>> this is "dw news," live from berlin. after two years of brutal conflict, ethiopia takes an important step towards peace. the national government and rebel forces sign a formal peace agreement to end hostilities. negotiators describe the breakthrough as a new dawn. also, russia rejoins the international deal guaranteeing the safety of ukrainian grain exports. that means ships carrying vital

food supplies should now be able to sell from ukraine to turkey without fear of being attacked. and benjamin netanyahu on the verge of a comeback. the veteran leader is on course to form israel's most right wing government ever. plus, climate change activists in berlin bloc major highways and glue themselves to the streets to get their message across. ♪ on the call for elect. to our viewers, welcome. we start with a breakthrough that is hoped will end two years of civil war in ethiopia. both sides engaged to stop the fighting. representatives signed the deal for a quote, permanent cessation

of hostilities and peace talks in south africa. since fighting broke out in november thousands have been killed, millions displaced and many more driven to the brink of starvation. here is the african union special broker for the talks. nigeria's former president. >> the two parties have formally agreed to cease hostilities as well as -- nicole: a journalist in the ethiopian capital earlier told me how ethiopians were reacting tohe news. >> rht now it is about 10:00 p.m. in ethiopia. this came as a surprise for many ethiopians.

but in general terms you the opens want to see an end to this conflict. even more than 600,000 eb over the ends have died. -- more than 600,000 ethiopians have died. if this conflict does not end soon, the breakup of the country will be a reality. nicole: the prime minister expressed his gratitude as peace talks concluded but a day earlier he said his government was eyeing victory. so is thiseing seen as a win for him? >> i think if y look at the idea of peace, which the country desperately needs, ethiopia wins at the end. the prime minister has been making accusations, even a few days ago. so this shows you that there was

a heated debate among the two acto in trying to sve this issue, which was really a breaking point in terms of where this country was headed. e prime minister has acknowledged the fact that fries of ethpia supported this agreement to become a reality. and he counts among them to support you the opiate in terms of the development - nicole: the african union says this is not the end of the peace process and implementation is key. what arehe potential pitfalls on the way >> in terms opeaceful coexistence this country needs, it is all up in the air. there seems to be an agrment, t there has been 600,000 who have died in this conict.

there is fear this conflict could go on, even when they are sitting at a table and shaking hands. there is fear the people who have been affected by this conflict will proceed and try to defeat the other side 100%. and that is really what the fear is at the moment. nicole: what does the deal mean for the millions who haveeen displad by theonflict? >> the u.n has been trying to help, they have been asking for a humanitarian corridor that was not available. the ethiopian government was blaming the left. we are not able to verify most of the information because t gry -- tigray has been off-limits for most of us. but the u.n. has been saying

unless there is help heading to tigray, there wille famine to define t country for generations coming back. nicole: so this is just a beginning. the road ahead is very long. thank you so much for that update. let's get you up to speed on some of the other major headlines. the u.s. federal reserve has raised the key interest rate by .75% to 3.75%. fed chairman jerome powell says the fourth increase in recent months is aimed at taming inflation. he signaled that more increases are likely, despite the risk of recession. the world health organization has warned that an outbreak of the ebola virus in uganda could spread throughout the region. the w.h.o. chief called on neighboring countries to boost their preparedness. 64 people have died in uganda

since the outbreak was detected in september. in brazil, the police of sao paulo has fired tear gas to disperse protesters who have been blocking traffic to protest the election defeat of president bolsonaro. his administration says it will begin transitioning power to his left-wing rival, lula da silva. a new u.n. report has warned that europe's climate is warming at twice the rate of the global average. temperatures have risen .5 degrees celsius for each of the past three decades, the fastest of any continent. russia has rejoined an international agreement guaranteeing safe passage for ukrainian grain exports. the kremlin says it has resumed cooperation after receiving written assurances that kyiv will not use the black sea corridor or military -- for military operations. turkey says the african

countries short on food will get priority on grain shipments. reporter: it was the turkish president who broke the news of russia's u-turn, the update seemingly arriving in a note. then there is a long moment of silence as he appears to digest the details. before announcing the deal is ba ck on. >> now, a piece of good news. following our talks with mr. putin, russia's defense minister called our defense minister and said grain shipments will continue in the same way as before, as of today. reporter: the announcement, greeted by a fanfare of celebration, a sign perhaps of turkey's role in the hard negotiations to get things moving again. despite moscow pulling out of the agreement over the weekend, ships have continued to arrive

in the black sea from ukraine. these carriers are full of grain. they will now be able to deliver vital supplies to poor countries. that is because russia claims kyiv has guaranteed it will not use the route for military operations. though president putin has made clear the packed remains paperthin. >> russia retains the right to leave this agreement in the event that these guarantees from ukraine are violated. reporter: millions of tons of food stuff including corn, wheat, and soybeans have already been shipped under the black sea grant initiative so far. and keeping the flow of supplies running through this vital shipping route could well help stave off famine for millions around the world. nicole: we asked our correspondent it istanbul if this deal was particularly significant for turkey and its president. >> absolutely.

on an economic level, food pric are soaring in turkey, nearly triple digit levels. that is a massive problem for everyone, but also diplomatically it is very importantoo. he's prided himself on having good relations with not only vladimir putin, but also with volodymyr zelenskyy. that gives him an apparently unique role. and this is a testament t that. he's fing growing criticism er refusing to enforce weapons of sanctions against moscow, concerns of turkey become a brak -- a backdoor to breaking sanctions. success in getting this grain deal back on track is vindication of his stance. e grain deal is coming up for renewal november 19. moscow is expected to play a

very tough stance in getting that deal to go forward and airgun is expected -- and erdogan is expected to play a critical role. nicole: ukraine is trying to restore supplies damaged by russia. the mayor of kyiv said the power and water in the r back on but authorities are warning of rolling blackouts to conserve energy. with winter approaching their growing fears that many areas could be without power, heat, or water. a ukrainian lawmaker in the leader of the opposition party told me earlier with the authorities are trying to do to get people through the winter. >> well, indeed, 40% of the critical infrastructure is now destroyed or damaged, with little chance to be repaired very quickly. especially as we have encountered additional attacks on the objects that we were able

to build after the initial attacks three weeks ago. if before hand we were very sure that we would be able to survive autumn and winter, and people were ready, though it would be hard. right now we are all uncertain, and we are encouraging people to get ready to rely on themselves. last week in kyiv was extremely hard. for a couple of days, many people experienced electricity outages and water supply outages. and i can tell you there is a huge difference between sitting in a bomb shelter with heat on, electricity, and lights on, and sitting there with childrenn the darkness without any heat and without the phones being charged. it is just a completely different feeling. and of course it impacts people. however, we have not heard people complaining and everybody is getting ready.

that these attacks may continue and it will be another challenge for all of us to go through autumn and winter. nicole: you are telling people to prepare to rely on themselves. what can ukraine's allies in this situation do to help? what do you need most urgently? >> the main thing that we need, same as on day one of the war. we need air force protection systems to protect our existing infrastructure objects from further disruption. -- destruction. this is critical. this is the best investment our allies can make, is to get us these systems in place so that we know this is what we have. if we had these air force protections in place a month ago, right now 100% of ukrainian

infrastructure would be intact and we would be very sure on how we would go through the winter. second point, of course right now we need resources, we need money to rebuild the energy infrastructure quickly. this takes a lot of our nonexisting resources, and a lot of this we planned to spend on refugees, rebuilding on the roads, right now all those resources are being spent on rebuilding critical infrastructure. this is why we need more and more support. of course our allies will also share the burden of people who will be moving to the european countries, and a third wave of refugees that we are expecting to happen within the next months. when the cold hits, it will be very hard for people who will be unable to support themselves,

and they will probably go somewhere where they will hope to find warmth, where they will hope to find sustainability for themselves. especially people who need medical assistance, because right now it is extremely dangerous because you cannot rely on hospitals because they will be no electricity there. nicole: thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you and glory to ukraine. nicole: to israel now, where former prime minister benjamin netanyahu is on the verge of a remarkable political comeback with nearly all votes counted in israel's fifth election in only four years. he and his right wing and religious allies arkham w had. many are hoping for a return to stability, but he is still on trial for corruption, charges he denies.

reporter: sweeping back into power. former prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is on the brink of victory, just 18 months after he was forced out of office facing corruption charges. this could end israel's political deadlock after five elections, and would bring in one of the most right-wing coalition governments in the country's history. netanyahu's likely alliance includes the ultranationalist religious zion party. their coleader has advocated for the expulsion of palestinians and was convicted in 2007 for racist incitement against arabs and for supporting a terrorist group. >> the time has come that we go back to being in charge of our country. reporter: early polls show the religious zionism party has swept to third place, marking a shift in israeli politics to the far right. he hopes to become police

minister in the next government. >> i think israel is at war, where we admit it or not, we are at war with arabs. so far israel's leaders, the only person who is not afraid to talk about it and to confront this war is itamar. i think israel needs a warrior to step up. and lead. reporter: the hamas rulers of the gaza strip say the election could lead to an escalation in the israel, palestine conflict. >> we do not expect a change. many of the zionist policies, except for an escalation in aggression against our holy sites and our people. reporter: many palestinians say israeli elections have little impact on the policies that affect their lives. >> all israeli governments have been killing the palestinian people and bringing more wars, death, blood, confiscation of

nd, anthe construction of settlements. reporter: ballots are still being counted and coalition negotiations could take weeks, but some palestinians say no matter who ultimately wins, nothing will change in gaza and there'll be no new prospects of peace. nicole: our correspondent rebecca ritters's is in jerusalem and she told us what palestinians are saying about the results. >> the palestinian sentiment in the lead up to these elections was one of resigned apathy. you heard some of it in that report. many people in the west bank are telling you it really does not matter who is in the israeli government, whether they are from the bibi far right side or from the left side, or centerleft. it really does not matter to the lives of palestinians, so they tell you. but hamas asying the extreme factions within his new

netanyahu coalition will only bring about more aggression towards the palestinians. we have heard no word yet from the palestinian president, but the palestinian authority also coming out to say this is moving further and further away from any kind of peace deal, and they have no partner to talk to. let's not forget the palestinians are no stranger to netanyahu and vice versa. he is after all the longest-serving israeli prime minister and they are very familiar with his government. netanyahu's government has tried to strip away power from the palestinian authority. although this government of course brings with it these more extreme factions and of course that will not bring much hope towards any kind of future israeli-palestinian relations. nicole: tell us more about his party. what would his inclusion in the cabinet mean for

israeli-palestinian relations? >> that could depend on the cabinet position he is given, but it is certainly fair to say, or safe to assume that any coalition that involves these extreme right parties will guarantee expansion of settlements in the west bank. you will see a tightening of security measures vis-a-vis the palestinians, and there'll be a further moving away from any kind of negotiated peace settlement with the palestinians. ben-gir himself as a settlor. he has long called for the annexation of palestinian land. so having a figure like that in the government is obviously going to hurt, a lot more than hinder, the relationship. nicole: the far right looks like it will significantly increase its presence there. what does that tell us about the electorate? >> well, it tells us a lot of things.

israeli politics has been leading to the right, or hedging further to the right over the last decade at least. this certainly is a vote of confidence in bibi netanyahu, who has made a triumphant comeback, you have to say, corruption charges. there is a strong sense that people believe in him as a leader. of course we are seeing with that he has had to bring in all these right parties in order to build that majority, so we are seeing that further push of the right. one thing this also shows is even though he is able to form what looks like to be a stable majority, there's -- there's a huge divide in the electorate, despite that moved to the right. nicole: rebecca ritters is in jerusalem, thanks. north and south korea have fired missiles into the waters off each other's coasts for the first time since the end of the

korean war nearly 70 years ago. the north fired more than 20 missiles, prompting the south to respond in kind. reporter: the south korean authorities issue a rare air raid warning and ask people to run to underground shelters. they feared that the small island off south korea's east coast might be a target of a north korean missile. south korean military says the missileventually landed 26 kilometers south of the maritime border. early wednesday, north korea fired seven missiles in the direction of south korea. seoul responded by firing short range ballistic missiles. >> this is the first time since the division of the peninsula that a north korean missile has landed near our territorial waters south of the northern limit line. this is very rare, and we can

never tolerate it. our military will firmly respond. reporter: military officials and south korea say the north also released a barrage of fire into the battle zone. pyongyang's aggression is considered a reaction to joint military grills the u.s. and south korea are conducting. it accuses the u.s. of using these exercises to prepare an attack on north korea. washington calls them a defensive exercise. nuclear armed north korea has carried out various missile tests in the past few weeks. u.n. resolutions do not allow it to carry out ballistic missile tests some. of the missiles are capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. the recent lunches have stoked fears that north korea is planning its first nuclear weapons test in five years. nicole: the last few weeks have

seen environmental activists throw soup at priceless artworks and spray orange port along the walls and windows of luxury car dealerships. here in germany, they have been blocking major highways and gluing themselves to the streets. campaigners say they will commit daily acts of civil disobedence until the government puts climate change at the top of its agenda. reporter: anger on berlin's streets. and climate activists the target. drivers are trying to end this sit in before. it even gets going. the group, last generation, have been known for what they call disruptions. often they blocked roads during rush hour. you are the worst, this commuter shouts. in berlin, they have protested every day since mid-october. they believed sissel disobedience is the only way to get public attention. >> you have to get in the way to

change things. otherwise no one will listen. of course i am afraid to sit here. i am afraid of the aggression, of being attacked and screamed at. but my son and children in general are worth the risk. reporter: the demonstrators today are all mothers. they say they are fighting to protect a new generation from climate catastrophe. to stop themselves from being moved, they stick their hands to the pavement with superglue. they say they are protesting for cheaper a book transport and speed limits to reduce co2 emissions in germany. germany does have a climate protection act, but even the high court says it does not go far enough. 65% of germans think environmentalism is important, but noeveryone here agrees with this group's methods. >> i have no sympathy. if it were up to me they would be locked up. >> i was just stuck here two days ago. guys, how many more times? it is not fair for all of us.

what does it have to do with me? >> i think democratic methods are better but sometimes we have to be extreme. reporter: members of last generation have stuck themselves to a display of dinosaur skeletons in a berlin museum. and activists threw mash potato at a famous painting, echoing a similar protest in london. there civil disobedience has sparked a huge discussion in germany. some people are calling for harsher punishments. so far the worst they have faced is fin. berlin police say they are dealing with over 400 cases related to disruptions this year. >> every day we reserve several units just for these protests. that means other types of crime and processing are delayed, and when we go home in the evening we know that wwill come across the same peopletuck to the street the next day. it makes you feel you are working for nothing. reporter: but the climate protesters say their methods are

justified . in a time of war, crisis, and inflation. >> the climate catastrophe is not going to wait until we have time to deal with that. these crises are only going to get more extreme with climate change. reporter: the police use sunflower oil to slowly unstick the protesters from the street. the activists say they are willing to accept fines, or even criminal charges for their cause. nicole: i am nicole frolich in berlin. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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tom: it is nine :00 p.m. this is "life from paris." a brick talk is announced -- a break in the talks nancy tigray region. both sides have agreed to a permanent cease-fire. the u.s. federal reserve announces another increase in the interest rate to the tune of .75% as it fights the worst