>> russia and china in signs of a stress relationship. vladimir putin a xi jinping met for the first time since the war in ukraine began. they talked about safeguarding security interests, but there were hints of problems. also, the head of the european union paid a visit today to ukrainian president volodymyr

zelenskyy for talks on integrating ukraine were deeply. roger federer says it is time to retire. the 20 time grand slam singles winner describing his decision to leave as bittersweet after so many injuries. this was star says his body is trying to tell him something. ♪ >> to all of you around the world, welcome. vladimir putin and his chinese counterpart xi jinping held their first face-to-face talks since the invasion of ukraine. speaking on the sidelines of a summit in uzbekistan, putin thanked china for what he called beijing cost balance --

beijing's balanced opinion towards ukraine. put in and xi has met dozens of times, but their latest talks today received particular supervision. >> vladimir putin is in some -- to strengthen ties with the few allies he can rely on. the corporate -- of eurasian nations has grown in significance for russia since invasion ukraine led to sanctions on moscow. by far the most important meeting is with his chinese counterpart xi jinping. it is the first foreign trip since the start of the pandemic. china has remained tightlipped over russia's invasion. putin was thankful for the tacit support. >> we highly value the balanced position of our chinese friends when it comes to the ukraine crisis. >> russia and china presenting a united front when relations with

western states are going worse. the ship -- the shanghai organization includes many former soviet republics as well as india and pakistan. iran has expressed interest in joining. turkiye is a full dialogue partner. putin and erdogan are set to meet friday. due to sanctions, chinese products have replaced western ones. xi jinping sees the global role as much more than just trade cooperation. >> china, together with russia, is ready to accept the great powers and to play a leading role in being a force for stability and positive energy in a world shaken by social unrest. >> as their leaders talk in uzbekistan, china and russia

carrying out joint military exercises near the pacific coast. >> the founder and director of the center for russia-europe-asia studies in brussels earlier explained this cryptic message from putin that he is aware of beijing's concerns over the war in ukraine. >> it is important he acknowledges china's economy is under stress because of food shortages and inflation. this is putin acknowledging that. nevertheless, they have made good deals. the oil is discounted by 35%. china is able to buy oil at a very cheap rate right now from russia. that is their way of supporting russia. >> we know that at the beginning of the year, before the war began, these two leaders met and declared that their countries had a partnership with no limits. is that stl true?

>> that was part of many agements they had signed before. that was the most recent one before the invasion of ukraine. it seems putin had gone to meet with xi. they signed this document and it pretty much allowed putin to move troops to ukraine. that showed a great deal of trust. i do not think i the one expected the war to last as long as it has. perhaps they expected it to be similar to 2014. taking over crimea. >> you consider what has happened in ukraine in the last couple of days, but you read that to the economic sanctions and the fact that russia is nella political pariah, particularly for the west. would you say we are now looking at a relationship where russia needs china more than china needs russia? >> this is an uncomfortable position for russia because they are starting to appear like a

vassal state. they are selling energy and mental to china. china is the bigger economy now. far stronger. but china doesot have much inuence ov china. we have to look at the big picture. cha prefers russia in the tent. we saw what happened in 2014 with the war in crimea. that was china possible strategy for the belton road initiative. they realized if they did not include russia, they would hamper efforts for their central asia sategy. xi understands he has to work with student and straddle both worlds. has to keep the european sweets but is also close to russia. they described it as the closest relationship between china and russia in 300 years. he has to calibrathis message carefuy, even to the central asian's, because they are neurologic when they watch what

putin has done in ukraine and he is making signs he might do that again. the message that xi jinping sendis that we support your sovereignty, a key message to say to putin in code, you are not going to do what you did in ukraine and kazakhstan. >> i would assume xi jinping has to be aware that whatever he does with russia is going to be watched closely by the european union and by the u.s.. he is walking a tightrope here, isn't he? he does not want to alienate the west by getting closer to russia. >> it is a diplomatic tap dance but at the same time, we saw very clear messages from number three in the commust party stating that they will provide a united front with russia and china to undermine sanctions of the west. there's lots of messages being sent and lots of interpretations

of this. clearly, it is a carefully calibrated message to try to please manaudiences. there is a danger that it might please none. xi jinng hass a big october meeting and this is all carefully calibrated for the domestic audience. he looks like a powerful leader on the national stage. this is kind of a win-win for xi jinping. he looks like a strong international leader and has lots of allies, that is the image he wants to present. >> let me ask you to speculate, when the doors are shut, do you think xi jinping says to vladimir putin, look, you'veot to bring this waro an end? >> i would love toe a fly on the wall ithat meeting. putin has very big ego. this is probably the worst optics for him, the timing of

this. really comes with very weak after the ukrainian advanced 10 days ago. i think xi jinng might try to encourage. he could playhe big peacemaker if he wan, but it is also a dangerous relationship. they share a huge border. russia has nuclear weapons. xi jinping and putin are unpredictable leaders. i think he has to be costed -- cautious and massage putin's ego. >> two men with two very big egos. the founder for the center of russia-europe-asia studies in brussels. thank you. ursula von der leyen today traveled to ukraine to meet with president zelenskyy. it comes a week after ukraine began a counteroffensive that forced russian troops to retreat from large parts of the country's northeast.

>> like a meeting between old friends, on her third visit to ukraine since the war began, ursula von der leyen received a warm welcome from volodymyr zelenskyy, and an award for her commitment to eu-ukraine relations. among the talking points, the 8 million plus people who fled to eu countries since the war began in february. >> we want, of course commit to give our ukrainian friends help, as much support as possible. but we also know that they are longing to go home again. >> even as von der leyen's night's train made its way to kyiv, russian rockets struck a reservoir in an industrial center and president zelenskyy's hometown. the resulting flood inundated roads and houses and the local drinking water supply was cut. >> the drains are not working and we cannot flush the toilet.

everything is flooded and there has been no one from the disaster protection agency since yesterday. >> president zelenskyy said the russian strikes on the city so close to his roots had no military value. zelenskyy said that shows russia is intent on attacking civilians. >> heart leave is the second largest city in ukraine. despite being only 40 kilometers from the russian border, the military has been able to keep the russians out. the city still faces relentless artillery fire. what you are looking at right now is kharkiv's regional council building. it was struck by a missile in early march, leaving only the facade. construction work is underway. the rest of the city also bears the scars of indiscriminate

daily shelling. that, and the intense artillery battles that continued into the summer have prompted thousands of civilians to leave a city that was once thriving. i spoke to dw correspondent nick connolly. nick is following the latest and i asked him about the situation. >> as you can see behind me, there is very little of kharkiv to be seen. lots of people, it feels like the majority, have left. the ones who remain are sticking to recommendations, keeping curtains firmly shut and off the streets. in a city of more than 1.5 one million, only the occasional car in the distance, a few pedestrians. it is a realal contrast to befoe the war. i was here in february when the government said the war was imminent and people couldn't get their heads around it. they couldn't believe it was in

the cards. tens of thousands of foreign students coming here from around the world also took their cues from the locals. since this ukrainian counteroffensive in the east-northeast has done so well, we have seen russian retaliation. we have seen attacks on the energy infrastructure, the heating systems and, extraordinarily, it has proved flexible and resilient and able to restore those systems. for the most part, power is back. the metro is operating. those remaining are keeping the show on the road. looking for the next few months, even if russian forces are no longer in this part of the country, there are -- -- they are 40 km from their territory. the risk of missile attacks is still very much there. yesterday, we heard a big explosion not far from our hotel. air raid sirens came on three or

four minutes after. it is sometimes difficult to tell where they are coming from. it can't give anyone the feeling of safety or a real chance to get to a position where they can be protected from damage. -- doesn't quite know yet whether to believe the situation is genuinely saved her. -- safer. >> nick connolly reporting from the ukrainian city of kharkiv. let's take a get some other developments connected to the war. germany says ukraine will need 350 billion euro in funds for reconstruction once the war is over. that is according to the country's economy minister. -- said germany will continue to support ukraine with weapons to defend itself against russian aggression. germany says it will supply a further two rocket launchers and

50 armored personnel carriers. in addition, ukraine will soon receive 40 soviet made armor fighting vehicles to be replaced by german equipment for the greek army. one of russia's last remaining independent news outlets, has been stripped of its media license by the supreme court. the gazette's founder, nobel peace prize laureate demetri -- says he plans to appeal the ruling. after ukraine's recent battle successes, pressure is growing on the german government to increase its military support for ukraine. the former boxing star wladimir klitschko has appealed to counselor schulz to strengthen his position and more weapons. he spoke at an awards ceremony near berlin where he accepted a

prize on behalf of the ukrainian people. germany has refused to send tanks ukraine, saying it would weaken germany's own defenses. furthermore, we bring in our political correspondent. she has been covering these comments. the former boxing champion. he has demanded more military aid from germany. >> that is correct. it was a big surprise. even he himself said she commit until the last minute, was not sure he was going to turn up in person, or whether he was going to accept the award generally from ukraine. but then he felt it was necessary to come to germany and remind the chancellor and the people of the necessity to show solidarity and deliver those

heavy weapons, those modern tanks that he says ukraine desperately needs. he says we have shown we can push back the russian military but we need to seize momentum. modern combat tanks would help tremendously. he addressed the town -- the chancellor personally and said, you are on the right side of history, you have shown solidarity, but now you need to strengthen this position by delivering what we need. and, please let us do this together. this was his message. there was quite a bit of tension in the room because the representatives from poland and the u.s. were here and mr. klitschko thanked them personally, but added this message of warning to the germans because he said he could tell people here are beginning to get tired of the war in ukraine and that they are more worried about rising energy prices. but, the people in ukraine do not have this luxury of getting tired of the war. >> that is a good point.

they are in a war zone. what about chancellor scholz? he spoke at this same ceremony before klitschko. did he say anything about weapons? >> he did. he stressed the fact that germany is one of the most important supporters of ukraine. also in terms of military support, germany has been delivering quite a lot. this is something you could also accuse the german government of that communication because people look at the fact that germany is not delivering heavy weapons or modern tanks, but they have delivered lots of other things and they are training ukrainian soldiers. that sometimes does get forgotten. scholz stressed that again. his defense minister said today that germany will send more weapons, more rocket launchers and more armored personnel

carriers. and the three-way exchange with greece is about to be finalized. but when it comes to sending those tanks that -- the modern tanks that ukraine needs, the pushback that the russian -- olaf klitschko didn't -- olaf scholz did not have news here. the german chancellor has said, we are not going to go at it alone will be will deliver weapons, but we won't go for the modern weapons. other people have not sent modern weapons either. so, we are not going to. more and more people are beginning to say germany should reverse that and essentially say, ok, we will send modern tanks if other company -- other countries follow suit. we heard from the eu's ursula von der leyen say that if ukraine needs heavy combat tanks let's deliver them.

if there were to be such a momentum where other countries would also send these heavy combat tanks, maybe that would put chancellor scholz in a position to say, let us do it together. >> it raises the question of what the chancellor understands under the term leadership in this war. we appreciate your reporting. thank you. authorities in pakistan estimate 1500 people have lost their lives and the devastating flooding there. hundreds of thousands more are set -- said to be homeless as huge sways remain underwater. many areas badly hit are heavily dependent on agriculture, meaning many farmers have also lost their livelihoods. >> sailing through what was once a banana grove, mohammed is counting his losses. floodwater has followed his

entire plantation. a vast area of farmland stretching nearly 15 football fields. it is now nearly fully submerged. hoping to salvage some crops, he instructs a worker to jump in. but the water has seeped through the fruit. >> no creator is going to buy these bananas. animals won't eat them because they are rotten inside. >> -- says his yield was normally worth the equivalent of 3000 u.s. dollars per harvest. but, it is not just his likelihood that is at stake. >> i own these lands. and now they are flooded. my farmhands are all out of work. >> most of the workers here have

been jobless since the flooding. their homes have been destroyed, leaving many living in makeshift camps. >> let's take a look. other stories making headlines around the world. nine people have been killed, 20 injured in a stampede in guatemala. the victims were reportedly caught in a crush of people trying to leave a music concert celebrating independence day. thousands lining up to pay their final respects to queen elizabeth. the line stretches more than 10 km. the united kingdom's longest serving monarch will lie in state and westminster hall for four days. her funeral is scheduled for monday. a 20 time grand singles winner roger federer has announced his retirement. the 41-year-old will play his

final tournament at the labor cap in london this month. the swiss have not played a professional tournament since wimbledon last year, after which he had a third knee operation. batterer said on social media, "my body's message to me has been clear. i have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years. i must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career." mr. federer realizing he too is just a mere mortal. another mortal here is my colleague from dw sports. roger federer has had problems before, right? >> that's true. although in 2016, he came back dramatically from a surgery on his left knee. since that time, he has won three grand slams. but these surgeries have been on his right knee and all within a couple of years. it is clear this has been significantly more intense. in the last year or so we have

known the likelihood of him lasting too long was ever shrinking, but it is still hard to reckon with knowing that this is it. >> he is 41. serena williams is 40 and she is retiring. i guess the big 40 is the threshold. when you hit that, your body tells you something. he can look back at a career where he has had lots of highs. >> he has had a truly incredible career and unbelievable longevity. and a lot of people's minds, he stands for tennis, or at least mens tennis. serena was doing something similar. i just think he has been so good for so long, he won his first grand slam in 2003. he played against pete sampras and andre agassi. he spent an entire tennis generation. >> when we say he is one of the best, are we telling the truth? >> certainly. if i were in such a coward, i

would say he is the best, but i am a coward. [laughter] statistically, the big three of the open era which includes nadal and djokovic, he is actually the lowest in the count for grand slam's, but he has a versatility, grace, skill, superstar status both outside tennis and in the world of sports that i do not think they have. >> he definitely will be missed. it feels like a whole era is coming to an end. it is kind of bittersweet. thank you. the german film director within vendors and the chinese artist ai weiwei are among the winners of this year's global arts prizes bestowed by japan's royal family are given out in five categories. they have been dubbed the nobel prizes for the arts. >> film director -- is one of the winners of the premier imperial on a 2022. american landscapes are like a

protagonist. prem >>ier as a farewell film to america, i made a european film that is a european film in america. >> also being honored for his documentaries. is one of us the social club about cuban music culture was nominated for three oscars. his feature film wings of desire blurred the boundaries between documentary and drama. >> i made wings two years before the fall of the wall. that is why it had a bit of a prophetic quality especially the angels being able to travel freely. but when we shot the film, we

never dreamt we would be able to go through the wall. today, the film is an historical document of this berlin that never exists. >> the international berlin that developed after the fall of the wall was, for a while, home to another one of this year's winners, ai weiwei. his work often touches on hot political topics including the refugee crisis. his work in his homeland of china led to imprisonment and exile. >> you were watching dw news. i will be back to take you through the rest of the day. stick around. ♪

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>> welcome to "like from paris," world news and analysis from france 24. putin thanks xi jinping for what he called a balanced view on the invasion of ukraine where russia is beaten -- being beaten by ukraine and where europe and the u.s. have condemned russia's moves. urszula von der leyen says supporting ukraine comes at a high cost, but freedom is priceless. hungary is seen in breach of eu

democratic norms. this is "live from paris." ♪ thank you very much for being with us. russian president vladimir putin said this thursday he understood china's xi jinping had concerns about the situation in ukraine, surprised acknowledgment of friction with beijing over the war. since russia's invasion, china has trod a careful line, criticizing western sanctions but sopping short of endorsing or assisting in the military campaign. >> there are leaders from belarus, turkey, iran, uzbekistan, and others, but as heads of state converge for a

meeting of the shanghai cooperation organization thursday and friday, all eyes are on xi jinping and vladimir putin. the presidents of china and russia are meeting face-to-face for the first time since the war in ukraine began and on the heels of an embarrassing to eat for putin on the battlefield. putin, the summit is a chance to show that russia is not isolated on the international stage. >> we highly value the baland position of our chinese friends when it comes to the ukraine crisis. we understand your questions and concern about this. >> beijing has not explicitly endorsed moscow's invasion but has built economic and strategic ties with russia over the last six months. for his part, she faces -- xi faces a pivotal congress in november.

for both leadersthe meeting is a chance to challenge the west and advocate for a new world order. >> placing an ever-changing world, era, and history, china is willing to make efforts along with russia to play a guiding role to project positivity and energy into a world rocked by social turmoil. >> the sco is not a formal military alliance like nato, but its members work together on joint security issues, cooperate militarily, and promote trade. the summit's main joint session happens friday. mark: vladimir putin recognizing the concerns of delisi -- from

georgia. >> nothing in the official chinese communication said something like this, the chinese have questions. the answer given by the chinese president quite interesting. he said we are prepared with russian colleagues to show an example of being the responsible world power and play a leading role so as to take the world into sustainable and positive development. this is quite interesting. we should also remember that the day before when mr. xi jinping

was in kazakhstan, the line was quite a message towards russia or anyone else in central asia, meaning that china could be a product of the region. mark: let's get some broader analysis and bring in our guest from the center of european policy. from your perspective, what should the rest of the world make of this meeting between xi jinping and vladimir putin? >> first and foremost, it should be carefully observing, of course, beyond the statements. that means that we need a clear reading of the developments at the summit. it is by the way, the 20th anniversary of the charter of the shanghai cooperation organization, and nissley, the

countries have their own ideas how to shape central asia but also how to create conductivity to south asia. central, south asia are obviously on the agenda, and we know very well that following the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, a huge vacuum emerged, and now obviously, both actors want to have the main say there. mark: 20th anniversary and all that. i think it is fair to say that they want us all to absorb in a sense, which is that message, but there's always that kind of hidden message. what is in that hidden message? what are they really saying? >> my reading of the development s -- and i have been carefully following all these meetings and statements -- is that russia is urgently in the need of a

powerful ally all of carious isolation by the west while china in fact seeks a rather loyal partner with significant regional power projection in eurasia, mostly to bolster its global influence, to pmote its laissez -- let's say global strategy and also to strengthen all these regional networks, such as it's kind of a match right now, a geopolitical and economic match despite pressure's war in ukraine and despite all the problems that xi is facing at home with the zero covid policy and all the rest of the instabilities they have. more or less it is not an alliance or any kind of intent the way we in the west

understand strategic partnerships, but i would be careful in looking at the way they approach central asian countries, and also as i said, the main protagonist in south asia. let me remind you that india and pakistan are already members.ird other key players in west asia are now going to become, let's say, more important within the forum, and that obviously shows a clear trend china trying to promote its conductivity, nash connectivity -- promote its infrastructure, connectivity in all these regions, to the interest of the european union and the united states because obviously, there is one common interest, and that iso push away any other external actors

from the region. the second important common denominator is to create credible counterweight to u.s. power projection. mark: hear what you are saying completely. as much as russia likes to put out that this is about equals, isn't it a fact that china is really in control of this relationship? >> absolutely. this is not a symmetrical partnership. i would describe it as a symmetrical, tactical rather than strategic, the partnership in which china is predominantly setting the tone is the financial, economic provider, basically providing the liquidity, and russia has still a cloud in the diplomatic arena, and also, it has still certain leverage in defense and space.

>> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. mark: vladimir putin should face a war crimes tribunal. this comes from the european commission president ursula von der leyen on her visit to kyiv. she also said supporting ukraine comes at a high cost but freedom, she says, is priceless. >> a symbolic award from the ukrainian president who gave the european commission president the first class -- >> i want to thank you from the bottom of the cash bottom of my heart for the order today. >> von der leyen asserts that her bond is strengthening. the eu achievement with zelinski

in the ukrainian capital. >> a pressing issue for ukraine is around joining the eu single market while we are on the way to e.u. membership. i'm sure it will happen and it will be one of our country's most important victories. >> her visit comes after she promised to remove remaining barriers to the single market for ukraine during her state of the european union address on wednesday, going into more detail thursday, saying the eu would deeply integrate ukraine into the bloc, a way that being a cheap the country -- a way that the eu chief hopes to rebuild the country. >> i'm happy to announce that there will be another 100

million to support schools. >> von der leyen did not announce new sanctions against russia, instead highlighting the importance of ukraine and europe helping each other with energy supplies in preparation for a winter marked by the energy crisis. mark: the united nations has welcomed the cease-fire between armenia and azerbaijan. two days of violence lead to decades-all disputes between former states. fighting both sides blame o each other that left 70 debt. women in hungary angry over restrictions largely decided by male politicians on abortion rights. the euro bank government is demanding pregnant women seeking a determination provide evidence of a tall heartbeat.

the number of abortions fell to about 22,000 in hungary last year from over 90,000 in 1990. all this based on official hungarian statistics. >> at a playground in budapest, these mothers are dismayed. they say they are distressed that pregnant people who terminate their pregnancies in hungary must now under law first listen to fetal signs of life. >> this is a step back. we are going back to ancient times. i cannot imagine how the government can just decide on this. it is absurd. >> the decree requires women with fetal vital signssent presented in a clearly identifiable manner before an abortion can be performed. a requirement championed by the far right government of victor or bond, which mirrors so-called

heartbeat laws in the united states. >> i brought this baby as an illustration as a 10-week-old child. it has hands, legs, can suck its fingers, and the heart is beating. >> gynecologists say the term heartbeat is problatic because in early pregnancy while there is electrical activity, the fetus does not have a unction a heart, and the sound is being made by the ultrasound machine. abortion in hungary became legal in 1953 and has allowed for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy on medical or social grounds. the 12-week limit can be extended in the case of fetal defects. reproductive rights groups fear that hungary could follow in the footsteps of nearby poland, which along with malta are the only two countries in the eu where abortion is effectively outlawed. mark: hungary is no longer a full democracy, and the eu means to do everything to bring it

back to life according to the european parliament this tuesday -- this thursday, sorry. hungary is now described as ruled populist prime minister victor or bond -- victor orban in a serious breach of eu democratic norms. >> [speaking foreign language]

mark: the comment just interpreted from the hungarian prime minister there is that they don't really care what the eu says. on top of his nest, kate moody is here. good evening. -- on top of business. business ties are high on the agenda. kate: as the eu and u.s. have been cutting ties with russia, moscow has been increasingly looking to some of the countries that are attending this summit to fill the gap. china and india in particular have and buy a much more russian oil, natural gas, and cold since the war -- and coal since the war in ukraine started.

in february, just 1% of oil imported by india came from russia, but by june, that had jumped to 18%. russia has also become china's top supplier of crude oil around 18% of imports made in june this year compared to 15% a year rlier. similar pterns hav emergedn natural gas and coal. moscow has reportedly been offering steep discounts in energy exports to countries still willing to do business with. a new report shows unprecedented growth in renewable electricity in 17 countries across southeast and eastern europe, the caucasus, and central asia. but these economies, many of which have historical long-standing ties to russia, could see progress undermined by the war in ukraine. i have been speaking to the executive director of the group that produced this report.

take a listen. >> energy security and energy sovereignty was already at the forefront of those countries even before the russian invasion of ukraine. five countries are producing natural gas. all the other countries are highly dependent on fossil fuel imports. hour partly on hydropower on the other. there is a real need -- there was a real need for diversification of the energy, investment in renewable energy to ensure secure energy supply. in ukraine, we see indeed that the conflict has destroyed a large part of the capacities existing with 90% of the wind capacities being destroyed and 30% of solar.

this will for sure have an impact, but a very interesting result is that we see that those are only partially physically destroyed and when they are thinking about post-conflict areas, we clearly see they can be operational again much more quickly than if we were talking about the centralized power production capacities. >> let's check in on the day's trading action. wall street has closed lower despite relatively strong data on jobless claims and retail sales in the united states. the dow jones at its lowest level in about two months. investors still very much focused on next week's federal reserve policy meeting. the u.s. central reserve is expected to raise interest rates once again. these are the closing numbers for wall street. the nasdaq losing 1.5%. we saw a mixed close for major european indices. the cac 40 sinking about 1% in

paris. authorities in the u.k. could slam the brakes on a mega merger in the gaming world. antitrust regulators worry that microsoft's proposed takeover of activision blizzard could drastically reduce competition in the industry. >> a stumbling block for the world's largest software company. microsoft's six to $9 billion takeover of videogame giant activision blizzard is being investigated by a u.k. watchdog. >> the cma has referred the anticipated acquisition by microsoft of activision blizzard inc. for invesgation. the merger maye expected to resonate in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the united kingdom. >> activision blizzard's hold to several household names such as candy crush, crush bandicoot, and world of warcraft -- candy

crush, crash bandicoot, and world of warcraft. >> but it's most well-known franchise is the behemoth call of duty, which includes the need to play cross plat from game war zone, one of theiggest games in the world. microsoft's potential purchase of activision has raised concerns from playstation console maker sony who worry that microsoft will limit access to several titles to their own console, the xbox. >> by giving microsoft control of activision games like call of duty, the game -- the deal would have major negative implications for gamers and the future of the gaming industry. we want to guarantee playstation gamers continue to have the highest polity gaming experience, and we appreciate the cma's focus on gamers. >> the same concerns were voiced by the u.k.'s antitrust authority. watchdogs from new zealand, brazil, the u.s., and the eu are still examining the acquisition.

if it were to go ahead, it would be the largest in the history of the tech industry. kate: very high stakes for millions of fans. mark: thank you very much. as ever, on the money. time now for truth or fake, our daily fact-check. today, came to look at social media claims related to the energy crisis in europe. tell us more. >> indeed, the invasion of ukraine is at the center of a major energy crisis in europe. many users on facebook and twitter have in sharing this post on social media. it has been shared since september 10 and we can see it is written in german. this post, for example, has received over 60,000 views. we have more posts on twitter as

well right here. these posts claim that this was a poster by swiss authorities inciting citizens to denounce their neighbor in the event i -- in the event they overheat their home over 19 degrees celsius. this is a response to the alleged claims saint switzerland outperforms other nations, that even german nazis have not reached that level. it says does your neighbor heat their apartment at 19 degrees above celsius? these let us know with this phone number right here at the bottom of the poster. there's also a reward of 200 swiss francs in exchange for this denunciation. at the top of the poster, we can also see the official logo of the swiss confederation, giving this poster that official look,

but we can confirm that this poster does not come from swiss authorities and that it is a fake post on social media. mark: so we can bring that number and check on it, i suppose. how else will be able to fact-check this post? plex indeed, there were many clues. we will explain the worst. the word of the bottom of this poster stands for anonymous, so this is already a little bizarre, especially coming from swiss authorities. this was clue number one. number two, we have the phone number we mentioned before that is displayed at the bottom of the poster. this is a real number that has been used incorrectly. we actually found that the real number belongs to the swiss federal department for environment and energy communications. we compare both numbers, we can see that they are indeed the same phone number corresponding

-- not corresponding to the fake post. we have our second clue right here when we conducted a reverse image search, we found that the woman in the photo was -- we found her in many image banks on the web, including shutterstock, adobe, and alamy. the background of the photo, we also found it through a reverse image search, this background that made it seem more realistic as though the poster was a picture taken at the metro station, so whoever photoshop is, they photoshop both images together to create this fake poster on social media and in case we needed any more

reassurance, we also contacted the spokesperson who confirmed that the swiss confederation has nothing to do with these messages and formally distances itself from them. they also stated that it is clearly a manipulation. there are no restrictions on the use of energy currently in switzerland, but they did launch this campaign on august 31 to encourage energy savings. mark: which is, of course, very different from denouncing your neighbor for having a house heated above 19 degrees. i want -- i wonder if the woman used in that photo is aware. it is interesting how this is concocted, put together. thank you. kate with the business, as ever, thank you very much indeed. stay with us. more to come, including more on roger federer. yes, the great tennis player

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