that role. the 1st bodies, obviously the economy, downturn, region also say that the changing democratic space also led to, particularly the young voters when you're away from the rest of the ad on that. so that's the most important fact there is that will cause issues able to, to, to unite and in bring. so overcoming the cultural and i have your zip code differences in the manual position, party c h, b, as a placement, provide your zip code, identity politics is more costly. the authority politics play the role in this. and on the contrary, present the add on more to the far right and the use of this, the nation of the section party, any event in the center for the position either of these course taxes manual. okay, so multiple factors there, but the economy is definitely one. you mentioned that at the beginning,

turkey has serious economic problems, inflation around 50 percent in many of the countries that would be enough in itself to swing the vote against the incumbent. why then is this selection still so close? well, in most countries actually voters, uh, based on identity, those voters that votes on performance on the economy is a small number of boxes that actually the competition is very top and the margins are very small. those this vote on our economy performance. i mean it's a difference. so in the, in the case of charge, the, the, the added on is to enlarge support. uh, fixed identity issues which is the media landscape look like in turkey and the run out to this election. what kind of coverage had the candidates been getting as well . this is a very interesting issue because it's often said that present data on all of these concepts. i met you, it feels to like this media, which is essentially quoted. but it does not necessarily mean that the majority of

our churches citizens get the news from the job that's controlled by for isn't that one? because no, no matter how small the number of o position media is, there is actually a big number of a 60 percent of the society us to get the news. uh, so these all position leaning channels, if you that if you or them. but then imagine that your to, to citizens can access them. so i would say that to a large extent, based on the add on and is, i will click that although i have equal access to media. if the opposition does managed to win the selection, what sort of problems will come i'll collect through in the area from everyone? well, i mean 1st the full uh there will be 4 sides of the problems of the 2 i q. so side table remain highly polarized and divided. uh, so that,

that was made to be one of 2 of these major problems down there that will be a dispatch i am on towards the citizens, including those, this voltage, unfortunately settled after years of demo. but the dom george street in democratic space. i put it down to an, i'm sorry, uh, site. it won't be as society resolved. uh too much will. so uh, the next president will need to give up to the suicide dentist last on the edge. apologies. sorry. go ahead. okay. sorry. i seem to be having some technical problems. uh, errors. good. thank you very much for speaking with us. that was are as good as i checked the from the german marshall funds ankara office. we apologize for the problem, sir. technical is now staying rather moving on to ukraine . again, this year's euro vision song contest is almost here. it's usually hosted by the

previous year's winter, but because of russia's ongoing war against ukraine, there's been a change of plan ukraine did when it last year, but they can't hosted under these conditions. but last year was runner up the u. k . this hosting, instead with what ukraine is still hoping for, a 2nd consecutive with ukranian music do out of archie and their song inspired by ukrainian fighters in mario paul, the heart of steel. the song that's captivating, audiences across ukraine, the this on the present, the life of, or ukrainians as a whole team to good altitude in the negative situation. we are all united way of fighting and staying strong confidence the bands name to 40 means the creatives. and the song, heart of steel is their creative attempt to have lift ukrainians in times of war.

the it's unites us and i feel that we like all having the hardest sale. they're the best who presented multiplan at this moment. i believe in them. they are wonderful the story of torch. he begins in 2017 and the ukrainian city of turn opium. that's the year andre julio approach. geoffrey kenny fellow pharmacy student from nigeria . that was going home and he was going somewhere as well. so he just had my shoulders, i don't trust my english skills, you're going to say that your training skills as well as i can. okay? no problem. so it was a very, i can say, very strange situation, but it led to something very huge

with 4 albums. and several hit singles. the dual became one of ukraine's most successful bands. for nomination to represent ukraine at the eurovision song contest came naturally. but under unusual circumstances, the contest was held a 102 meters under ground to guard against potential rush and strikes. in a subway station and keep moses and francis strong folk music. and this here will be song. since that the most of them will not expect from ukraine. you're going to show some of the chinese music. and also we will spread our message to the world. the grand finale will be held in liverpool and torches are hot favorites.

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