♪ >> this is dw news, live from berlin. 100 days after the russian invasion began, ukraine is still holding out. as the two sides battle for control of ukraine's eastern industrial heartland, the red cross says the scale of destruction is beyond belief. we also look at why the war in ukraine is pushing up world food prices and how african leaders are pressing russia to free up blocked grain exports.

also coming up, there are at least four dead in a train crash in southern germany. dozens were injured, as carriages overturned. rescuers pulled people to safety. through the windows. the u.s. president echoes the plea of many families bereaved by mass shootings. >> one message for all of us, do something, just do something. for god's sake, do something. >> the latest deaths, -- given the latest deaths, president biden calls for tougher gun control laws. ♪ >> hello. thank you so much for joining us. 100 days since russia's invasion of ukraine, the war shows no sign of ending. the red cross says the scale of destruction defies comprehension.

the u.n. estimates more than 4000 civilians have been killed and that is not clear how many soldiers each side has lost. having failed to take the capital, kyiv, russia has scaled back and patience and is now fighting for control of ukraine eastern industrial heartland. the ukrainian president says he remains confident of victory. rerter: 's been 100 days of war. but life in the capital has returned to a state of relative normality. there are signs of the russian invasion everywhere. and although people are getting on with life, nobody thinks the war is over. >> i tnk it will be a long conflict. the war might stop and start again. i'm prepared for 10 years. i'm not bringing my family back. but i would like to stay in your myself.

>> it's like almost normal, still i think the danger is big, so we have a gathering of the troops in the border with russia, and anytime i could come back, as everyone in ukraine, we are under the constant possibility of strikes from the air. reporter: a troop buildup and belarus just a few hundred kilometers to the north have people on edge. they are trying to make the most of the relative calm here, but many fear russian successes in the east could embolden moscow to take another grab at the capital. in ukraine's east, one of the centers of russia's invasion, war is everywhere. mu of the city has been flattened by russian strikes. >> is it really necessary to

launch this rocket on this house and on this one and the one next door? you tell me that, let that put in think russian missiles are coming. what does it cost? it cost millions. reporter: ukraine's president has said victory will eventually be long to ukraine. >> the ukraine armed forces are here, most importaly our people are here, we have defended ukraine for 100 days already. victory will be ours. glory to ukraine. reporter: even if residents share their president's optimism, here, that promise feels a long way away. >> our correspondent in kyiv told us how life in the ukrainian capital is looking 100 days into the war. >> things here are normal.

cafés are open. kindergartens are reopening. there is life on the streets. but it's a shadow of the energy and the sheer number of people that would've been here prewar. basically based on what you see in terms of people and traffic jams, it is less than half in terms of the population compared to prewar. there are lots of people who want to come back can't afford to come back the custer savings have run out and loss of jobs connected to people, they don't have money to spend on luxuries, the nice things in life, people don't have jobs to come back to, so there are many reunions and pulled in and others desperate to get back now that they see the situation here is more or less tenable for now. but they cannot. and this is now the real crux after 100 days where the outside world was paying lots of attention. many think they will stop paying attention to the conflict and the support that's been forthcoming is going to run dry.

that these people are going to have to deal with the reality of an ongoing kind of grinding contact with russia with these oil reserves, financing that war. >> let's turn to where much of the fighting is taken place. russian forces have encircled the next in eastern ukraine. can you bring us up to speed with the latest developments from there? reporter: the russians have been making incremental advances in that part of ukraine, the city is ukraine's largest major city in the luhansk region. the rest of it has occupied by russia. the northern bank of that river. basically ukraine on controls about 20% of the city. the city is basically gone, after weeks of artillery fire and huge destruction to housing and infrastructure.

extraordinarily, there are still 15,000 civilians, 10% of the prewar population still there, living in their sellers, somehow surviving -- cellars, somehow surviving despite repeated calls to evacuate, while they still could. but the ukrainians are holding out and trying to basically plea for a time, they think is this western artillery, western weapons start arriving at the front line, that will give ukraine the chance to fight back and go from defense to counterattack. >> you've been living in kyiv, working for us as a correspondent for years before the fighting broke out, covering this conflict for us. i want to get your impression of what has been the worst armed conflict in europe in decades. reporter: the extraordinary thing is kyiv has been the capital at war with russia since 2015 since russia annexed crimea ends since the -- and since the

conflicts in the donbas. kyiv always felt like a very relaxed place where people enjoyed life. it felt like any other european capital with maybe the exception that you would see lots of people in uniform at the tree station -- train station going off to serve in the east. he had those weeks and months where the russians were 25 kilometers from downtown kyiv. there was a threat of constant bomb attacks on the center of kyiv, on the political office, president zelenskyy's office. they could basically be at risk of being destroyed a -- destroyed and taken over by russia. people were not sure whether ukraine could stand up to this overwhelming russian attack. managed to keep this together, but i fear now whether it will

be able to muster the resources and give those western allies on the side, providing support to really slug it out in the long run. >> thanks always for your reporting. the war in ukraine is pushing global food prices sharply higher. russia and ukraine produce nearly a third of the world's wheat. the conflict is disrupting supplies. russia says it is willing to allow grain exports from ukraine, but only if the west eases sanctions against it. the united nations is looking for a solution to avert a looming food crisis. reporter: a friendly visit to vladimir putin. a rare sight, as the west announces fresh sanctions. but the president of senegal says it is not right for africa to be caught in the crosshairs. cut off from ukraine and russia.

the current chairperson of the african union says putin is willing to help. >> they are leaving here very reassured and happy with our exchange. it's not over yet. we must continue discussions with the other parties so that trade resumes immediately. reporter: but there's a catch, russia says it will let shipments leave ukraine only of sanctions are lifted. meanwhile ukraine alleges russia is stealing grain to supply its allies. the u.n. says it is relieving the exports. for the third of global wheat supplies coming from ukraine and russia, the stakes are enormous. >> there are 1.4 billion people that could be affected over the shortage of wheat and other grains. failure to open the ports will result in famine.

reporter: with wheat prices already soaring across africa, a looming global food crisis is fast becoming a reality for many. >> i'm joined now by a senior research fellow at the international food policy research institute. he joins us from washington, d.c. thank you for taking the time to speak with us. wheat prices have risen by 56%, since this time last year. around the world, that's translating it to be posting the cost of the food they buy go up. who is suffering the most from massive increases like that? >>'s are globally traded commodities. therices e being felt everywhere in the world. clearly the ports are feeling the brunt. in particular those countries that depend heavily on wheat for consumption. if you look at countries in the north african middle east, central asia, those are

countries that consume about twice that of what we consume in the u.s. or in europe, on a per capita basis. it's a big part of the diet in egypt. 35% of the calories come from wheat products like bread. there you have seen unsubsidized wheat prices, bread prices rise astronomically. thankfully there are targeted subsidies in egypt to try to address problems for the poorest households. but for countries that have very little resources to provide towards consumers and to help mitigate some of these price impacts, they are the ones who are suffering the most. >> the krem -- the kremlin denies it is to blame for the blockade of the ports. how optimistic should we be that we will see that happen? >> i think it is very difficult. i would certainly hope the ports would be reopened. it is difficult to get those

sorts of aurances that i think the world is going to need. remember these are not necessarily countries owning the ships. these are private companies. they require assurances that their ships will be targeted. so insurance rates are extremely high right now rit now it is psically -- they are physically unable to move into those boards. because of the mines, the threat even before. russia actually was blockading those boards a week fore the soldiers actually came aoss borders. so this has been a very big problem, and that is expensive to move grain any other way. so going out to the west on rail is four times the cost of going through the black sea. >> wheat should be going into the ground already for harvest this fall, how do you see that playing outn the long term? >> we have a bigger problem in the near term, we have the file planted wheat -- fall planted

wheat, that people predict around 20 million tons. we have about 20 million tons already stuck in ukraine from last year, that hasn't been marketed. which typically would be marketed before the new crop comes in. so i think the challenge is going to be how to store that, without losing it. because right now it just can't move, and the volumes that it typically would be needed. that means putting it into storage facilities. some of which has been damaged by the w. the bigger problem is, i want so completely full, but they are far fuller th they ould be this time of year, that means storing grain on the ground or finding temporary storage is all the cost. >> thank you souch for taking the time to speak with us. the eu has formally approved new sanctions over the war,

including an embargo on most russian oil imports by the end of the year. under the measures, three more russian state media outlets are banned. russia's biggest bank is cut off from the swift payment system. the latest sanctions aim to squeeze the kremlin's ability to pay for the war. we spoke earlier about the possible consequences of the russian oil industry. >> russian oil production is already decreasing. and just recently, there was a session of opec plus alliance, which has allowed russia to produce more oil in the previous months. but russia cannot produce as much oil as this agreement lets the country produce. oil production in russia

is already falling. by the end of this year, i expect that it will fall 20% or even 30%. it is a devastating blow to the russian oil industry and to the russian economy. >> to clarify the role of opec in this, has the oil cartel slipped into -- stepped in to make up for the lack of russian oil? >> yes, a raise that was planned before has increased 50%. so the alliance, open close, is going to produce -- opec plus, it is going to produce more oil than they were expected to produce. but unfortunately for us, russia will not be part of this game. it is -- ts oil -- its oil production is not want to increase. saudi arabia has said its increase of oil production will help alleviate some of the

problems for the market of petroleum globally. i do not think there is a danger of any acute shortage of crude oil supply. in the world. >> it seems for russia, one of the big questions will be whether it will be able to find new markets for its oil exports. do you expect that to be possible? >> no, i do not expect china or india to be able to replace the european market. the transportation rules to china are filled to capacity. to insert a couple of tankers, which will go from the baltic sea to china, all the way around the globe, i think it's not enough to replace the european market. and india -- and in india, there is acute competition between the occasional russian oil deliveries by tankers and the traditional delivery from the

persian gulf countries, such as iraq or saudi arabia. >> thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. the speaker of ukraine's parliament has been in berlin hoping to convince german leaders to send more arms to kyiv. he urged germany to deliver promised weapons systems without delay. after meeting chancellor olaf scholz, he visited the german parliament, where he was given a standing ovation. the german parliament has also taken a step towards delivering on defense spending promises prompted by the war. lawmakers approved a 100 billion euro package for the armed forces. the boost will bring germany into line with its pledge to nato to spend more on defense. the chancellor has described the war as a turning point for german defense and foreign policy. dw's chief political

correspondent explains the significance of constitutional change. reporter: on the hundredth day, germany's parliament has taken a significant step to making good on german the chancellor's step that will make -- mark a turning point in defense of values. by bolstering the military, the eu's biggest member state can start building military capabilities commensurate with its economic weight. decades of underinvestment have called germany's competence and capacity as an ally into question, which is where one of the statements made here today at the bundestag was the foreign minister's declaration, that thanks to the fund, and future, germany will be able to say it is there when europe needs it. >> let's bring it up to suite with some of the other stories making news around the world.

a protester has been killed at a rally in the sudanese capital. activists were demanding justice for the victims of a crackdown during demonstrations that ousted the president three years ago. a visiting united nations official urged authorities not to use excessive force. and tesla chief elon musk wants a 10% cut and staff and a hiring freeze at the electric carmaker. he says he has a super bad feing about the economy. tesla employs nearly 100,000 people. a train crash in southern germany has killed at least four people and injured dozens of others. carriages derailed and overturned near a popular holiday result in bavaria. authorities say 12 people are still unaccounted for. reporter: shocked passengers wander through the debris. this packed regional train derailed, as it was trifling

-- traveling in the bavarian alps to munich. several carriages overturned. some slid down an embankment. >> an investigation is now underway at the scene of the accident to clarify the cause as quickly as possible. >> the first rescue workers arrived just five minutes after the call for help. soon, firefighters, and paramedics, and police were all on the scene. some german army shoulders had been on board -- soldiers had been on board the train and provided immediate assistance. >> they gave us lots of support. they broke windows so the firefighters could climb inside. reporter: emergency workers rescued dozens of injured passengers. >> there are also children. unfortunately all ages have been affected. reporter: the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals.

but police believe there may be more people still trapped in the train. >> unfortunately, there could be other fatalities in the wreckage. reporter: the regional line will remain closed, as rescuers work into the night. >> earlier i asked our correspondent what caused the train to derail. reporter: it is still mostly unclear at the moment, although authorities are saying it could have been caused by a technical fault. but investigations are going to have to continue in the next days and weeks. we know a few of the carriages of the train overturned and went down an embankment. of the four people until now confirmed dead, three of them are under these carriages. authorities fear that once these train carriages are removed from the spot, that they might still find more dead, under the wreckage.

the train was headed towards munich. it is a regional train. with commuters. that was quite full, authorities say come up to 140 people on the train. and that includes so a number of students. today was the last day of school before a holiday in the state of bavaria. a lot of students had left school and were heading home before the holidays, when this accident happened. >> can you tell us more about how the rescue operation is going? reporter: so, most of the passengers were actually -- or actually all of the passengers from the train were rescued from the wreckage, they were pulled up from the windows. some of the most severely injured were then flown to nearby hospitals, they were -- there were 12 helicopters working at the scene and a large rescue operation. firefighters, paramedics, police officers.

a lot of the work is going to be to try to remove these carriages and the wreckage of the train from the tracks. authorities may want to do that as speedily as possible because of the g7 summit taking place in the area in three weeks. a lot of people are going to be headed to the area for that. also for tourism reasons. the fact that such a train line incurred such an incident is a problem for the local authorities. >> many thanks for that update. there's been another shooting in the u.s.. this time outside a church in the state of iowa. a man shot and killed two women before turning a gun on himself. a service was being held inside in the town of ames. last week, 19 students and two teachers were killed in texas. president joe biden is urging congress to act, to restrict

access to guns. he acknowledged, without support from republican lawmakers, nothing will change. >> -- reporter: biden's plea to the american people was blunt and forceful. >> how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say, enough, enough? reporter: he had clear proposals for what needed to be done. >> we need to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. if we can't, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21. strengthen background checks. and enact safe storage laws and red flag laws, repeal the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from liability. reporter: but biden who days earlier visited the texas school where 19 children and two teachers were shot dead last week warned that republicans in

the senate would likely block his proposals. he implored americans to vote on the issue in the upcoming midterm elections. >> if congress fails, i believe a majority of the american people will not give up, either, i believe the majority of you will act to turn your outrage into making this issue central to your vote -- enough, enough, enough. reporter: he ended his address with a passionate call for action. >> let's meet the moment, let us finally do something. >> across the atlantic, britain's queen elizabeth the second has missed day two of celebrations for her platinum jubilee, after experiencing what buckingham palace called discomfort. other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his wife, megan, did attend the service of thanksgiving at st. paul's cathedral in london. prime minister boris johnson was also among the well-wishers.

the platinum jubilee marks the queen's 70 years on the throne. the queen will now enjoy events on tv at home, at windsor castle. let's get a reminder of the top story we are following for you -- 100 days into russia's invasion, the ukraine says that its forces are holding their positions and the city of donetsk. the moscow says that is on the verge of taking control. updates after a short break. i will be back to take you through "the day." before then, there's s always or website, dw.com. see you soon. [captioning performed by the national captioning stitute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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> hear the stories making world headlines. a volunteer firefighter from france has been killed in ukraine. he was one of thousands of foreigners who have responded to president zelenskyy's appeal for volunteers to come and help defend the country. vladimir putin met with the president of senegal this friday. the chair of the african union urged the russian president to address food shortages in africa -- linked to the war in ukraine. this is the third anniversary of what is known as the june 3 massacre in sudan, which 128

protesters were killed. in spite of an investigation, no one has been charged for the atrocities. you are watching live from paris. thank you for joining us. it has been exactly 100 days since russia invaded ukraine and the fighting rages on. kyiv has present -- prevented moscow from taking the capital and most of the country and russia has focused mostly on the dundas in the east. it now controls a vast majority of a certain region. despite that, ukrainian president zelenskyy vowed his country would be victorious. >> our team is here. the arms forces of ukraine are here.

but most important are people. the people of our state are here. we have been defending ukraine for 100 days already. the victory will be ours. glory to ukraine. glory to its heroes. >> for more on this story, we are joined by frank legged wage, a former british the terry intelligence officer, author and senior lecturer at the university of portsmouth. thank you for being with us, as we just heard there come ever is -- president zelenskyy is saying a victory will be ours. does that reflect the reality of what is happening on the ground, especially in the dundas? frank: good. think you for having me. the dundas is one operational area in a much larger theater of ukraine. when you look at the trajectory of the war, we have had five taxis at the start, four which were defeated or stopped and this is the remaining one.

they are prevailing now, tactically. that is of the lowest level. it is likely it will take that, but largely because ukraine is certainly not content, but piningo withdra i suspect, and pull back its defenses further. what we are going to see over the next weeks is russia consolidating its control down there in donbas. . your question was, can the ukrainians prevail? the answer is yes, but with contingencies, with conditions. the primary condition is because they don't suffer from a manpower problem, rather equipment, in the case of the russians, they suffer from them both, but particularly manpower, ukrainians need western assistance to continue, or they will not prevail. the best they could hope for is a frozen conflict for years and years. they need that heavy weaponry to continue flowing, to have a hope of retaking their land and achieving something like success. >> even as russia advances, it

said that russia has experienced high casualties. do we know anything about the extent of those losses? >>es. the ukrainians claim they have killed 31,000 russian soldiers. i'm not sure that is credible. british american intelligence have declared they figure it is around 15,000. to put that into context, that is more than russia surf -- russia suffered throughout the whole afghanistan campaign throughout the 80's. if you add to that wounded and incapacitated, you were looking at probably about 25% to 30% of their initial force. very hedge -- ry heavy casualties. >> we were talking about weapons that ukraine is receiving. what is the capability there? is ukraine currently outgunned by russia? frank: yes, the answer is yes. russia majors in artillery. whate are seeing in donbas his thadvantage.

-- is there advantage. quite a large area, hundreds of square, matters. they can concentrate their forces, particularly artillery. russia started to focus -- started to cpaign, and they probably got thi now with 4500 artillery pieces. but is guns, missile launches, or rocket launches. ukraine has less than half of that. there are other variables as well. what russia has been doing is blasting its way through ukrainians lines. we saw that in mariupol, using their firepower. probably, the same. ukraine cannot compete on equal terms yet with that. but they are getting artillery systems in. , not enough, though to prevent on that -- in that field. and what they particularly need is longer-range stuff. they are getting some but it is probably not going to be in service for quite some time. >> having said that, what is the

ukrainian strategy moving forward? frank: very good question and very interesting. they have declared on multiple occasions that they will retake their land. whether they can do that or not is perhaps another conversation. but they are certainly going to try. and that will require more armor that zelenskyy and his prime minister defense minister saying the other day, as they say everyday, we need more tax, armored vehicles, aviation, and drones. and they need them in very large quantities to be able to achieve the preponderance of force needed to guarantee success in the offensive. right now, they are on defense, but soon they will counter attack to take that land. for that, they will need more than they have now. >> you know we are marking 100 days since this invasion began. how long do you foresee this going on? frank: very contingent.

there are millions of variables. predicting these things is something of a fools errand but let's try. strategically speaking, this will go on for many months, probably on to next year and maybe beyond. it depends what level of sacrifice ukrainians are willing to sustain, and what level of sacrifice and cost the russians have. i suspect the russians will be willing to press on. . although what they may do is call a halt in donbas and the south coast, realizing that that strategically is against ukraine in the near term. ukraine cannot accept that. that is going to take months and months and it will take a big sacrifice. in terms of time, probably way into next year. >> we will have to leave it there. former british military intelligence officer, author and senior lecturer at the university of portsmouth. thank you for your insight tonight. frank: many thanks p thank you.

>> a volunteer firefighter from france has been killed in ukraine. the young man died in contact in the kharkiv region. this is the first time a french citizen has been killed in the war. he was one of thousands of foreigners who have responded to president zelenskyy's appeal for volunteers to come and help defend the country. our correspondent donavan walsh has the story. reporter: the place of our meeting must be kept secret. it is only on this condition we are allowed to film. around this table, a group of foreign fighters who have come to lend a hand to the ukrainian army. two canadians and an american tell us about their motivations. >> president of ukraine, zelenskyy, gave the approval and asked anyone, foreign, able, willing to come over, to help fight for ukraine. search-andescue is my thing. i'm a medic. people who are difficult to get to, or whatever, i am more than

willing to go in there and give them another shot at life. reporter: more than 30 of them have come to lend a hand in the fight against russia. most of them have a military background, and if of them agreed it to show their faces on camera. >> i served with the 101st airborne u.s. army. i kept seeing the news and felt like i had a skill set that i could come over here and help. if we can save one life, that is what counts. >> i did three years in the canadian armed forces as -- i went for about two weeks. it was not the first line, we were a little further back, but there was action. reporter: these men have joined a unit of the ukrainian national guard in eastern ukraine. >> they are a fairly autonomous group. they can go to the front line if need be. they carry the dead and wounded to the rear. reporter: these soldiers can be

asked to fight at any moment, as russia advances a little more every day in the eastern part of the country. >> vladimir putin met with the president of senegal this friday. macky sall, who chairs the african union, met with putin and sochi to address food shortages linked to the war in ukraine. high on the agenda were grain supplies stuck at ukrainian ports. sall said he was reassured afr catherine viet has a look at how the war is affecting the african continent. reporter: famine is looming in the horn of africa as more than 23 million people are experiencing extreme hunger. according to oxfam and save the children, these numbers represent just those living in ethiopia, somalia, and kenya, an increase of 10 million from 2021. several factors have contributed to the crisis, including an

ongoing drought in the pandemic, and russia's invasion of ukraine has made the situation worse. according to the u.n., between 2018 and 2020, african countries imported 44% of their wheat from russia and ukraine. but now, those shipments have all but dried up. due in part to russia's blockade of ukrainian ports preventing kyiv from exporting its grain. prices of wheat on the african continent have already increased by 45%, according to the african development bank, making the cost of basic food items more expensive and potentially out of reach for millions. the bank is also warning of a possible 20% decline in food production because farmers have seen the cost of imported fertilizer rise by 300%. africa's reliance on russia was demonstrated at a u.n. meeting in march. most members voted to condemn

russia's invasion of ukraine. the one continent that was conspicuous and not doing so was africa. 17 african countries abstained while another eight chose not to participate at all. the fear of russian reprisals was clear to see. for its part, moscow blames western sanctions for the food crisis. officials from the u.n. have been holding talks with russia to release blocked wheat reserves. failure to reach an agreement could be devastating for the african continent. >> as violence continues to rage in the west african nation of mali, a united nations report on security and politics is due in less than two weeks. france 24 has obtained an exclusive copy. our correspondent tells us what is inside. reporter: france's departure from mali will profit jihadis forces in the country, according to an exclusive report seen by france to any for. personnel behind the u.n.'s

peacekeeping operation are asking for more manpower, and a one-year renewal of its mission as molly and authorities attend to extract its work. >> for example, the no-fly zone that prevented them from flying its aircraft is described in the report in detail. there was an obstruction of the investigation that they wanted to carry out to find out what happened there. as well as in other regions of central molly. reporter: the report also highlights the scope of menus much in the country who were deployed in dangerous regions such as timbuktu, where two peacekeepers were killed on friday. extremist groups are intensifying their attacks across the country. >> the state controls 15% of its territory, 10% of the north and 21% of the center. it is very alarming figures. reporter: the report is the second to be published this year after an initial overview found a surge in abusesf international human rights laws.

with more than 12,000 soldiers deployed in mali it is the,. >> third anniversary of what is known as the june 3 massacre in sudan. on that day, security forces killed some 128 people. then a investigation was launched by the government, but as of yet, no one has been charged for the atrocities. our correspondent takes a look back at what happened. reporter: so done -- so done, a fragile state it teetering on the edge of crisis. people still cry out for justice three years on from one of its deadliest massacres. doing third, 2019 -- june 3,, 2019 it has been two months since the dictator was overthrown as president in a coup. transitionalilitary counsel has assumed power but protesters at this city are calling for an unconditional return to civilian rule.

a barrage of bullets rains down, as security forces try to dispel the demonstrations. over 120 people are killed. some of their bodies thrown into the nile, while doctors report scores of rapes committed by paramilitary personnel. severamonths later, a joint civilian military government is in charge, led by sedans new prime minister. he is tasked a find -- a committee to uncover the truth about the killings. 3000 witness testimonies are subsequently heard,hile military members are questioned in person. but the pandemic delays proceedings, in overtime, the investigation goes cold. then in october 2021, sudan's brief glimpse of democracy comes to a halt. as the military seizes power from the government. hmmm doc is arrested along with other officials, with the country's top general taking

control. >> to correct the path of the resin -- the revolution, we decided to implement a state of emergency across the country. reporter: on the ninth of march this year, security forces raided the offices of the june 3 investigation committee, two days after it suspended all activities. now as the country commemorates the third anniversary of the killings, protesters have rallied on the streets once again, demanding accountability. >> we will continue our struggle and we will not stop. we have brothers who died. we have martyrs. we have victims. we will not give up our rights. >> all the while, the search for justice continues in sudan. >> four people are dead following a train crash in germany. 30 people were hurt in the accident. the train was carrying a group of students and was headed for munich. it is time for business with yuko rory at.

german lawmakers have voted to approve a special fund to strengthen the country's military. >> the 100 billion euros special fund approved by the buddhists that is meant to top up the regular defense budget of 50 billion euros a year. to help modernize germany's military that has been underfunded since the end of the cold war. . it was announced in late february, just three days after russia invaded ukraine. moscow has said that it was "another confirmation that berlin is on the path to a new re-militarization." reporter: these protesters outside the buddhist dog want 100 billion euros spent on tackling the climate's emergency and social security spending. however, inside the german parliament, mps ignored that and gave the ok instead to spend that some on modernizing the german army. >> i think this is not just a historic moment, because we are

deciding in old buildings about 100 billion euros, but we are in a moment when germany is saying, we are there when europe needs us, and europe needs us now. reporter: the government and conservative opposition have agreed defense spending will need the 2% nato targets on a multiyear average. the german chancellor earlier this week said this is what germans want in face of the russian threat. >> in these uncertain times, we are ensuring security with our budget, and special assets for federal defenses. at the same time, we are setting the course for a new departure into the future. reporter: the german military has suffered years of neglect. initial purchases in a military procurement dry -- drive will include dozens of helicopters and up to 35 lockheed martin f-35 fighters. the 100 billion euros will be paid into a special fund outside

the national budget, and will be financed by additional debt. it will also involve amending the constitution, which has a break on debt. yuka: 100 days of war in ukraine have taken a heavy toll on its economy and worsened an energy crunch around the world. while much of their attention has been on supplying weapons to the country, it is important to help recover the economy. earlier, i spoke with john denton, secretary-general of the international chamber of commerce who was on a visit to kyiv. he said it is vital to get private businesses on board and not just rely on global lenders like the international monetary fund to provide funding. >> going into this crisis, there was already huge indebtedness by ukraine, about $130 billion. there clearly has been opportunities to avail themselves of more support from the imf.

but these are all loans. what they are doing is adding to the debt. to repay that debt, is going to call them -- cost them $5 billion a month or something, on top of the money they are using to keep the social services operating. there needs to be some serious discussions about debt restructuring and support. you can't have the ukrainian government deciding that it has to pay back debt at the same time as it is deciding it cannot continue to pay teachers here. that is not constructive. that is not the way we show solidarity. we actually need to focus on that as an immediate priority. yuka: inflation in turkiye has soared to the highest level nearly a quarter of a century. prices in may were up 73.5% from a year before, and nearly 3% higher than in april. that is the highest annual inflation recorded since october of 1998. transport and food cost are pretty nearly sharp at 108%, and 92% on year respectively.

let's take a quick look at the markets now. wall street shares turned negative following, another strong jobs report giving the u.s. unemployment rate at a record low 3.6%. while this is good news for the economy, it fueled investor fears that the federal reserve will raise interest rates to cool off demand and fight inflation. if done too quickly, that could cause a recession. tesla's shares fell sharply this friday on a report that elon musk is seeking to cut 10% of the company's global workforce. reuters reported muska told executives that he had a "super bad feeling about the economy" and wanted to pause all hiring worldwide. tesla has around 100,000 employees globally. earlier in the week, the billionaire reportedly warned staff that they would have to spend at least 40 hours in their offices per week,, or be forced to leave.

that is it. >> what did he mean by super bad? yuka: yeah, super bad. >> what is the techn yuka: it is elon musk we are talking about. >> we never know. it is time for truth or fake, are fact checking segment. you have been looking into claims that the rise in monkeypox cases is due to the coronavirus vaccine. >> yes. social media has been rife with posts claiming the recent increase in global monkeypox infections is in fact a direct consequence of the current -- of the coronavirus vaccine, but specifically the astrazeneca vaccine. there have been posts on twitter and facebook and instagram showing proof that the jab contains a chimpanzee virus which is what is causing the spread. if we have a look at these posts that are in a wide range of languages, which shows us the reach of the story across the

globe, this one here in korean says "has the monkeypox pandemic begun? the claim that it is a respiratory disease is a lie to control people and it is likely a side effect of the jab." if we look in english, who is surprised that after millions of people have been injected with genetically modified a chimp virus, there is now an outbreak of monkeypox? a second one says astrazeneca's covid-19 vaccine are the cause of monkeypox virus, and they have included this photo of a pamphlet. in french, this user is apply -- implying that the laboratories are trying to make money off of it. to debunk these claims of the chimpanzee virus inside the astrazeneca vaccine causing the outbreak, is widely used screen shot here, if we make that bigger, this screenshot of a pamphlet detailing the ingredients of the astrazeneca vaccine, and underlying chimpanzee identify risk, this pamphlet is real. this is the government pamphlet created by the british government, obviously britain

being the home of the astrazeneca vaccine where was developed, and this was the pamphlet given out to people during the rollouts. this israel. the jab does contain chimpanzee virus. however, virologists, epidemiologists, they all say it is impossible for the two illnesses to be related. the truth is that those viruses are completely different families of virus. there is no link between them. while monkeys and chimpanzees might be in the same family, they are completely different species. there is not really a link. monkeypox is a poxvirus. this originates in wild animals and occasionally can jump into human beings. chimpanzee identify risk causes the common cold in gyms and most species, including human beings. this virus causes the common cold in chimps. if we look at the oxford

astrazeneca website where they detailed how it works, scientifically, the astrazeneca jab contains the virus from a chimpanzee. this is used as many viruses are used, a weakened form of the virus to trigger the body's response. if i break this down more, the chimpanzee virus is used as a vehicle to transport genetic instructions to the body. this triggers the production of the spike protein, similar to covid. this triggers the body's immune response. while there is a tramp -- a chimpanzee vaccine, but has been altered so that it cannot affect humans and there is no way that it could cause monkeypox. >> before we let you go, there is a story about president biden being blamed and shamed at a costco gas pump. vedika: this photograph here has been circulating showing a cosco petrol pump. with the words on the screen saying, don't blame joe biden.

this has 12k shares. and also and also this post has been going around with over 1000 likes. if we go back to this post where it says, forget stickers, cosco just once -- just went digital. and refers to some placing stickers on pumps saying, i did that. and that is a way to blame the president for price hikes on energy in the states. whilst this photo does say don't blame us, blame joe biden, we can see this is normally the screen that would give consumers their receipts for buying petrol. there is two yes's instead of a no option. this photo, although somewhat somewhat convincing, it is -- doctored. this is the same font and size and it is likely the person who edited this pasted a new layer.

that is what makes it a dead giveaway. >> looks like a photoshop version. vedika: yes. >> thank you so much. that is it for now. stay tuned for more world news coming up here on "france 24." [speaking foreign language] >> in 1992, a few weeks apart, two anti-mafia judges were murdered in sicily. it deeply affected the islands. >> [speaking foreign language] >> where the law of silence once reigned, people are finding the courage to speak out. >> [speaking foreign language]

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06/03/22 06/03/22 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! pres. biden: i know we cannot prevent every tragedy. here's what i believe we have to do. here's what the overwhelming majority of american people believe we must do. here's what the families of buffalo and uvalde, texas, told us we must do. we need to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. amy: following the mass shootings in uvalde, buffalo, president