the, the, you're watching the, the news coming to you live from berlin, us as boost as military presence in the middle east to protect us personnel and defend israel. and it's storing tensions in the region. is comes out for a run and it's regional allies, val, retaliation for the killings of a how much leader, inter ron, and a, has the law commander in a root fueling fears of a broader conflict. also coming up on our show, one of the 3 russian dissidents freed in an international prison or swap between the west, russia and germany, tells reporters that he refused to beg vladimir putin to be released. i can say to

him, to be a dictator or yourself and a mother, and i'm not going to sign any petitions from ashley to him. he was surprised when a writer vladimir con wortha and his fellow redeem opponents say they will keep fighting for freedom and russia. and several people, including a police officer, are killed in clashes and nigeria as mass demonstrations take place over the economic crisis that has sent the currency the clare richardson. thank you so much for joining us. we are with some breaking news just coming in now from some malia, at least 32 people have been killed and an attack on a busy beach in the capital, mogadishu, more than 60 others, have been injured. the violence was carried out by an officer bob suicide bomber. and several gunmen in one of the deadliest attacks and recent months will be

bringing you more details on this story as they come through. for now they're returning to our top story on is really air strike on a vehicle in the occupied westbank has killed a homeless commander according to a media outlet linked to the group. the is really military has confirmed the attack, saying it targeted a militant sell around the city of to come. it is the latest in a series of strikes against a massive leadership, raising concerns about a potential spill over of the come off is wrong war. it comes a day after the group's meter is maya nea was buried in the guitar, a capital, doha, with thousands attending the funeral surface. he was assassinated and then alleged is rarely attack and tear on on wednesday. i'm off and iran have out of retaliation . the us, it says it was an additional fighter jets and hor, shipped to the region. so now that we are a few days after the death of a smile, him yet and a prominent has block commander, flood shakara and 11 on. i asked you to use beverage bureau chief mohammed tre,

to what kind of response we could see from has blah. so let's understand the overall situation. we have to see this from has been lost perspective. this attack on beta with suburbs early this week is according to has the law in his radio offensive on living and not a retaliation whatsoever. since hes below is denying any responsibility for last week. so talk on march the shawn cindy occupied a lot. and this is a very important details because this determines the nature off, has been lost response on the talk at all. and it's a strong cold in fade with the has the law. and the has been clearly saying that the tele ation is indivisible. on the basis of that, this is an offensive on the been on that this was a carried out, an, a civilian residential complex. it goes to death of innocent civilians ended target and a senior has the luck military figure. and therefore, we have to carefully read into the throttle of the speech. and in that sense,

especially that in the event of the coming office might need you in to, from the left side of the region, entered a new phase of the escalation. and i would say that this indicates that we are far beyond just a supporting front, but less than a no allow for. but then in such moments of high tension, it would be really ridiculous to dalton all for. so what kind of diplomatic efforts have we seen to try to prevent this from becoming a much wider war in the region as well. you know, we've been following on on the very active and intense political and diplomatic efforts to de escalate. the situation to pressure has beloved to exercise restraint and avoid a big retaliation. but we need to sounds far fetched the heavily on group and rejected all calls and actively been rejecting or goals to reach a deal that would stop the confrontation with the is why the based on the you and

resolution? 1701 would stop. the war between the ban on end is waiting in 2006 at 2006 as well . i've been constantly cleared about that that that would only be interested in, in stopping to fire and suckling for negotiations. that once a c fire and gaza is inactive. but thank you so much as always, that is indeed at least beverage or of chief mohammedan straight to turning out some other news and 3 russian opposition activist fried as part of a major prison are swap on thursday. i've spoken about their shock at suddenly being released and about their misgivings about the terms of the deal during a press conference at dw is headquarters in germany. they spoke about their experiences in russian prison, free again and ready to tell their stories, brushing dissidents, flooding mere car more. so la shien and andre prove offer of spoke publicly for the 1st time since being released from russian prisons. the

moment now plain was taken off. uh he told me, look out the window to the last time you're seeing him on the line. and i turned to this guy and i laughed once again. my said look, i didn't know his name. i didn't know his rank. obviously, i didn't feel the need to inform us of all those things. i told him, look, man, i'm a historian by education. i don't only feel, i don't only believe i know that i'll be back in my home country. so it'll be much quicker than you think. car, more though was charged with treason and sentence to 25 years in prison for speaking out against russia's invasion of ukraine. now he's free, and so is the only are you seen who was sentenced for reporting and brushing military atrocities, despite their ordeal and russian prisons, the message they sent was one of the determination to make russia

a better place even from abroad. video. my goal is to return to russia. i'm a russian citizen, i'm a russian politician. and i'm a russian patriot to. my goal is a free and happy russian. all my efforts will be direct to the guessing my home on the bottom and to achieve a peaceful, prosperous, free, and happy russia. still, with that, i have dedicated my life to this level that i will continue to dedicate my life to this. yep. sweet. you're welcome. so i was reading the procedure for me, andre football for of had been do since 2021 again and again, he tried to run an elections while he's now also free man. he reminded the public that others are less fortunate. this is just for the people, it is still in russian prison. i may have to suffer terrible conditions. yep. i think there will be happy to hear that is possible to be saved on you supply that with a do. should leave with a wealth of men's release as

a win for diplomacy. it is also fueling a debate over whether it is justified the trade convicted criminals for the unlawfully detained. to the former moscow bureau chief, uri rossetto, has this assessment of what the release of important opposition figures could mean for russia's opposition. in general, wallclear's irrational position such as we know it seems the best incense does not exist. it has been systematically destroyed by letting me put it over the last quarter of a century. that is effect. but is also effect, is it, is it on individual courageous, political, active russians who, despite of his destruction, are still fighting against booting against the ruling political system in the russia. and yeah, they do. so despite risking everything as they are freedom, enter their lives. and these people are no doubt includes not even caught them. what does that mean to actually be just sort them into

a lot of who have now been freed from prisons and they are fighting spirit is an example for thousands and perhaps millions uh critical of critical by the presence of roads and even russia internationally. this prisoners pop has been seen as a major diplomatic crew has the reactions been the same inside russia. well, in russia, this is also the number one topic. but unlike here is the best that the freed this dense and not celebrate at this heroes. but as trey, those who should have died in prison, and that is what for my president a dataset, and it was a clear death threats at the signal to everyone else. hello you, i'm not safe anywhere. i'm on the other side. the russians who have returned to rush in from the west. i think it's quite differently of course spice and the employees over the intelligence services and even visual quote them out there off to you about the crusty golf because they are all celebrated as heroes and will be soon avoided state prizes vive, letting me put him in the kremlin

w jerry overshadow speaking to me earlier and we can bring you up to speed now and some other world news headlines. a presidential candidate donald trump has agreed to debate, vice president campbell harris on fox news on the 4th of september. his post on his a troops social platform, him hours after harris secured the democratic party's presidential nomination. though it is not yet clear, if harris herself has agreed to the debate. us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, has overridden a plea, deal with the alleged mastermind of 911 khalid shaikh mohammed and 2 others. the 3 had agreed to guilty to plead guilty to avoid a possible death sentence. austin's decision now means the court. they're being held at the us military base at one tunnel bait in cuba. and the us in argentina have recognized venezuelan opposition candidate edmondo gonzales as the winner of last weekend's presidential elections incumbents. nicholas,

my daughter was declared the winner without clear evidence sparking widespread protests. venezuela's election authorities under pressure to release a detailed vote count to prove its claims. well, several people including a police officer, has been killed in protest and nigeria as capital of boucher rights groups. amnesty international has a q security forces of targeting demonstrators during nationwide raleigh's over the countries cost of living crisis. curfews are in place across several northern states and there is heavy security presence more than 400 people have been arrested since the unrest began on thursday. to have these corresponding to the strip. one was following developments for us from les goes and nigeria, i asked him to bring us up to speed on the situation there. a well clay, it's this thoughts of what many might describe both day 3 of the cost of living crisis protest cooled by so many civil society groups also led by youth groups,

which sam turned to quote on social media. is this other day 3? so things might be picking up a bit slow. uh, just like you said, uh if they want me to set it up. so say it was uh, quite peaceful in some areas, but also, so some bullet's file. uh, you know, actions are between police and put this as a place is like a bu, jeff, i kind of will and some of the states into north day to so smaller numbers due to the level of balance that we did see in. and also a co fee was called in space like kind of can be uh cats. and about what you looked at lagos. uh, which sits the biggest city in, in, in nigeria we lost a population. uh they won't be, they started out quite piece of people came out to really hear that voice is heard . but there was also bits of uh, hesitancy from lots of like people coming out. they would, they would to ensure they're going to come out or not. because it was so much heavy police presence, but to describe the situation so far, it is relatively peaceful, going into day 3. and can you give us

a little bit of context here for what has been happening? i'd, you're a suffering from his worst economic crisis in the decades here. can you give us an idea of what that feels like? what that looks like and day to day life for people to walk like uh, the inflation is all about $0.40, which is uh, almost uh more than a generational high uh, that's a to, to put it lightly, food costs as triple skyrocket. that does since the subsidies the move of done by presenting and but we need to coffee is the last day that has gone into uh, issues uh about buying uh a little item. just like, you know, tomatoes bread do people kind of really afford the basic food dates here? did i just the pottery from when it comes to the fuel, the fuel costs of quadruple is even as we speak today, people are buying fields. uh, it's very, very high cost and they what they, why used to, so all of that as really, uh, put into a bicycle directly on the average nigerian and, but that's why they're coming out to say enough is enough. they want to change in policies that put in place by this governments across the continents, and kenya,

protests have have been somewhat successful in pressuring the government's there to, to drop a controversial tax bill that we saw demonstrations over. do you think protestors and nigeria are being encouraged by the successes that they've seen coming out of kenya? well, it clearly drew somebody's duration. you have to put it in that way. i'm glad because uh many in nigeria. so what's going on in kenya, and the results where these young people, they go to magenta generation, one of the able to force that handled. what does that go to, to over there? and they took inspection to say, look, they have been going through the cost of living crisis, which they have never seen before, but young and old and everyone's feeling it's a so that they feel that if can, you can, you know, kind of get results from that they have to make that positive head somehow that because they carry operating the bronze of the high experiences of food fuel. thank you so much as always for your reporting. that is database corresponded all these extra for my and that is our show and thank you so much for watching dw news and

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