[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news live from berlin, ukraine accuses russia of striking a civilian green shift in the black sea, striking near romanian territory. a waters is fueling fears of a confrontation with nato. keep as cold as a breezing attack on global food and security. also coming up anger in mexico for changes to the judiciary. the president claims that they will help quite corruption . the critics say they will undermine democracy. and the united nations condemns and is really your strength that killed 6 of its workers at a school school that was being used as a shelter in gaza. israel says that it was targeting

a homeless command center. the library golf is going to have you with this ukraine's president for them is the landscape says a ship, caring ukrainian grain has been hit by a russian missile in the black sea. you posted these images showing the damage the vessel on social media. ukraine says the ship was in romanian waters when it was hit. so landscape is calling for a global response to what he says is a direct attack on vital shipping routes and global food secure or to correspond to rebecca river. and she is following this story for us from keith rebecca, what is the premium and authority set about this attack? and maybe i should also ask you what is remaining. you've said about this attack as well. brenda's you just mentioned the president zalinski has come out harshly

condemning this attack on a vessel on this uh c routes. uh the export route. see route um and as you mentioned, you posted pictures on x and some of the damage vehicle. he said that the vessel wasn't ukrainian, but it was carrying wheat from ukraine that was headed for egypt, but nobody had been heard. now we know that the middle east, egypt and all the countries rely heavily on weight supplies that comes from ukraine . and he said that uh on on, on, on x he said that nobody was hurt, but the weight and food security targets should never the military target, the foreign minister in the job, only a weak andre severe. his cold is a brazen attack. we know that it happened at overnight and as you were mentioning there we, we believe that it happened when the vessel was already outside ukrainian voices and was seen what's known as romanian economics on not territorial romanian. what is that the economic zone? but of course,

that is still causing concerns of escalation and whether or not something like article 5 might be triggered, which would see nato countries getting involved with it based on the, the ball for that is incredibly high. they've only, of course triggered article 5 once since it's inception, so it's very unlikely. but still of course, raising concerns about an escalation and of course fee. is it just how secure these food this food cargo is? yeah, but let's talk about the vessel was not in what is known as the green shipping cord, or when it was hit by dismissal. now remind us of what that means. our viewers might remember that filled you in black sea green initiative from about a year ago. mm hm. yeah, of course. so, you know, when the, when the full scale invasion broke out, everybody was talking about the global grain and we've supply because most of the world, in fact, you know, gets a lot of it's grain from russia and ukraine. and that was immediately hold to the

opposite for full scale invasion boys from russia and ukraine. russia resuming fairly, fairly shortly after. but it took some time to ukraine to be able to, once again, start exporting its weight and grain from ukraine. it negotiated that lexie deal is you just mentioned between negotiating with russia through tacky and the u. n. deal though it was limited, it was limited at a, at a time frame. it had been extended once, but then most of decided it wasn't gonna extend it any more. i'm not deal expired in the summer of last year, really forcing you trying to come up with another solution and that is it did so. and by august, last year, it had had a sort of and started this is exactly what we say, this card or that we're saying be, be targeted today. and that was much closer to the western shore line of ukraine, which is made only possible because you crane carried out a very heavy drone and me, solid tax pushing back russian warships from the coastline of ukraine. and it allowed it to go into the serial till toria, what does it cause?

it has been considered relatively safe because those what does a very shallow a and russian submarines on able to enter the middle. of course what we've seen and this attack overnight is certainly going to kind of raise concerns. ok, dw is rebecca rivers with the late as far as from ki rebecca, thank a majority of mexican states have ratified the government's controversial judicial reforms. paving the way for them to become law within days, the legislation calls for judges at all levels to be elected by popular vote. now, the outgoing president lopez over to, to what it says, the changes are necessary to stamp out corruption. but opponents say they will have the opposite effect, a mexican protest as say, justice should be blind. today's the new, the past reforms which establish elections. the judges will make quotes pauses on an open influence. students and judicial work as

a leading to demonstrations because it goes against the checks and balances and judges impartiality. the judge has no democratic role at all. that's what the legislators are full. they're supposed to be all representatives, although they have turned a deaf ear to request the opponent storm the senate as it voted on the low. they echoed concerns by human rights groups and the united states ambassador, who said mexico's democracy was in danger. even the supreme court's chief justice, so that elections would let criminals put pressure on judges. but sentences relocated to another chain, but to pause the low. it's one of the final acts of outgoing left is present

and that as manuel lopez over the door. who says the weld 1st judicial elections will make quotes accountable to the masses instead of financial leads. the way is this going process a john, this judges, my wife and hon. exceptions i tend to be she magistrates and this does not mean nadia as a service of a predatory minority said has dedicated itself to plunder in the country as the president has. his supporters who watched as the delayed boat paused at night the we have supporting the reform because everyone who has approach to quotes, seeking justice, has realized how erupt into 2 additional powers. despite waves of outrage on the streets, the changes were approved by a majority of state legislatures. the president says the new law could be on the books within days. if a more no, i'm joined by in their own skin tone general director at the foundation for justice

in mexico city. it's good to have you with this. i want to pick up on what the outgoing president of, of mexico had said that basically by allowing our judges to be elected by the public that will help to fight corruption. can you explain how that supposed to work? actually i comp and certainly because i don't believe that's true because actually the that has not to been 2 between other countries where these election system have been implemented such i believe. yeah. and you know, what's the trouble? so, and what concerns or feedback actually is to let the mexican just use the just use the system is anything the perfect and there's a natural need to improve it, to make it more efficient, faster, as well as to extend the access to just these. but the referral and it doesn't

address any of these issues and the declines actually great risk for debbie, debbie, something defendants. why is that? because the 1st of all the reform because these 2, we've moved all the federal and state judge east currency notice you know, to year very europe and replace them by people who would be elected. but the people who did the last, the, the next to the we have in no previous experience in the administration of justice, i oh, which means that instead of making the system more efficient, the reform you like is like the actually to better life ports for a great, why, while these new people learn how to do the job. so really the way, let me just ask you, let me jump in for a 2nd. how do you think this is going to look now in the near term? what is going to change in your opinion about the way the justice system works in mexico as well. what we've changed is that each will actually be in the hands

of the judge cheese that have no experience that are we will likely be very close to the governments and make decisions on the basis of you know, the official line. so those are issues that are of concerns to us. another aspect is not just that, you know, judge, these are gonna be invested, but uh it, which needs, but they will have to adopt. and you know, to adopt the practices that are for her to, for the additions to get that to make promises uh on how they will actually judge a just to make the decisions. we'd see not as something that is proper for a judge. you know, to announce how they are gonna decide their cases. but it doesn't have a problem. we choose that. it's a refund for policies to create a drug show. do you see them every tribunal there?

and it's designed and the reasons for which it could investigate and function. jackie's implied that they would be under control and would not be able to make a virtual decisions. okay. um, so uh, you know, where you pulled up. uh, and we found that implies that the low is at stake actually. so. so what the issues with is what, what would you like to see happen next? i mean, are you satisfied with the public outcry that we've already seen, or do you think that the public should do more to show that it doesn't want these reforms as well? actually, the thing is, and now if we cannot do very much of, you see some people are going to and we're going to try to, you know, it and find ways and legal ways to make these refunds. all right, but each will be very difficult actually. we will have to relate on international

if you know a bit, for instance, the in term, right? them a caught up of justice. that's actually be the, the way that we can, you know, fix these reform is not, it's not very often needs to, you know, the completion of the, which we put the actually as some of these people, obviously people were in the streets. but not so many actually, you know, because the president has done a very good job since the beginning of his term, you know, like criticizing costs and see the to do sherry and refusing to judge use of being correct. uh and uh, so people have bought these actually these, you know, directly labranz funds home. unfortunately we're out of time, but we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. thank you. thank you squares . a quick look now and some of the other headlines from around the world. sweden

says that it is doubling its budget for civil defense over the next 3 years to prepare for times of war. the extra money will be spent on health care and rescue services. boosting food and water supplies and on transport in energy infrastructure. sweden has been concerned about its own security since russia invaded ukraine, a billionaire businessman and adventurer, and has completed his 1st ever the 1st ever privately funded space for jared isaac . and his crew successfully pop the hatch of their space ex capsule and ventured out into space. they were testing space ex is new space which has been years and development space walks are among the most dangerous task undertaken by astronaut. well back here on earth, the head of the united nations has condemned the killing of 6 human staff members, and it is really strike on a school in central garza, in a post on x secretary general, antonio gutierrez says,

what is happening in the occupied territory is quote totally unacceptable. wednesday's strike yes, the out johnny school in the news or on refugee camp, reportedly killed the 12 other civilians. the school houses, a human facility where thousands of displaced gardens are sheltering. it has been bombed several times since the start of them. these really military says this latest attack was a precision strike. targeting a must come in center. i a circle, respondents, emily or deed in jerusalem about these really strike sol. gaus, civil defense folks pass my mood for sol has come out saying that this was in fact, the 5th time the school had been struck by real kits. and in this case it killed 18 people including women and children, but also on real staff members. now i'm wrong, did you ones agency for palestinian refugee youth has confirmed that 6 of its staff

members died in the strike including the manager of the shelter as well as other team members who were providing assistance to thousands of palestinians who has been displaced as a result of the school. now israel has responded to the input. i'm saying that it was basically turning out what they called work precision strikes on a commanding control center that was up for the we are all set and we are watching to see all the to bring you the story behind the new the will on about come by as information for free might say do to and then the phone,