the, the, this is the, the, the news coming to life from berlin. disruption at airports across germany, security workers strike hundreds of thousands of passengers are affected by flight, cancellations, or delays in frankfurt, berlin, hamburg, and other major airports. also coming up, european union leaders together to debate a massive aid package that could unlock tens of billions of bureaus and funding for ukraine. but one man stands in the way of a deal and tensions at the top of ukraine's armed forces. reports say president soleski wants to fire his top commander,

but the general refuses to go plus social media, boston space, a grilling by us. lawmakers, senators accused the heads of facebook and other companies are not doing enough to protect children online. the hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. airport security stuff. we're on striking germany today, forcing airlines to cancel or delay over a 1000 flights in and out of 11 major airports. those include frankfurt and berlin, the van to you, and you called for the members to their members, to down to us for 24 hours. and til tonight, after their demands for a better pay and benefits for some $25000.00 and security staff stalled, around 200000 passengers are expected to be effected by a strong database. christy. pleasant is at germany's

busiest airport frankfurt. she gave us an impression of how the strike is affecting our travel. yeah, good morning terry. well, just a moment ago we heard someone yelling profanities throughout the hall here. so in terms of how it's affecting passengers, they seemed quite frustrated and unhappy when i got here on terms of what i saw was, uh, maybe you can see it on the board behind me, dozens of canceled flights. all of those kansas counters have been turned into re booking counters. there was a airport wide announcement saying that due to the strike, no one can go through security. you cannot get on your flights. there are some connecting flights that are so leaving, but passengers should expect delays there as well. so yeah, you said jeremy's most important airport. it's very disruptive on the ground here today. so expecting hundreds of thousands of people to be affected by this, what do the security staff want to achieve? christie?

right. well, what verity is calling for is an hourly pay raise of $2.00 euros 80 along with unimproved bonus scheme for the security workers. and basically what they're saying is that the offer that they've been currently uh, has been put on the table is not meeting their demands in terms of the amount of money they're looking for. and this is very important for them because inflation, which is something that we know has been biting all of us. um for the last year or 2 uh, has really been biting into the pockets of these workers as we see by the disruption caused by their strike. these are clearly very essential to air travel and the body and these workers are calling for what they see is wages that better reflect how important they are to the functioning of the airport and to air travel. a disruption like this, christy, you can have an impact on the ripples throughout the world can weeks. what can we

expect in the coming days? right, well the strike well and tomorrow morning. um, but the and they are expected to go back to the negotiate on table next week. but as anyone who's been following some of the news out of the, you're out of germany in the last few weeks. know if you've been following the train strikes here as well, is that if negotiations do not make progress. uh, there can be more strikes ahead. um, so we'll have to see what happens with these negotiations. and if this is something that could happen again, we also know that more strikes are coming in other areas of germany as well. are expecting a local public transportation strikes also to take place starting tomorrow and various uh, cities around the country as well. um, so you're talking about the ripple effect around around the world. we're also seeing in germany right now, a ripple effect in terms of labor here, people calling for and improve wages, improve working conditions. and there does seem to be something of a trend occurring in, in the area of labor here in germany right now. christy,

thank you very much. that was christy plants and from dw business sketch up on a few other stories making headlines around the world today. you have been through the rebels say they have attacked the us military ship and a merchant vessel in the red sea. us navy said the cruise missile attack on his worship was intercepted without damage. the hoot, these have been attacking shipping in the area for months in solidarity with the palestinians in gaza. a secretary of state anthony blake, will return to the middle east this weekend for his 5th visit since the october 7th terrorist attacks on israel. the white house says the trip will focus on post 4 efforts to rebuild and govern garza as well as boosting humanitarian aid with the territory. farmers in brussels are blocking roads as you leaders meet there for a summit. small farmers have been demonstrating across europe,

over burdensome bureaucracy and following prizes. the use spends tens of billions of bureaus on agricultural subsidies, but most goes to the biggest producers. the u is holding a summit to ensure a crucial financial aid to ukraine. in order to get the 50000000000 euro package approved leaders in 26 countries have to 1st overcome opposition from hungry, hungry previously. but be the package which would provide funding to ukraine for 4 years. congress prime minister, victor. all bunch has been pushing for the to decide funding for key on an annual basis. with the right to veto the allocation each year. there's growing frustration within the e u. the for bonds, refusal to compromise, could jeopardize ukraine's future with profound implications for the rest of your the prime minister of poland. double tasks told reporters that unity is needed and

the you cannot afford a waiver on the ukraine question. there's no problem with so called the only, you know, you're quite in fact the for sure. we have for the month of the exam, the investments we have so many things to, to solve look at the streets and buses. and of course, the well doing it today is to dispense and that way you can you and you get onto play and then that's as rush and it's like with his body. so i comes on the sense i comes accept, this is strange. and so it goes to the game of the big the and there is no room for compromise on our principles like rule of law. and for sure, there's no room for compromise on ukraine question. earlier i spoke with our correspondent christine one wall in brussels, who's covering that summit. i asked her why hungry has been blocking you, aid for ukraine, and how the other 26 you member states are dealing with the,

the time minister is insisting on an annual review off this full year. 50000000008 package with the veto power is saying that there has to be transparency around how this money is going to be used in ukraine, that the e u has the responsibility to make sure that funds are not misappropriated. this money is meant to keep the country running and to keep public services going. of course, this is not unreasonable, a demand to make and maybe you need this will make that concession. the challenges of passing is beginning to emerge with problem and is to pick to old on, for example, he is still holding off on each of sweetens the nato exploration. so there is now frustration among you need is because if it all weighs almost now comes down to 5 minutes, the victim old on threatening to use. he's veto, especially on matches pertaining to, to support for ukraine in this war. he is also the to be very close to the, the russian president vladimir pushing. and so there are questions about where he's

affiliation lies. so it's been, it's a full, full full you need as it will be difficult to get a consistent funding program to ukraine if there is this annual sort of review which allows a member state like a hungry to, to veto you and have a challenge. now in terms of getting this a through flowing consistency, and so they're insisting on signing off on this package to run automatically over 4 years. they have made a concession now to the heavier and permanent a step. and that is offering him a debate. so you need us, we'll come around the debate at, at the, at every, every. yeah. but nobody's going to have a fee to power. let's see now if some gear and prime minister will accept that. or if he'll digging his heels and use these to be to power the last time when they met over this issue. he, of course, blocks it. but in another issue, which was ukraine's at the membership uh, opening the succession tools, he walked out of the room and not allow the other 26 meters to go ahead. but the 1st that was his way of extending an olive branch. we'll see if he's on the move

for that's again the summit. otherwise it to have to take other ways to get around . he's vito and diesel painful ways costly ways and really difficult ways. terry. so unlocking aid for ukraine is top of the agenda for that. you summit there, but meanwhile there's a barbara is protest calling on just outside the summit venue. tell us more about the well, terry small farm is have come to make a statement at the summit's. uh, there are about a 1000 tractors in this very small city coming in to work this morning. i could see them they'd been here over night. they'd sit applies. they read blowing fireworks. they've come to, to deliver a message to you need us and that is just that their business is not sustainable. pharmacy they're experiencing price increases. the costs of the business has gone up by as much as 30000 years per annum. i'm talking about the costs of 1st of lies

that going up, but this is inflation, the cost of energy, electricity, fuel. and that's weighing down also as the you also have safe, very ambitious sort of carbon emissions. cutting targets, which have a direct impact on, on how farm is, can operate. they've come to send a message to say this is difficult. now you might be wondering, doesn't the, you give these generous form subsidies? it certainly does, but that tends to be towards you'll be the farm is you'll more commercial farm is small farm is don't always get those big benefits. and so they who stay to make a statement. and so it, me, you the does have taken note of that coming into this some. christine, thank you very much. that was our correspond to christine. one was in brussels, russia and ukraine have completed the prisoners swamp that solved the release of $200.00 captives on each side. the deal was brokered by the united arab emirates. it comes just a week after a russian plane was shot down close to the ukrainian border, reportedly carrying home dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war or

the home at last the i'm i'm so making alone a way to to call but yeah, yes, yes, old daddy. it's me, you know, i've been exchanged. i'm then ukraine. i'm alive, you're everything okay with me the quote release also on the other side of the board to the i'm very glad i want to dislike. i don't know. i was i've never had such feelings. this is our land and home like this is very good. this is the 5th teeth reason exchange between russia and ukraine. since last, oh, it's full scale invasion. well, it follows the deadly crush for russian military transport plane last week. that

according to moscow, was carrying ukrainian present a support for him, not the plans exchange. russia blames ukraine for the attack. something keep neither consumes, no denies some fee if the incident could jeopardize the prison exchanges. but both russia and ukraine seemed determined to continue. will it stop the exchanges? we went stopped the exchanges. we have to get our guys back and i'm say 3 bedrooms over when your proposal. we haven't forgotten about anyone. we are looking for each sir nearby and russia and ukraine every 10 thousands of prisoners. since this talk to the world in this latest exchange gifts hoped the money to wait and to come home . the new crane tensions appear to be deepening between the president. below him is zalinski and his commander of the armed forces, media report, se zalinski wants is popular general larry. so that would just need to step down.

but the general is, has refused. his departure would be the biggest shakeup of ukraine's military leadership since the russian invasion demo, the president and his general and the show of unit the last summer, inspecting newly delivered anti missile systems, presenting a united front. but as the war dragged on and the much anticipated counter offensive against the russian invaders failed to turn the tide tensions and merged at the end of the year. so laskey said that the army had presented a plan to him to mobilize up to $500000.00 more troops. that is politically risky, even though soldiers at the front line have been on duty for months or even years without a break. opinions and ukraine are mixed. we should activate any of our capabilities and resources. my husband has been out

for since february 28. and my son in laws up more, i see very large number of examples of people sacrificing themselves to go to war. following the call of the heart of mobilization is something that brings neither health nor joy to anyone. only wor, zalinski has cast himself as the president, fighting and unpopular move but general's allusion. a has refused to take the full for the unpopular mobilization proposals. and the ukranian parliament has refused to debate. measure is to increase trip levels. living much needed fresh troops missing on the front lines. and elections that were originally set to be held. this spring has been suspended under martial law, but ukrainian media outlet. the key of independence says that in private opinion

polls, so lose me would run a close 2nd to the landscape in a presidential match up. all of which adds to the atmosphere of intrigue in the halls of power in keys. the rest of the looks of it, she is deputy director of the russia and you raise your program and head of the ukraine for them. that the chatham house think tank in london, i asked her why the conflict between zalinski and his talk general is coming to a head now. well, the tensions between general zillow's man friends and zalinski have started earlier . there were already reports at the end of the year that there is a search of a new strategy for this long whole war. and we've seen the article by general zillow's and i, in the economy saying the there is a certain positional fast tail made on the battlefield, while the lensky was actually saying, no, there is a movement of the troops and there's a way forward. so, um, after this uh, on successful ground defensive because ukraine has made some success on the black

sea and the rounds crania, but especially on the ground defense. and that seems to be a disagreement between the commander in chief and the judge and the general commands of the progressives. the landscape, about how to continue this war. how many man i need, and what is the strategy? and most important, what is the kids that ukrainian army has on the battlefield to achieve these objectives? what do you say that zalinski is facing external pressure on this perhaps from the united states? i have not seen such information of external pressure. mainly this is internal pressure and as your report has just said, there is this politics and war a presence of landscapes trying to sustain more all in the society and it remains high over 80 percent of ukrainians. believe they can win this war. but partially

because the normal sale of lives in care of and other cities such as was continued . and if indeed ukraine goals full blown into more economy, more realizes a lot of people, it will be very difficult to maintain the normal. see that president zaleski was able to do and remain so popular. what's at stake here in this conflict between savanski and his talk? general a lot is in the state, because if indeed the presence of landscape takes this decision, it is unpopular decision. a general zillow's nice hugely hope to live. he's almost the elijah and right. do people actually seen him alive box? do you use this music figure? he's also, it seem new, popular among the soldiers on the battlefield for his approach to save lives, to protect his troops and to meet you gauge this politics of war where, you know,

political tasks on the battlefield do not a cause, a catastrophe on the battlefield. so you can do the landscape, takes this decision, it will be the 1st time since the spouse of the war that it goes against the popular will. he will have to carefully explain it because he may be blamed for undermining the war effort and unity inside ukraine. so it's very critical how this is done, and what are the public reasons that i've communicated to why the society about this critical move? what repercussions could a resignation or for the firing of the zip solution they have for ukraine for, for zalinski politically and fork. and for the war effort as well of this war is reaching a critical point where the 2024 will actually decide the trajectory of the outcome . many experts agree on that. and this is a group or a 3 year for ukraine,

either to make a decisive boost to prepare for it. uh, the 2nd part of 2024, beginning of 2025. and indeed uh tried to achieve that objective that zaleski bowed to restore ukraine, started tauriel integrity. and depending on who commands the army and how the army is supplied. and here i think western assistants, and especially german of the systems of long range missiles comes so critical because part of the disagreement between the 2 man court to be in the, in sufficient supply all the arguments on the battlefield that does not match these political objectives. that i have described. so what are the ukraine will be able to reach consensus inside between the political and medicine leadership. and let's remember in democracy, civilian leadership always prevails. that is why the lensky has and not have to be

in the way drive the strategy of this war. you credit remains the democracy and according to the constitution that losing it can be fired by the landscape. it's illegal. all right, sir. thank you very much for talking with us today. that was a rescue, lots of which deputy director of the russia and you raise your program and head of the ukraine for a chatham house. it's the ceo's of america's top social media companies have come up against tough questioning by american lawmakers in washington, members of the senate judiciary committee accuse social media giants like take talk x to this chord, snap and meta of not doing enough to protect children and teens on their platform or wrap up, met a chief mark sucker burke who controls facebook and instagram, gave a public apology or in announced through child protection measures. no family. he also told all makers that social media is on balance, not harmful to young people's mental health. that drew

a heated exchange between dr. burke and republican center. josh hallie, let's have a look. i said you mischaracterized 37 percent of teenage girls between 13 and 15. were exposed to unwanted nudity in a week on instagram. if you knew about it. who did you buy or senator? this is why we're building all or did you firewalls center that's i don't think that that's who did you fired? i'm not gonna answer that. is this is i or anybody. right? you didn't take insignificant because it's appropriate to talk about it, but it's not a part of the decision. so didn't parents. so you didn't take any action. you didn't take any action or didn't fire anybody. you haven't complicated. i think let me ask you this, let me ask you this. there's families of victims here today. have you apologize to the victims? i would you like to do so now? well, they're here. you're on national television. would you like now to apologize to the victims who have been harm, but you're not showing the pictures to? would you like to apologize for what you've done to these good people?

first. okay, use benjamin elder as gruber was following those hearings in washington. we asked him why mark stuck a berg was facing so much heat from us. lawmakers. there is growing frustration also disappointment because the issue of online child safety is not new. and many i say that the companies on social media companies are not doing enough. and that's also what the senators is said to dave their a to sucker bear with us having. and i quote, a product that is killing people. so the moment that we just saw her that was highly emotional, highly, also surprising when mock stuck about turned it to the audience. apologize to the family. that was definitely one of the most unusual parts of the hearing because

there were 2 could hear them in the live stream. and parents were holding a pictures of, of kids that were also victims off abuse under social media. so a moment definitely that we will remember for a long time, but the bigger question came directly afterwards. and when he was ask why the company and if you should be sued personally for that, not just the company, but he himself can indulge the question. and also he dosh the question whether was a suggestion of a senator to set up a victims compensation fund. this and that was the w as benjamin alvarez grover of speaking to us earlier. now it's one of the world great on salt aviation mysteries . the 1937 disappearance of pilot amelia earhart. on her round the world air voyage . she hoped to become the 1st person to complete the search and navigation. now and american explorer thinks he may have located her plains wreckage in the middle of the pacific ocean. and the last drop of her magnificent amelia earhart sets off on

her doomed flight around the globe in 193700 miles up to how the 2 was reported missing. her disappearance over the pacific ocean has baffled aviation experts for decades. now a team of deep sea explorers believes they have found air hearts plane. they say these sooner images match the dimensions of her aircraft. for months, they scoured the ocean floor with a submersible, using clues from air hearts. final radio calls. the pilot and her navigator vanished after flying from popular new guinea to highland island and the central pacific. the suspected wreckage is located near the tiny us territory. it's believed earhart wanted to refuel there. the team is keeping the

exact location of their discovery secret, hoping to add their names to the history books. i mean, she's america's favorite missing person, right? and, you know, as long as she's missing, there's always gonna be somebody out there searching. and so if we're, if we can help bring closure the story, bring amelia home, we'd be super excited, but not everyone is on board. one expert is skeptical about the accuracy of the sooner images and the location. still the exploration team hopes to obtain better images and eventually bring the wreckage to the surface to solve one of the world's great aviation mysteries. so you're watching dw news. just a reminder, the top stories were following for you this hour. passengers that most of germany's busiest airports are facing flight cancellations and delays as security workers strike. at least $200000.00 customers will likely be effected as employees demand

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