the, the, this is dw news live it from berlin, can use president back tracks on tax fight plans that triggered some of the worst protests of the country as seen in decades. president william router says that he will not sign a tax increase built in spark demonstrations killing more than 20 people. also it coming up less journalist evan girl scrimmage is on trial in russia. the wall street journal reporter accused of spying and he could face 20 years in prison, charges that he and his employer of the newspaper both to know and where he leads founder julian hassan lands in australia, a free man after 5 years in prison. and

a link, the legal standoff with the united states. the break off it's good to have you with is a can use president william router has rejected a new finance bill. that sparked violent demonstrations in the country and recent days is refused to send to the amended draft small back to parliament, effectively withdrawing him and of thousands of protesters breached the security barrier outside the parliament building. and i wrote the on tuesday, they were showing their anger at proposed tax hikes in this bill at the time when living costs are on the rocks, at least $23.00 people were killed in clashes between police and protesters. and just the past few days. and there's more now from president routing

perhaps the loudly that the, the, the finance piece, 2024 feet and the website. the 20th, 21st and subsequently been withdrawn. and i have a member that that becomes a collective. but these are correspondent village, but ring in i robi is following the story for us. i asked him if this reversal can be considered a win for the pro, just many of their protests. i do not feed as a victory. in fact, they have criticized the president for being hypocritical. yesterday evening president photo said the protest as walk see me knows, today is called to them,

sons and daughters as so many of them are wondering where exactly has tons. and this is the 1st time presidential toys saying something and he does not leave up to each. so until he withdraws the finance bill and it's totally to by sending it to find a mentor. parliament has already taken a 2 weeks break. so again, people are still vague and of course he has to say it's a big scene yet because of the president in previous uh okay, so it has saved things and is not clued up to them because they let me get your opinion on this. how did you explain this $180.00 degree turn around that we have seen in the present in, in what the span of 24 hours as it sees a consequence of so many things can now have been pushing for a change canyons, a governess, x i spoke to this evening and said that the finance below is just like comp time these to so many other things that can those i've been facing can also have been

dropped in with the high cost of living. can nose have been grappling with clear up some can knows, have been grappling with some unconstitutional offices during the process. many can knows. let's say the president needs to stop financing the office of bad. the 1st lady, the office of this pulse of a deputy president, the president also needs to stop by not seeing the office of the prime cabinet secretary, which is an unconstitutional office. so it is a matter of all these things that have cost him to actually have a turn around and we paid less than 24 hours in the president. we know he's met and what are the demands of the protestors? another demand is that basically he resign. how safe is his power to not? from where he fits his lot, his lot fif came down. so i've said they want more from the government. they want

accountability, they want to good governance. they want him to rein in encore it up to me, does the ones the president to do so much more than just speaking and not acting cannot as i've also asked him to follow court or that's because even yesterday he deployed police to haiti. i get caught or does so there's so much more that can knows i do mind to go with him or corresponded to it looks very good and i really just like with the latest on what it is, a definitely a you turn in the president's policy on these tax hikes in the country village. thank you. stay invoice or the trial against us journalist evan greske of it. she has begun behind closed doors or scrimmage. a wall street journal reporter is accused of spying for the us. and he could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty, he and his employer and say that the charges against him are unfound, often more than a year under arrest. russia is now putting evan gosh,

corvettes on trial. the 2 year old john list was detained in march 2023, while reporting in the city of your cutting book, according to his employer. the wall street journal russian prosecutors alleged gosh, could, which was collecting secret information from a tank factory for the c. i a gosh, cubits denies the charges. so to his family employer, the white house you say he was wrongfully detained, of this espionage charges are ridiculous. the targeting of american citizens by russian government is unacceptable. we condemn the detention of mister goose glitch in the strongest in the strongest terms. gosh, good, which is the son of soviet emigres and grew up in new jersey. he moved to russia in 2017 to work. there was a correspondent, the wall street journal. hi to him in 2022 dash could, which is the 1st american john this to be jailed and russian espionage charges

since the soviet era. despite strange relations us and russian officials have indicated that talks on going about releasing gosh, because it's in a prison, this will go. but the us and russia have not yet reached an agreement. in an interview, in february of this year, vladimir putin indicated he wants to swap, gash, give it to the russian, hit my sentence to life imprisonment in germany for muttering a chechen dissident in berlin. in 2019. it's a specific will definitely be for somebody to go to some ex, but say the trial could help bring the negotiations forward. it's a very unfortunate situation to all around, but this may be a glimmer of hope in his eventual coming home. because this trial will establish the verdicts and russian injustice needs to see a verdict and a case before i believe that they're willing to do some negotiation for whatever might be the outcome. but by making the trial secret while she is hiding his case

away from the public. well for gosh, which the uncertainty continues to join, you know, by, of course, funding benjamin alvarez group or he is following the story for us from washington . good to see you. benjamin, that image of a us journalist and the glass box in a russian court room is a star image. have there been reactions in the united states? it is indeed a stock image and we had some reactions also from the state department earlier today. they called the start of this trial in our quote of performance, put on by rational authorities to justify the repression of journalist and independent voices spokesperson. and matthew miller also said that staff from the us embassy in moscow were granted brief access to the quote from before the proceedings began. however, that were not submitted to speak to him, washington is accusing moscow abusing individuals. and i guess collision also fellow detained us citizen poll. whelan is

a bargaining chip and is employer posted also linked with resources, saying that they will keep telling his story until he can tell his own russia in the united states say that they are negotiating a possible prisoner exchange. here is that where this is all headed, a window from both washington and moscow that talks around a possible prisoner exchange r underway. and let's remember that in this a case and calling for his release has strong bi partisan support, not just from the democrats, but also from the republicans whose parents were at the state of the union address earlier this year. also with a strong and in support. and by republican speaker of the house, what we know about this is not a lot about this, and it was the agents that are ongoing junk copy. the national security council, as spokesman did not detail this and diplomacy with russia that's very normal. so for this case is about set that the administration will continue it to do everything it can to bring them home. and you also once again reiterated that evan

has not never been employed by the us government at that he is not a spies saying that he should never has been detained in the 1st place, that the wife has a strength to strike a prisoner exchange, who is also not a new development, because almost a year ago, in july of 2023 president by and was asked about the case of this detained a. we'll see general a journalist and he did not only stress that the process to get him released was underway. but also said that he was services about a prisoner exchange. now of course it remains to be seen how if and how this will happen correspond to benjamin over his group of with the leaves tonight from washington. richmond. thank you. we're healy founder julie to san j is back home in australia, a free man after reaching a video with the united states, a private jet sharing him landed at campbell airport, where songs was welcomed by his wife still up and his father is released, follows

a to our court appearance and the us pacific territory where he pleaded guilty to violating american law. and this marching into a 14 year long legal battle with the us government overlooked documents and classified military files that he published on hughley. the julia designs as legal team and his wife, but the report is a short while ago. here's what stella sanchez set. join join wanted me to sincerely find everyone he wanted to be. but you have to understand what he's been through. he needs time. can you to richard, right? and this is a process i ask you to give up space to give us privacy to find our place for

that. our family, the family before he seek again at a time of his choosing. i really oh, i spoke with what it was journalist curious, do you need them in camber, australia. she told us more about those emotional moments after us oranges arrived this. that was the press conference way assigned just was still a really emotional speaking to the media. so the 1st time since she had embraced husbands, we stepped off that plane, not that long ago, and also his legal team, timing, he hundreds of assign. the support is also turned up at the right to jeering planting . it was point to exchange and the message from stella is your domain couldn't be the spot. so i'm going to pull the training out in the media because the teen next time to recover it. and it has been quite an old deal. and you said somebody sick to say that pretty them come slow please. inside these ninety's life process school,

my husband do is look to me and assigns to read just to his new freedom in australia. but he's legal team will say again, i'm sorry paul. i've been in that swinton port and he said, this is a great mean is my guys were on julian, there's nothing since nothing to stop him from speaking in the future. and you know, these play deal also means that there's nothing else that he wants it's instruction . nobody wants to charge it. that is what your struggle is a cure. so you need, i'm speaking with me earlier. sports is now the final day of the group phase of the euro. 2024. turn a bit here in germany, and it's a nerve wracking one for fans. teams like turkey, they play against portugal in hamburg again, just under an hour's time, and their supporters of taking over the streets on their way to the stadium. and when against christiana, relatives team would guarantee they progress to the knockout states. a set of

questions coming up later but 1st and some other important results that have finalize the standings in group e of the tournament. firstly in slovakia and romania fold out a wonderful draw. that means that remaining and finish top of the group and progress, the point was enough for us. we'll walk you to also make the knock out state another draw in the other game between belgium and ukraine. the red devils advance to the last 16. it was heartbreaking, however, for the ukrainians who, despite finishing equal points with all other teams in groups e, are now eliminate. and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. this our 10 years president william router has withdrawn a controversial finance bill that sparked violent demonstrations of recent days. at least $23.00 people were killed in flashes over proposed tax hearts. at a time when living costs are wise, the parliament was set on fire to georgia,

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