nothing about is on the w travel. i hope you enjoy the trip here as much as i did. what about you? what's your opinion? feel free to write your thoughts in the comments. the. this is dw news life from berlin, as well as fighters advance in a surprise offensive in northern syria. revel unit celebrate after entering the 2nd biggest city, 11, hundreds over for the dead in battles with government force. it's also coming up as romanians, get ready to elect a new parliament on sunday. we take a look at some of the candidates running to be the countries and next prime minister, the in greetings to you of yours around the world. i'm michael. ok. rebel forces have

re ignited serious simmering civil war. as long as fighters have stormed into the 2nd biggest city, a level from rebels strongholds in the northeast. the syrian army admits it has lost control of much of the city, which it had held for 8 years and is retreated. it's the biggest flare up in years in a civil war that has involved russia. iran, the us, turkey, and israel. celebrating victory is fighters on the streets of the level that eat us after being driven out on the devastating government and russian it strikes the v. joyce being with the police is a crushing defeat to preston. the shot of us stopping on step to a 5 foot spot, the former president half as it a lot of that. i mean by dismiss at the end of 2 years of being displeased from it by the us of family indiscriminate the machine to the, the, to turn to

a level by the middle of going to be to turn to a country line i think is a big feeling to attempt to atlanta the place you have brought up, feel the surprised offensive find most people get paid trips begin been stay in the northwest and profit. and so for level confidence a, fight this script to really different downs, kept in government check posts and really to be he could but assets, government, which is back, but you don't invest. yeah. has just funding with your strikes according to him, one of the think drop the city and opposite of with 3 for human rights. russian is strikes have had a level for the 1st time in us in an effort to push back that up as food us military has set, quote them $32.00 a level aims to prepare to come to offensive against that. or just as many have lost their lives in recent government and rep elect that haven't

minister but in a want influenced by global and regional planned for almost 13 years or so tough. being a ward with opposition forces to speak to over to him. the conflict has skilled enough to meet the task 1000000 people. some 6800000 citizens have clicked the country. and now the decent offense this has re ignited the fighting with an intensity not seen in your journal is corinne alga worry is following the story for us from cairo. i asked him why the rebel groups have decided to attack now as well. first of it, so the 1st big, big military activities since agreement to us on the air between the turkey, russia and it on the calm down the conflict at the time it is,

remains the low level of conflicted. but now of course, the change the time i think has a lot to do with the weakening of the regimes allies. first the foremost who's going to it says that we're always one of the foot troops off the us. i'd resume, of course no. recruit to by what happens in 11 on 2nd to russia. the 2nd are like being very busy in the ukraine war and destroy another forces from siri, syria because of that, that search the other i like it on. the, the very busy business says, and it's influence really weekend to, in the last weeks the ply, the will in level of all that lift the presence of in see in a very vulnerable position. and that's no of course, but the others are just going to use it sounded like that. let's talk about that some more. i mean, serious military has announced

a temporary troop withdrawal from 11 o 2, as we mentioned in the report. prepare a counter offensive, but at the moment, just as you're referring to the don't appear to be particularly robust for that switch. 'em us as regime is really at a low point. not only because of what i mentioned before, but also after the astounding agreement when this became a low level of comfort and the noise to promise its people and improvement of their lives in granted to the the economy is a disaster. never does improvement was never delivered. say she has played an important role in addition to the, the resume, it says it position subdivisions and says web form of the last week by the is really off, was also weakening the reading troops to it says, so it'd be crushed. note if the regime really 10 point of contact tech to recycle by a level this might very well be

a singular moment. corinne might this success in a level in bold, in the rebels to open more friends elsewhere in the country. i think that is really the most important question of the hour and to the off course scenarios that the opposition might whiting into other areas. and one of the most likely scenarios here would be the source of the syria, the area of data, right at the edge of the board. that is an area known for itself position to the regime bits as an area with 2011. the uprising against the us entries u. s. started. if that's what happens, this will be the big property for the regime because it will types of to fight on to talk to the opposite from one end of the for the 1st of all north. the 2nd and the most southern part of the country, this would be really strong or so the vision to email go worried

there in cairo a week after a surprise for right victory in the 1st round of remaining is presidential election . voters are preparing for a problem in treat ballot. on sunday, the new government will choose the next prime minister who will work with the winner of the presidential run of this weekend's vote could determine whether romania continues its path toward e. u integration, or becomes isolationist. that when you know your traditional take target, but the social media platform is credited with helping fall, right. it's kyle in georgia. screw that we've done with soon. how far are there any sort of setting that came out of nowhere within m t u and the may to message and swept into 1st place in the 1st round of romania is presidential elections usually remain? yeah, it's known as a kid that follows the lead. there's uh, let's say a fear that if you start to just put them into a power romaine that would become an isolated slits a country. but it's not only for the president,

the romanians at voting at the my window that heading back to the post this weekend to cost the balance for the members of parliament. who will decide on the next prime minister on the side of the eastern flank of the e. u and nato romania shows a border of over 600 kilometers with ukraine. and it has strategic access to the black sea, which is militarily dominated by russia. the nature of military alliance has been bolstering as a base in romania, on the black sea, to be the biggest in europe, to host over 10000 troops by 2030. and the romanian port of con, spends that has played a major role in exporting ukrainian grain. romania is in many ways the logistical hub uh for the war and for the ukrainian economy. and this obviously needs to continue. and that's why a, you know, changing government to a person who is our art teacher, president, i should say to a person was a clearly pro, russian would be highly, highly did for mental uh,

for the ukrainian, the entire war effort, the power sharing system in romanian means the prime minister focuses on domestic policy. the president is in charge of foreign policy in the army of the 10 summit, 50 you leaders in brussels. the position of the country would be very difficult to, to, to, to, to maintain. if there is a big difference between the president and the government, or if the government isn't a, is a very unstable to coalition, which could be the case. or if the quotation is led by fall right produced. and this anti may to pro russia of forces and it's up to romanians to decide whether the parliament will also lean right when they go back to the polls this weekend. let's go to book arrest and talk to general is mere truck bar. bu. as we heard the these problem entry electrons are taking place shortly after the 1st round of the

presidential vote. do you think the vote will be influenced by the rise of the far right and russia friendly candidate colon georgia school subscription? probably neutral. are you there? can you hear me? us? yes. okay i, i think we're having connectivity issues here, but we'll certainly bring him back up. if we have that opportunity. let's take a look at the moment at some of the other stories making headlines around the world . protesters have clash with the lease and the georgia and capital tbilisi for a 2nd nice tens of thousands took to the streets. after the ruling georgia dream party suspended talks on joining the european union. opponent say the party is authoritarian and is moving georgia closer to rush and he's really drones strike is

killed. 38 workers in gaza. israel's army says a car carrying ruled central kitchen staff was unmarked. and it targeted a noon terrorist to other people were killed by a 2nd missile fired after scene near the city of hong units germany. so for the democrats have launch their election campaign transfer. the whole of schultz is pleasure to leave the s p d to another victory after his 3 party coalition collapsed earlier this month. but poll showed them far behind the opposition. conservatives early poly memory electrons are scheduled for february 23rd, which will increase costs of, of these blaming and explosion at a crucial water canal on serbia, calling it terrorism. the damage canal feeds to coal fired power plants. serbia rejects the accusation. it's the 3rd glass and costs a vote in recent dates, kosovo declared independence from serbia in 2008,

with serbia. does not accept well, russia's invasion of ukraine has raised questions over civil defense here in germany. the government is working to increase the number of bunkers available to protect the population. if the country comes under attack, existing shelters can only how's a tiny fraction of any target the population. in the event of war, this is where the german public can seek shelter. the countries few operational bunkers of a room for up to 480000 people. less than one percent of the population. yes, the moment is if it's a district at the moment we're actually in a poor position fee is there is a lack of both of structural infrastructure and awareness among the population of what can actually happen in an emergency solution bounce for like his twin con, the reason for the care and debate, the latest threat from russia following the firing of

a new medium range missiles at the ukranian city of the new co president letting me approaching certain supporters of ukraine was possible missile attacks. ever since the start of the war and ukraine, german authorities have been working on a national bank. a plan is tennis, copeland, vices that can roughly outlined the points are included in the most systematic possible recording of buildings and private properties that can be used as public safe haven in the us. of these could be underground car parks and subway stations and basements. it's about so you've got items are in one of the collect volume of all of this data will be transferred to an app that enables citizens to determine their nearest place of refuge. a digital approach that everyone agrees with its powerful move cuz i need ways of continuing to communicate with people and look for him because we know how quickly the internet can fail if the power goes out. for example, since the end of the cold war,

a general sense of security has growing in germany, happened to 2007. there were still 2000 public shelters. the german government at the time even decided to dismantle, instead of some of them. bunker as became museums and she could taps an increasing number of private individuals. and now thinking about building their own bunkers as a certain village and woke up, it's nice to have a bunk are in my garden at home when the air raid happens on sundays. but what do i do when i'm at work at 10 am on a monday, so you know, we're a 1st come you to for an hour and a half for a smile. no touchstone intended without the tea, a timeframe. the national shelter concept remains a project waiting to be addressed at some point, probably under a new federal government. here's a reminder of our top story this our russia has launch. it's for us here strikes in 8 years against a level again, syria after rebels took control of large part of the city. serious military says

it's forces or withdrawn. hundreds have been killed in fighting on both sides. and we will end it there. i'll be back with more news at the beginning of the next down, the i sorry, so one on 6 times covering t more people than ever on the move worldwide in section one. great timing is very, very difficult to find out about some story info. my friends, can you see what old car tires have to do with the production? here's a hands on so

really indeed much now on youtube, the for the love of god, i beg you to find my son, wherever he is the but that my son is lost to the queen was find him. i can't live without him. um what that was like the end of days for us when his body arrived. let's go to thousands of young pakistani men have already lost their lives, trying to flee to your at the dreams of a better life. often ended heartbreak for the loved ones. they leave behind the

brooks on a, b, b and her husband. and she has all rain are trying to find out what happened to the eldest son, ali, the youngest son hamza is helping them to the bus on a we're worried about. i do find out anything may still nothing, no news. so let me, i've got it, but you keep on telling us that will receive some information. can you folks to call you back on zillow? please tell us when we can expect to hear news about how much did that come but me i you really received no information at all. none of them anyone is really was aboard in overcrowded fishing florida. the ship sank off the coast of greece in 2023. over 300 pakistani refugees died in this one tragedy alone.

the international rescue committee has estimated a total of around $600.00 victims. to this day, at least family has received no news of his fate. with the ali was healthy and strong as it, but she was as brave as a lion. she didn't want to leave, but the agent persuaded him down to the blog to barely promise. i'll leave the world and told my son to keep you in 12 days ago. that was over a year and a half ago now. but his family refuses to give up. we just want to know what happened to our son. we hope the agent will call us and at least return our money stop the government should ensure that all the victims families are financially compensated. we lost our son, but we also lost a great deal of money. have you not? i see that get it. but when ali set out for your up in may 2023,

his family had high hopes that he would work that and send money home. they wanted to use it to finish building that house. now, best son is missing the gun. the house or future depended on him. if we ever needed anything, any kind of help. we relied upon him. it's a difficult situation for the foaming family made even honda by the fact that enquiring with the o socrates leads to a dead end the doing 0 d b. we've been that we've done real criminals on the smugglers. joyce, the authorities that i got the f i yeah. when we file a case, the person who gets accused spends a few months in jail a little bit, but then the officials get bribed and let them go. and they kind of in that many other victims make similar accusations,

but the authorities refused to take responsibility with what exactly is driving people to fleet pack is done for your at this crisis began developing impact is done decades ago in some regions. it was triggered by economic crises and political instability such as food in security on is on the tile safety. also driving people to fully established smuggling networks, organize the legal passages of refugees from package them through around to key and libya. in recent years, both official and unofficial migration from pakistan has increased significantly since the 2022 ousting of then prime minister in realm con, the country has been ruled with instability. a severe economic crisis. high inflation rates on the rise in violence and the border regions have become

a part of daily life. oh, sorry to say that by september 2024 more than 700000 package danis had left the country in search of better job opportunities. but the official data shows that more than 800000 people emigrated in 2023 unknown rural areas are particularly affected. many cannot afford to go abroad legally. so they often opt unregulated groups, while pakistan was not among the top 10 countries of origin to people arriving in europe in 2022. it is now in the top 10 the goods and while i sit in the northeast of punjab, provence, hey, we have an appointment in an embargo, a place of worship for shia muslims. family

and friends have gathered to pay their respects to siad cool mile who's saying who was laid to rest the day before the his father shows us his grades. the walk. there is a heavy one, say him the customary to recite a few verses from the koran. according to regional beliefs, this will relieve the burden of the dead door then above deluxe. in that case, i only found out 2 days later that he had left. everyone in the family knew, accept me as he was afraid, it would make me sick out of that. so he didn't tell me. he was leaving 2 days later, i learned he had departed at the home. on the 3rd day, we received news of his death. we had up a bed of my son last week because he wanted

a better future us. yeah. if you wanted us his parents to have a better life to and that was that was his wish with automated mob, the agent convinced him. yeah. agenda never gonna because and lot we none that to same died in bulgaria, the family, the end of his death from this video. his friends reports that he was tortured by a smuggler and died from his injuries. but this has never been confirmed. so gary and authorities sent the body back to pakistan when notes permitted to speak to other family members. they belonged to a strict she effect and refused to discuss the matter further thoughts. his father wanted to share his story, to help other fathers avoid the same tragic fate. he says. but what is the government doing to stump and legal migration?

in recent years, some of those have been passed to come back to human trafficking. but the problem persists. we meet and we're on the machine and local jen and list on social worker who has been researching migration for years now. according to him, his same story is not an isolated one. the job would be exposed to the he'd been job that was it to the young man who traveled to europe a bit, especially from rural point jobs are doing so to secure themselves a better future and escape poverty. g p a be these. but just by, as they saw the little the for teenagers or men in their twenties, there is no future. here we'll go. we will have the name of the know jobs and conditions at home or tough update the content, but also google or got a believe they'll have better chances abroad that go abroad day. the shit is concerns because the city has been heavily affected while they are watered. so sort

of because she had, i've had many young men from the city in nearby villages have died on their journeys to turkey or libya. the viagra is out of the game that comes up with jobs out the some have been in europe are on the road for years. yeah. can you look at that and they've neither been able to help their families back home, nor have they ever returned. they've got a lot of those for does a good or novel, got a lot of the idea that basically many aspects and affected families accused the authorities of either not doing enough or even being part of the problem. we attempted to get the statement from the pakistani investigative auth ortiz. nobody responded despite the fatalities, the situation has not changed. in the villages, local agents connect with young people who are interested in using smugglers to flee. today these 2 young men are here talking to a smuggler. he has agreed to let us record the conversation by

we'd like to travel to europe. what should we do? no problem. we'll get you there. on the 1st, you need to take the bus from moulton to quite so you'll have to cross the border to run on foot. and once you're on the other side, i contact will pick you up by car. you need to pay $0.15 a sense of $20000.00 rupees around 70. yours in advance. for the rest of the journey, you should have about 400002500000 rubies, approximately 2000 euros. it's better to carry cash. it can save you with problems arise or both of you. boeing now. yes, but the shipwreck increases scared a lot of people or not to be there because that's true. but we transport our clients in small rubber boats. ready that incident happen for other reasons. you'll travel safely. i'll be responsible for your safety. don't worry about it. i'll take

responsibility for the trip up to quite time. a little. i mean it was like last year. oh good, that's not good. i mean the, the disease you're only responsible at the quite to how will we safely reach our destination? the mother, he will tell you, maybe as i'm responsible for the whole journey, both within and outside pockets done kind of a people you meet on the other side. of the board or are also our contacts. you don't need to worry about that. if you're determined to go, you'll make the journey. you know what the situation in our country is like the conversations and deals like these are not uncommon. the agents move around relatively freely in the villages. we return to work, so now b, b. s on the alley also fell victim to promises like these. she refuses to give up. looking at his photo on her phone, she would cause moments with his son as

a mother, she could never give up on her child, even while she faced the west. more than a year and a half since the ship wreck on the mediterranean. and she has still not found any peace he hugged me and kissed me on the forehead as he left. he said good bye to his parents and just left. go get a job. and others my last words to him or may god protect you. unless i get yesterday, he said that everything would be fine. i don't know what happened to him. he never heard from him again. the man nibbles who says fluid as being connecting this week. we a back in a julia's capital, a boot just now 7500. that's the number of reports of keeping up in cases in

a period of one year in this country. why the situation pacifically major? yeah, the bottom line is money daddy. some money to come on, we're continuing this 77 percent next on d. w promoting diversity and tolerance. while preserving the old ard program, partnering in the village of tarzan in north eastern 100 inhabitants have found a way to do but the o and a solid pretty stylish to euro max 1560 minutes on the w. conflict. crises was, every single connection mapped out shows the geopolitical reality be on the board

is what makes things the way they are mapped out, navigating a changing world. now on youtube, the this week on the 77 percent street debate, may i nibble to says broad as, sorry, all those people have been kidnapped in your family is basic to now my family, keep it, keep people tired. no more, you know around. so that be the cup to stop, but tell me that cannot be a solution. so you, you think that it's ok for people to get mad at just so that the solution can be found him daddy's money, give dad his money to can we continue the hello and welcome back to the 77 percent st debates this week we.