live from berlin. at least 20 people are dead after russian aircraft missiles hit an apartment building and other targets. china celebrates 25 years since britain handed back hong kong. president xi jinping insists hong kong can maintain its own laws. as a hardliner takes over as the territory's new leader.

and berlin recognizes a collection of african artifacts from the 19th century as property of nigeria. ♪ welcome. more civilian deaths. ukrainian officials say at least 20 people were killed after russian missiles had a residential area at the black sea port of odessa. another missile had a nearby recreation center. the strikes come one day after russian forces withdrew from nearby snake island, which have seemed to haveased the threat to odessa. reporter: residents were asleep, when a russian missile struck this apartment building at around 1:00 a.m. friday. neighbors in the town near odessa rushed to help emergency workers search for survivors. did you see people being carried

away? >> no. there were only body bags and smoke. reporter: the kremlin has denied involvement in the strike, saying they do not target sevillian -- civilian sites. but kyiv says russian forces have escalated their long-range attacks. increasing the threat to civilians far from the front lines. >> we do not want ukrainian mornings to start as tragically as today. with russian missile strikes like the one on the odessa region. with many casualties. we want ukrainian mornings to be peaceful, just like the ones and other european capitals now, in the 21st century. reporter: president zelenskyy is urgg lawmakers not to delay in implementinthe measures ukraine eds to take in order to join the european union. which includes anticorruption reform. brussels approved ukraine's

candidacy last month. in a symbolic gesture of their progress towards joining the block, lawmakers raised the eu flag in ukraine's parliament chamber. but it will likely take years to clear all the hurdles for e.u. membership. >> nick connolly spoke to us earlier about the targeting of civilian infrastructure. i asked him if moscow was trying to break the morale of the people in ukraine. >> that is certainly the way it is being read here in kyiv. how many people in government circles would tell you. is perhaps less important than the results we have seen civilians lose their lives in a huge scale. it came as a shock in odessa today, nikolaiv. it is clear that russia is not willing to stop hitting targets

-- going for targets that it claims are military targets, even if there is a significant riskf civilian loss of life. the rockets they are using now are increasingly old and less precise. some of the rockets used the past week are ones that came into service in the 1970's, that have a huge range, up to 5000 km of some of them, but are notorious for hitting the wrong targets, sometimes getting as far as half a kilometer away from the intended target. lots of them even don't reach their target. that is one of the reasons why russia often launches these missiles from planes above the caspian sea, so as not to targets in russia -- not to hit targets in russia if things go wrong. or the interest of avoiding civilian casualties. now increasgly as ukraine holds it better than anyone, there is really a worry here that russia, moscow will start to try to hit the civilian

infrastructure to make it harder for ukraine to keep on fighting, to hit electricity plants, roads, railways on a greater level so pple would not be able to go about their daily lives even if they are not directly. they will increasingly find their daily lives disrupted. living made more difficult. the hope it seems in russia is that increasingly there will be pressure on ukraine's government to come to some kind of agreement, to make some kind of compromises, as life becomes is on variable here -- as unbearable here. >> in one strategic victory, ukraine may have recaptured snake island in the biloxi, but russian -- black sea, but russian forces continue to make advances in the donbass. >> that is true. lots of people here in ukraine are seeing snake island's victory as a preview of, a taste of things to come, if ukraine gets the numbers of systems that is askin for. the real game changer in the case of snake island was rocket

artillery from the u.s. -- system that allowed ukraine basically to consistently attack the russian garrison from the other side of the black sea. to the extent that the russians had no optionut to leave. on a bigger scale they don't have those capacities, only a handful of those rocket launchers. we are seeing ukraine have to make withdrawals in the east. playing for time in the hope that the deliveries willrrive and somehow ukraine will be able to take advantage of those more high-tech solutions the west is offering to at least in some way draw level with russia's extraordinary supply of artillery. ukraine ght now is being outgunned, with enough people willing to fight, but does not have the guns and ammunition to give everyone a weapon who wants to fight, basically draw level with the russians there. >> nick connolly, reporting from kyiv. the czech republic takes over the european union's rotating

presidency today. prague, vowing to focus on the war and repercussions including refugees, energy and security, and keepi the 27 member block united against russia. we have reports from prague. reporter: there was a changing of the guard at the european union's top leadership, with paris handing over the rotating presidency of the e.u. counsel to prague. because war has returned to europe, the czech republic's tenure at the helm will be a hard one. >> we are preparing ourselves to take residency -- take took over the presidency in a time when inflation is very high and war is so close to us in ukraine, and russian aggression is of course the main topic for all of us. reporter: the czech republic has welcomed nearly 400,000 ukrainian refugees and provided significant financial and militarywithin the eu, it is a l

support of sanctions against russia. but the central european country like many others on the continent is heavily dependent on russian energy. and there are serious concerns here about how secure that supply is. >> energy security is an important topic right now. it is huge for us, russia, huge dependency on russian gas and oil. we have to find the solution for all of us. but the czech republic knows that this would be possible only with solidarity of all e.u. countries. reporter: but they are increasingly drifting apart on how to respond to russia's invasion of ukraine. people have spoken to and prague favor continued support for ukraine and a hard-line on russia. they say this country's history being occupied by the soviet union has a lot to do with it. but the sentiment is not the

same across the union. so a big part of the presidency for the czech republic will be to keep the eu united going forward. some say that timing of the czech republic's presidency is an opportunity for the country, to act as a mediator. >> we have the czech republic is a president xi country now because, you know, they are the perfect fit for this job. if there a country that can try to find a consensus on the situation and the position towards russia, it can be the czech republic. when we look at france, france is a very dominant country. it sets its agenda in a way that this is what we want, and please get on board. czech republic will be more of a country that opens a dialogue. reporter: with no signs that the war in ukraine is anywhere close to ending, prague will be tested on its ability to keep e.u. countries in lockstep over the response to the worst crisis in europe since the second world war. >> somether stories makin

headlines ound the world -- wheat prices have dropped 27%. that is close to ritz the war in ukraine -- that is close to the press before the war in ukraine. russia and turkey are willing to discuss the safe passage of ukrainian green from block to ports -- blocked ports. and russian and american basketball has gone on trial for drug trafficking. she was led into a court at the saturday hearing. prosecutors alleged she was caught with vaping cartridges containing cannabis oil. she is a political pawn, some say. they have called for her immediate release. in italy, he morning has been issued for some 20 cities where people are being urged to avoid the afternoon sun. heat wave is likely to worsen the country's severe drought. in rome, one river has fallen to low levels, exposing the remains of a bridge built nearly 2000 years ago. you are watching dw news.

still to come -- in diaz ban on self single-use plastic takes effect. we look at the government's plan to cut pollution. first, china's president xi jinping has concluded a visit to hong kong tomorrow 25 years since the u.k. handed over control of the territory. xi praised the one country-to systems policy which has allowed hong kong to have its own laws. he set the policy was a success and would remain in place. but that hong kong must respect chinese leadership. xi oversaw the swearing in of the new chief executive for hong kong, a loyalist and former security chief who helped crackdown pro-democracy protests. beijing has been tightening its grip on the city. we will talk about that with our reporter. first, here is how hong kong has changed since the british han handover. -- british handover. reporter: hong kong enters a new

era, more than 150 years of british colonial rule came to an end on july 1, 1997 at the stroke of midnight. the sunset on an empire and rose to a new age under chinese rule. it was a moment long in the making. in 1984, after years of talks, london and beijing signed a handover agreement for hong kong. china agreed to rule the region for 50 years, according to the principle of one country-two systems. although part of china, it was to be granted greater autonomy and allowed to preserve the freedoms and rights of under british rule. it soon began chipping away at hong kong's special status. . first and 2003, when china tried to pass a security law to limit dissent and protests.

more than half a million people turned out to oppose it, forcing authorities to back down. in 2014, beijing proposed hong kongers to vote for their chief executive from a list of approved candidates only. in response, thousands marched to demand real democracy. when police tried to clear the streets, people started carrying umbrellas, to use as shields against the pepper spray. the pro-democracy protests became known as the umbrella movement. in 2020, beijing imposed a sweeping security law. curbing voting rights and limiting freedom of the press and free speech. hong kongers continue to hit the streets in protest. but in rapidly dwindling numbers. as hundreds of pro-democracy activists, lawmakers and

journalists were arrested. the british consulate, a rallying point for hong kongers who want china to keep its promises. 25 years after the handover, the new formula is one country-one system, and their city now just like any other city in mainland china. >> he coverd -- our guest covered the protests. reporter: it is interesting looking at the pictures you sent today. the hong kong people are sort of missing from the equation a bit. look at these people outside the consulate or whatever, it was always about the chinese government and the british government -- than about the chinese authorities and the hong kong government.

but the people always seem to be missing from it. that midstate the same but things have clearly gotten a lot tougher there and the prospects have weakened for the people. >> what about the belief that hong kong would change china, back in 1997, and some sort of democratic way, was that totally naïve? >> i think so. it looks like it now. because for the last few years, we've had this belief that engaging in business for example with china, opening up to diplomacy with china, that it would help bring about democratic change. i think that was particularly strong in 1997. because the country was opening up rapidly at that point. may be naïve is not quite the right word. but it was certainly -- it looked like it was probably too simple. >> what do you make of the speech by president xi, promising to uphold the one country-two systems model? but all the other signals are just the opposite. >> that's right. you have to look in these cases

-- you have to go by what people do and not what they say. because clearly the one country-two systems model is no longer there, it is one country-one system. you sense it in the kind of city -- you kind of sense it in the city very much. everyone i interviewed. in 2019 is now in jail. that is a massive change. it feels more like mainland china. a lot of it is because of this national security law that's given these sweeping powers. and again focusing on the economy and on stability. all the things about freedom and democracy are not in the debate anymore. >> they say all the westerners are out. chinese businesses are moving in. you can see on many levels as far as business goes how things have changed. will democracy survive in hong kong? >> i don't think so. unless there a radical change

in mainland china. which is a tough call. i can't see -- i don't see why they would stick with the timetable and the one country-two systems in the basic law, because this is the way that they want to run it. there's a rumor going around hong kong at the moment that hong kong will be renamed election engine. maybe it's going to be some dramatic change like that. w are seeing at becoming -- we are seeing it becoming more like a chinese city. >> south shenzhen. is it disappointing for you to spend so much time there is a reported to see hong kong going this direction? >> it is. i remember on the night of the handover itself talking to people i was covering it in the entertainment district. talking to hong kong people. they felt they had been let down. the people felt their voices were not being heard. on that level, it is a

disappointment. >> thank you very much for coming in. >> a few one conference on protecting the world's oceans has come to a close and the portuguese capital, lisbon. some 7000 delegates including heads of state, scientists, and ngo's joined the five day summit. but many have called the conference a missed opportunity. to take more ambitious steps. they criticized the commitments made by states, saying the are purely voluary initiatives proposed, not up to the scale of the challenge. a ban on single use plastics is coming to force in india today, part of a government plan to reduce pollution. india is the world's second biggest producer to the u.s.. plastic pollution has doubled in the past five years. our correspondent has this report. reporter: india's plastic

problem is massive. the environment ministry says indians generate 3.5 million tons of plastic waste a year. experts say the actual figure is much more. the plastic products harm the environment is well. get your use is visible in everyday life -- that plastic products harm the environment is well known. but they use is visible in everyday life. >> without plastic bags, it will get tough for us vegetable sellers. we can put them all together in a big bag. nobody will buy things like this. reporter: for years, the government has tried to reduce the plastic for. now, it is taking a big step. banning single use plastic products. items used once and discarded. apart from this pollution, they have an a ban on other

items such as balloon sticks, and decoration material among other things. a waste management expert says the ban is a good starting point. he says plastic is not only about waste. it causes serious health problems as well. >> you might've come across neal's where plastic is now being found in the bloodstream or humans -- of humans. deep inside the lungs. in baby poops. i think that is good enough evidence for us to identify what kind of plastics are the problem. and then go ahead fro there. reporter: seeing as recycling can be one solution to curb the issue. that does not appear to be changing much though. in fact, india's plastic waste generation has doubled in the last five years. and there is increasing awareness about the problem. >> our rivers and drains ar

clogged with plastic. and it is nonbiodegradable. ich is n good for our planet and the environment. >> t plastic ban is a good call by the government. plastic causes a lot of pollution and every person is affected by that. reporter: but for some, making such a changeomes at a cost they cannot afford. >> some people stop buying from us if we don't give them the plastic bags. they say, how will they carry the vegetables? it becomes difficult for us then. reporter: she says the government can only do so much. people need to change their lifestyles. only then will it truly make a difference. >> for years, germany has struggled to reconcile its colonial history in africa. one aspect of that is stolen cultural artifacts, such as these on display in several german museums. now the path has been cleared for their return to nigeria,

with an agreement at a ceremony a short time ago, formally recognizing the pieces is the property of nigeria. reporter: at the center of the colonialism debate in germany, the banning bronzes. british forces included thousands of the art treasures from the real palace. modern-day nigeria. many ended up in german museums. more than 400 are in berlin. a long battle over the looted art is now ending. both germany and nigeria have declared nigeria the rightful owner of the plaques and sculptures. >> we acknowledge the horrific outrages committed under colonial rule. we acknowledge the murders and plundering. we acknowledge the racism and

slavery. we acknowledge the injustice and trauma that have left scars that are still visible today. reporter: the breakthrough means the objects can return to their homeland. it also is a radical change in perspective for germany's museums. >> what does change inwnership mean? it means that we western museums in the northern hemisphere cannot simply determine the narrative any longer. reporter: nigeria will decide which artworks will return. the government wants to build a new museum to house the bronzes. partly financed by germany. >> it is important for us to discuss the issues and areas of collaboraon. sohat we will be able to

benefit from this after the repatriation. reporter: museums across europe are starting to opt for collaboration, after years of confrontation. but the british museum has refused to give back at sign hundred bronzes. -- its 900 bronzes. in germany, negotiations are ongoing to keep at least some of the works in the country on permanent loan. >> i asked one of our correspondence how the agreement is being received in nigeria. reporter: a lot of people here in nigeria of course are celebrating this as a victory, finally what is considered as the heritage of nigeria, coming back home. but there are also questions of, how are these artifacts

going to be used in a way that it benefits the nigeria people and they are not looted again by corruption? taken back to places that people do not know. there are lots of conversations around what the government is actually going to do with the looted items when they come back home,. also with the resources, encased case the nigerian government reaches an agreement of loaning the artifacts to those museums. >> explained to us a little bit about the importance for nigerians. germany recognizing these artifacts have been -- as being stolen from nigeria. >> well, they said in the report, it sets the narrative straight. it basically retells the story of what happens. it's not just about the artifacts being stolen. it's also the way they were

stolen. the number of people that were massacred, killed. this has been a pain. a scar in history for a lot of people from that region. from the kingdom. if you check online, you read people saying, i am from a family there -- and it is so satisfying to see that finally the truth is being told about how these bronzes got to europe. for a lot of people, it is the first step of healing a painful part of their history. you also have to recognize these bronzes are not just art, a form of expression, many people use the sculptures as a symbol of spirituality. they feel like it connects them to the afterworld, their ancestors, so there history. so it is a very, very vital part of their identity. so cutting them away in such a manner really did a lot of

damage to people here. so recognizing this was done, this atrocity was committed is a first step and a big step to healing for many people. >> that really brings home the importance and significance of this. the fact that lives had to be lost is so tragic. thank you very much for filling us in. stick around. i will be right back to take you throug "the day -- through "the day." thanks for watching. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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♪ >> life in paris here on france 24, re are your headlines this hour. at least 21 people are killed after russia launches an airstrike at the port city of edessa, striking a apartment building. holidaymakers in france brace for more travel misy as airport workers continue their strike this weekend. president biden warns that a republican controlled congress will prove -- prohibit abortion

nationwide, democrats vowing to protect access to the procedure. ♪ >> at least 21 people including a 12-year-old child have been killed in an airstrike near that ukrainian airport of odesa. a nine story apartment building was struck. president zelensky -- against ordinary civilians. friends 's report. -- france a 24's report. >> the attacks took place sorely

after midnight, producing apartments to rubble. rescue workers have been sifting through the debris, desperately trying to find survivors, to -- dozens have been trapped in the ruins. >> when i came here, emergency workers, police, psychologist were already on the ground. they were all busy. there were cows or tease, i don't know how many of them -- there were casualties, i don't know how many of them. >> we came to the site, and assessed at this is jewish and with emergency workers and locals. -- with emergency workers and locals. -- the strikes took place less than 100 km from odesa. odessa had been spared much of the heavier fighting, but in

recent days russia has stepped up its attacks against the region. russia has also blockaded the port, halting grain export to most of the world and threatening to trigger a global famine. >> according to officials, moscow has pulled out it's a trip to snake island just a day out -- just a day earlier. the ukrainian army is accusing russia of firing phosphorus on the island. here is a report from the ground. >> in the east, russia continues to push its offensive. there been bombardments all of the day all across the donbass reese -- donbass region. in particular, -- that is the last city in the prominent --

province. it is vital for russia to take it if it wants to achieve its aim of -- all of donbass at all -- as well. if the prewar population of that city was about 100,000 people, it currently stands at just 4000. mostly sheltering in basements as continuous bombardments destroyed the city,eaving masse destruction in their wake. an oil refinery has been hotly contested. ukraine has been funding off attacks throughout the day. indeed, its attempting to defend its supply routes into the city, authorities have been urging people to leave. what seems uncertain now, if the

battle for the city itself will be -- very bitter one indeed. >> as attacks on ukrainian civilians continue to mount, it has announced it would draft an emergency plan helping member states reduce their dependence on moscow. both agreed that energy independence, a common plan and cooperation were a top priority. >> it is a tough time now. russia is deliberately cutting us off, partially off russian gas. and we need to be prepared. therefore, together, with the check presidency, -- czech

presidency, we have a good idea of where we need to curtail and how to do it in a smart way. another big topic, energy solidarity. >> here and france, bracing for more disruption as airport workers continue their strike this weekend. one in four flights will be canceled between 7:00-2:00. a pay rise has been offered to cushion soaring inflation. here's the story. >> france has become the latest country to be hit with airport chaos. the country's largest airport was filled with passengers that were delayed after ground staff went on strike after -- for pay and working conditions. >> when we arrived in paris, there was no issue. now my wife is trying to check in bags, but it is extremely

busy. >> i'm worried that i will need to stay in paris tonight, and make more reservations and trying to get another flight in the morning. in total, 17% of flights were canceled in the capital. passengers were forced to walk up the slip board to the terminal. they demanded a 300 euro pay increase to combat inflation. >> levels are pretty much back to where they were pre-covid, yet we have 23,000 fewer staff. and we have lost a percentage of our wages, we don't feel that these working conditions are viable. >> this strike is scheduled to continued for now, with event schedule through the entire weekend. >> president biden's has -- president biden has warned that

some states will try to arrest women trying to get abortions across state lines. the supreme court overruled roe v. wade, president biden held a virtual meeting with democratic governors, they are unable to scrap the rule known as the filibuster. the filibuster has long been a hurdle to codifying abortion rights into law. what are the democrats in the biden administration doing to protect access to abortion? >> you have seen in the past week, some democratic states starting to move to a -- to strengthen access to abortion in their state. whether it is by enshrining the right in their constitution, the right -- the way that the state of the new york -- the way the state of new york is about to

do. or by passing laws banning that state, a form of cooperating with other states where abortion is illegal in investigations. that said, some of the governors were in that meeting with joe biden, and they had other ideas of what the federal role of government could do. the governor of new york, for example, asking the president to use federal land in those red states where abortion will be banned. for example, veteran hospitals or military bases, to use those as places where women could get abortions in states where it is banned, because of the federal government would be in control. right now, the biden administration so far has been saying that they do not want to go there. but it is something that is growing. they are saying that they want

the biden administration to consider. meanwhile, the biden administration itself is focusing on two main enemies, making the availability for women to travel out-of-state to where abortion is accessible without being arrested for doing so. the other thing that they are trying to strengthen or protect is to -- is access to medication note 4 -- medication for abortion. president biden saying he will do anything he can to make sure that women can obtain that medication through the mail. it is truly congress who can do the best job to codify roe v. wade. the democrats, right now, don't have the votes to break that filibuster. that is why they said they need those two votes to be able to break the filibuster. that is, looking forward to the

election saying that they need it the majority to pass that law. >> raising the stakes ahead of novembers midterms, is abortion likely to become a referendum issue? is it likely it will be a referendum only of -- issue, given how controversial this issue is. >> the democratics are looking to make it if not a referendum, one of the big issues to talk about ahead of the midterm. joe biden and himself in that speech ahead of the supreme court in november that roe is on the ballot. if you disagree what happened with the supreme court regarding abortion, you need to show up and you need to vote so that the

democrats won't have a larger majority in the house, and a larger majority in the senate, so that they can pass those laws specifically in this case, the law codifying roe v. wade. they are trying to make this about those issues that really fire up the democratic base. they are trying to get those people, who might be disappointed with the, who doesn't -- you don't believe joe biden is doing enough on other topics. this is something that they believe they can get those people to the polls if they focus on the potential of abortion. that is why, you have heard president biden in that meeting with those governors, raising the threat of a congress controlled by republicans that would move to make legislation that would ban abortion across the united states. they are focusing on this issue

because they know a lot of people care about it. they know also, this is in issue that a lot of independents care about, independents, who are not as passionate about abortion as other republicans are. people in the suburb, middle ground independents could be something that governments are going toward. the majority of americans were opposed to the overturning of roe v. wade. >> think you very much. -- thank you very much. the overturning of roe v. wade in the united states has caused a wave of migration to canada. it has inspired justin trudeau to rename -- to renew a campaign promise. while they won't reopen the

debate, the pro-life lobby are already celebrating what they believe is a historic victory. here's the report. >> it's caroline calling, we have the first woman requesting an abortion from the u.s., she is coming from ohio. >> they are preparing for something they never thought would happen, treating an american patient. she is traveling from ohio where abortion is now we illegal. -- is now illegal. >> every effort will be made to accommodate u.s. people coming to this country. we will make the trip as easy as possible and accommodate your choice, we will support your right to make the best choices for your health and safety. >> pro-choice advocates say that

america just went back in time 50 years, something they don't want to happen in canada. >> most of us never thought 10 years ago that roe v. wade would have fallen. now we need to be rexamining our thoughts about our rights in canada. it has given us a moment of pause in canada. >> following the overturning o roe v. wade in america, canada invested in ensuring access in the country. and some cases, people would need to travel across canada to get specialized care. >> the right to choose is the women's, and her right to alone. we will never back down from protecting safe abortion in canada and around the world. and we can't take any rights, including this most fundamental one for granted. >> that is despite emboldened opposition from antiabortion

proponents. >> life is winning in canada. >> he protest every morning in front of this abortion clinic in montreal. >> the new from the u.s. was well received. we were happy. i was happy. it is a big step. life is important. it must overcome death. here in canada, especially in quebec, hearts are still hardened. the battle continues, the prayers continue. >> the conservative party and canada says they do not want to reopen the debate over abortion, but several dozen of its elected officials are lobbying against it. >> let's turn to where protesters have stormed the parliament building in the eastern city of tubruq. according to local media, several television channels have said that protesters have

managed to penetrate the ill doing. tb channels also showed images of nick columns of black smoke -- thick columns of black smoke. the world health organization is calling on authorities to do more to interrupt the transmission of monkeypox. france 24's treacy jackson has more. >> the world health organization is calling for urgent action in the fight against monkeypox, with over 4000 confirmed cases, europe is at the epicenter of the outbreak. that figure has trouble -- has tripled in less than two weeks. world health organizations are urged to take action as -- takes a foothold. >> i am calling on government to scale up efforts to prevent

monkeypox from establishing itself across a growing geographical area. urgent and coordinated action is imperative if we are to turn a corner on this disease. >> is smallpox both -- 80 disease that killed millions before it was eradicated. the diseases starts with a fever and quickly develops into a rash, with the formation of scabs usually lasting around two-three weeks. the virus has slowly been spreading across the globe. it has now been detected in over 50 countries. yet, the who has not yet declared it a emergency of concern. >> the country waits on new information. >> the u.s. has ordered smallpox vaccines to tackle monkeypox.

the european medicine agency is also reviewing another smallpox vaccine as it hopes to expand its arsenal against the products. >> in germany, two hundred thousand people have visa status and as tolerated. they are migrate claims who have been rejected, but their home countries will not allow them to return, or they cannot -- the government wants to change that. our correspondent has this report. >> it's a life in limbo. these young africans fled their home country seven years ago, their asylum request were rejected, but they cannot be sent back to a country in crisis. they live in a tolerated status which doesn'tllow for anything like a normal life in germany.

>> now they have come to get advice, the government wants to give them legal residency status, a first for germany. >> some 100,000 people who have lived here for more than five years will be given a one-year residency permit, and later permanent residency status if they find work. it is a paradigm shift in migration policy, and already under attack by the pollen -- the parliamentary organization. >> for the ngos that fight for

immigrant rights, it is a victory, a first step toward >> they will take advantage of a new situation with some job training and then visit family families who could not families. >> at least 21 people were killed after russia launches a airstrike near the ukrainian error city of -- near the ukrainian city of odesa. work at the country's biggest airport continues this weekend, onecanceled this saturday.

president biden warns that a republican-controlled congress will inhibit abortion nationwide a week after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. they are bowing to protect access to the procedure. >> it's time for truth or fake. it is good to have you with us. >> following the supreme court's decision on roe v. wade, tell us about that. >> we have identified a few fake news stories on a social media, following the supreme court's decision wade on 24th. there has been a massive shutdown of planned parenthood clinics following this decision,

planned parenthood clinics are closing down all over the country, abortion is only 3% of their businesses. this has reached over 50,000 likes, how accurate is this claim? we are going to clarify a bit right now. we found no evidence that can fully support this claim. let's start with the most recent argument -- document that shows abortion services available on its 2000 -- it's 2020 annual -- 2019 two thousand 20 annual report. this information is not fake, it's just not completely accurate, this information is from 2019-2020 report. as far as closing, we could find

these five centers that closed on june 12, 2020 two. as they indicate, they closed for centers that spread into other operation centers. they are unrelated to this decision that took place on june 24. finally, if in doubt, you can go to the planned parenthood website to find a health service locator. there website indicates that abortion is now illegal and that stage. -- in that state. abortion is legal in kentucky for now. there is no evidence of planned parenthood's closing following this decision.

anti-baby signs. is one day after the supreme court's decision. 60,000 retweets and over 100,000 likes. we saw one woman in the picture holding a picture saying that babies are useless, they can't even talk. another sign that says it killed the little freeloaders. the only problem with this photo is that it has been circulating for a while now. snow -- snopes debunked this photo, as a contest for designers whose challenge was to make the strangest protest sign possible. this one right here, kids have

it too easy this -- these days. outrageous, but not real pro-choice. >> and finally, moving on to our final story, some on social media are wondering, why is there -- near the capital -- why is there brixon near the -- bicks near the capitol? >> these bricks belong to a construction site. here is june 25 with over 16,000 likes and 6000 retweets, it reads, why on earth with the city leave 10 full pallets of bricks right across from the capitol complex. this is retweeted by, notably, republican congress woman who

tagged -- step one is to to locate this photo and to find out if it truly is close to the building. it is indeed three minutes away, in washington dc. if we go to this website, we can confirm that that allie is under construction. confirming the claim that this was belonging to a construction site and not bricks that were planted there for rioters. this story was also covered, lowen boebert who appeared to -- who appeared to assume that these bricks were not part of an ongoing construction part -- project. >> we are taking a quick break but life and times continues

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