nicole: this is "dw news," live from berlin. a gunman in tel aviv wounds three in what police call a suspected terror attack. the shooting comes amid antigovernment protests in israel over efforts to overhaul the judiciary. critics call the proposals a threat to democracy. supporters say they reflect the will of the people. also coming up, georgia u-turns over its controversial foreign agent bill.

the government backs down over pressure over a russian-style law which critics say would stifle free speech. but protests continue over fears the government is on an authoritarian path. and russia unleashes a massive missile attack on ukraine. explosions in kyiv and across the country target energy infrastructure and hit residential buildings. we will get the latest from our correspondent in the ukrainian capital. ♪ i'm nicole frolich. welcome to the show. we start in israel, where police say they have quote, neutralized a gunman who shot and wounded three people in tel aviv. authorities say they are treating the shooting as a suspected terrorist attack. israeli media say the alleged shooter was killed at the scene. the shooting took place in a popular nightlife spot in the

center of tel aviv, where a palestinian attack killed three people in april of 2022. this comes as israel deals with widespread protests against efforts by the new right-wing government to reform the judiciary. the proposed laws would reduce the powers of the supreme court and allow more political influence in the appointment of judges. crowds opposing the plans brought -- blocked roads leading to israel's airport. they forced both prime minister benjamin netanyahu and visiting u.s. secretary lloyd austin to change plans. we can go straight to dw correspondent tania kramer who is following all of this in jerusalem. let's start with the latest. what do we know about this attack? tania: as you said, there has been a day of mass protests, what the organizers called a day of resistance. but shortly after 9:00 p.m.

local time here, a shooting attack happened in the center of tel aviv. it's an area where there are a lot of coffee shops, restaurants and bars, where people are going out. and we understand from the emergency services that three people were wounded, one of them unconscious. they are transferred to hospitals now in tel aviv. the police said the shooter was neutralized, he was shot. this is another attack -- [indiscernible] the police have also now called on people, clearing the area to mainly deal with the situation there. a shooting attack in the center of tel aviv. nicole: thousands of israelis came out across the country today to show their anger at

proposed judicial reforms. are these unprecedented protests that we have been seeing for a couple of weeks now, already, likely to push lawmakers to make a compromise? tania: well, i think the protesters today -- as you said, it has been ongoing now for almost two months -- have made it very clear. they see this as a threat to israel's democracy, to the democratic institutions, to the nation's supreme court. they want these government plans to stop and also they want the government to stop this very hasty process of pushing this legislation through the knesset, through the israeli parliament. we have seen tonight in an another unusual address, the israeli president again addressing the nation after this day of protests. it was a very emotional address. he has been saying that he is really bleeding with all sides to come to a compromise.

we know that he is working on a compromise with different stakeholders. he said this could be very -- [indiscernible] he actually called the right wing government to basically drop the legislation as it is right now, passing -- to turn instead to an agreed-upon plan. nicole: that was tania kramer in jerusalem. we seem to be having issues with the sound there. i apologize for that. now we want to take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. today in nigeria, at least six people were killed when a train plowed into a public bus in the commercial capital lagos. the state rescue agency says the bus driver apparently tried to beat a warning signal before the approaching train slammed into the vehicle. 74 people were injured. rescuers in catalonia in spain

say they fear the worst for three people trapped deep down a mine near barcelona. local authorities say there has been no sign of life from the workers since part of the mine collapsed thursday morning. indonesia has presented the site of its planned new capital to the public. the city will be called nusantara. it is meant to provide an escape from the congestion and pollution of the current capital jakarta, but critics say the massive construction project will displace indigenous people and destroy natural habitats. in georgia, the ruling party has dropped a controversial foreign agent bill following two nights of violent clashes between police and protesters. despite the u-turn, thousands continue to rally in the capital tbilisi tonight. they fear the government wants to put georgia on a path towards authoritarianism and away from its goal of joining the european union. the draft echoed a russian law used to silence critics and protesters vowed to resist what

they call government attempts to drag the country back under the kremlin's influence. reporter: the aftermath of the battle between protesters and police is visible on the streets of tablisi. and the demonstrators have won, for now. ruling georgian dream party is backing down. the government chairman confirming that they will retract the drafted foreign agent law that critics claim is undemocratic. >> the legislation we brought out for its second hearing and during that second hearing it will fail. let me once again make this political statement. the law will fail by no one voting for it. and this will resolve the issue. reporter: the legislation would have required ngo's and independent media who receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to declare themselves foreign agents. protesters clashed with police for more than two consecutive days.

50 officers were injured and more than 70 arrests were made on thursday alone. demonstrators said the law is reminiscent of existing legislation in russia that has been used to crack down on dissent and that it could damage the country's relationship with the european union. the opposition say that the fight may not be over. >> georgian dream has not come up against a political power, but the power of the people, and they had to retreat. but we need to keep our protest going since georgian dream may try to cheat. reporter: opponents of the georgian government say they will hold them to their word. nicole: dw correspondent maria katamadze is in tblisi and i asked if the protesters do not believe the government will keep its word on withdrawing the controversial legislation. maria: yes, nicole.

people are still coming to parliament square where the protest has been going on for the past three days. we have spoken to some of the protesters and they said that they did not really believe the government anymore, given that they allowed such a bill being discussed in the parliament. so they are saying that they do not have any trust to the ruling party, georgian dream, and they will not surrender until the law is legally withdrawn from the parliament. nicole: we also have reports that demonstrators detained during antigovernment rallies have been released. can you confirm that? what are you hearing there? maria: yes. the organizers announced that some of the detained protesters were released earlier and people were dancing, chanting, chanting

freedom, freedom to georgia. nicole, it's very interesting to observe how anti-foreign agent law legislation became a very pro-european rally, anti-kremlin rally. people were saying never back to russia, we will not surrender until we get to the european union. and today, people are really happy but still very vigilant. they are following what the government's response would be. nicole: i want to know what you make of today's official announcement that parliament will be shut down for several days. the announcement read, due to the damage inflicted by violent protesters to the parliament building. now, it is parliament that has to formally withdraw this controversial bill, isn't it? does that contribute to the distrust that these people out

there on the street are voicing? maria: yes, actually, not anymore, because we have just received a statement from the parliament saying that tomorrow there will be a hearing in the parliament at 12:00, and the parliamentarians will be discussing important issues, not specifying what exactly. but people here are saying that it might be foreign agent law. but still, as i said, the suspicion is still there, and tomorrow we will see how georgia's opposition to this foreign agent law works out in the end. nicole: maria katamadze in tbilisi, thank you so much for that update. georgia formally applied for eu membership less than two weeks after the russian invasion of ukraine. so i asked viola von cramon, a

member of the european parliament for the german green party if georgia is in good graces after dropping the foreign agent bill. viola: well, i would not say so. first of all, we have a long list of reforms which need to take place before the commission will assess if the country is ready for candidate status. but regarding this foreign agent law, we need a second voting on that. now there was first voting, it was actually not just a draft, it was already voted in by the majority of the present mp's in the parliament. there is not such a regulation that the government can just say they withdraw. but it needs a separate procedure in the parliament and then we can definitely say it can be withdrawn by the majority of the parliament, and that needs to be done. nicole: it looks like this

procedure will take place tomorrow. how much damage has all this done to tbilisi's ties with brussels? viola: no, absolutely. what we have seen is extremely unfortunate. i mean, we know that the majority of the georgian population, of the georgian people, more than 83% are in favor of the eu integration process, are in favor of any kind of candidacy membership perspective, or at least this western direction. but the ruling party acts definitely against this perspective, does everything in terms of rule of law, in terms of media, in terms of now this foreign agent law, but many actions are being taken to undermine the will of the people, to undermine this

perspective. and to see how this is polarizing for the last weeks and months is extremely tragic to observe. nicole: nonetheless, the georgian dream party says it remains committed to the country's eu membership. how does that go together, in your view? viola: well, this is lipservice. i mean, to be honest, everything they do is just the opposite of what they claim, of what they say they want to do. and people recognize that. people understand that this, unfortunately, government does not act in favor of the will of the people but rather for whatever interests. i do not know what interests they represent, but obviously not the majority of the people who would like to see a different course and a different direction. yes, they reject to work with us and the european parliament can be difficult for the last 3.5

years to even find a day that we can meet and exchange. so, there is no appetite whatever on the georgian dream side, on the ruling party side to find a proper way have to cooperate with us in the european parliament and european institution, and that is extremely unfortunate. nicole: there has been a lot of talk about how much this so-called foreign agent bill resembled russian legislation used to silence critics. you know georgia very well. does russia really have that much influence on the current georgian government? viola: i was always very reluctant to state this kind of very clear and harsh statement, to say that there is a clear influence coming from russia. but what is very obvious is the

influence, the smear campaigns, the attacks on civil society, on international partners such as the u.s., all those friends of georgia being attacked very systematically. i do not know why they do this. if they really would like to see themselves, their country as part of the club, as a member of the club, they would not do so. obviously something is going completely wrong. whether this is only because of the russian influence, whether this is only someone else in the background steering this process, i cannot say. but it is a very dangerous development, that is for sure. and i do understand why people went to the streets and took actions here. nicole: so the bill is off the table but question marks remain. viola von cramon, member of the

european parliament, thank you for your time. viola: thanks for having me. nicole: russia has unleased a massive missile attack across ukraine, killing at least six people. missiles struck residential buildings and knocked out the power supply to zaporizhzhia, europe's largest nuclear power plant. although ukraine says the plant has now been reconnected to the power grid. in the capital kyiv, the mayor said 40% of residents are without heating following the bombardment. reporter: at dawn, smoke billows across kyiv's skyline. the ukrainian capital, just one of several regions hit by a barrage of russian missile strikes while people were sleeping. >> we woke up to a very strong explosion. it felt like it had struck the house next door or somewhere very close, but we did not immediately understand what it was. we ran into the corridor.

>> i am fed up with it. i can't stand it anymore. how can they do this? how is this possible? they are not humans. i don't know what to call them. they are frightening the children. they are traumatizing them. reporter: at least five people were killed after a rocket struck houses in the lviv area. there were also reports of fatalities in the region of kherson. russian missile strikes also forced the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant off the grid. this latest attack on europe's largest nuclear power station is causing huge international concern. >> this is the sixth time that the zaporizhzhia nuclear power

plant has lost all off-site power, and has had to operate in this emergency mode. let me remind you, this is the largest nuclear power station in europe, operating for the sixth time under emergency diesel generators. what are we doing? reporter: this was russia's first mass missile strike since mid-february. it says it was targeting ukrainian infrastructure. but yet again, it's left ukrainians counting the dead. nicole: dw's mathias boelinger is in kyiv. and i asked him about zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and how dangerous the situation there was. mathias: yeah, it seems that power has been restored, the power connection. these connections are very important because that is how

the plant cools. even if it is switched off, the fuel still needs cooling and the cooling system is powered externally. if the power is cut, then there are generators. these generators are said to have fuel for 10 days, so for 10 days the power can remain cut, but at some point it needs to be reconnected to the grid. it was another massive attack on infrastructure on several regions of ukraine, including the zaporizhzhia region, and that is how the powerline -- there is only one line remaining connecting it to the ukrainian grid -- how this powerline, how this connection was cut. we have just heard news of new shelling in the region, so this remains a dangerous situation. this really is something that keeps happening from time to time.

so far, these stations, they do have security systems, but of course the more they are under stress, the more likely any failure becomes. nicole: turkiye is resuming talks with sweden and finland over their nato membership bids after it repeatedly objecting to sweden's application. the two countries need approval from turkiye to join nato, an approval that is also still outstanding. finland's parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining nato. finland says it is prepared to move forward alone, although it says it would prefer to join the alliance together with sweden. dw's teri schultz is in brussels and has been following the talks at the nato headquarters. teri, this is already the third round of talks on the two country's bid to join the defense alliance. has there been any progress leading up to these talks? teri: well nicole, the very fact they had these talks is progress because turkiye cut off

communicating with, especially sweden, after a right-wing activist burned a koran in stockholm in january. turkiye said that it would no longer even discuss ratifying sweden's bid to join nato. so, the fact that when secretary-general jens stoltenberg called the site to have negotiations today at nato headquarters, that, in itself, was progress. but beyond that, we do not know a lot more. in fact, the head of sweden's negotiating team came out and said that he didn't even have a lot more details about the timeline, about what turkiye was thinking. let's hear what he had to say after today's round. >> we see that tookie -- that turkiye recognize that both sweden and finland have taken concrete steps in this agreement, which is a good sign. but we do not have any suspect details on when exactly it will happen. teri: and that is because we were asking time and again, do you think it will happen by the nato summit in lithuania in

july? that is the deadline that nato would very much like to see these two countries joining the alliance. nicole: you are very fluent in diplomat speak. this, to me at least, sounds like progress, but also like we are not all the way there. is that a correct assessment? teri: that is more than correct. we do not even know how far we are, because turkiye has kept its cards quite close to its chest about when it might allow sweden to join. as was mentioned earlier, finland is basically in the clear, and may be given approval by turkiye and hungary in the next month or two. but when it comes to sweden, turkiye continues to say that sweden has to take steps, which the swedish government and nato itself say have already been achieved. but turkiye says, for example, that sweden must crackdown further on the pkk, a group that is recognized as a terrorist

organization, but nonetheless the swedish government cannot stop from holding rallies, from carrying its flags. another point that distinguishes these two countries is that in finland it is illegal to burn a koran and in sweden it is not. that is why this incident happened in january, and the swedish government does not feel that it can do that. turkiye is saying until you do that, we do not consider you a real ally. so we are not really sure how far along this timeline we are right now. nicole: teri schultz joining us from brussels. thank you so much. a court in indonesia has sentenced two football officials to 1.5 years and one year in prison. they were both found guilty of negligence after one of the world's deadliest stadium disasters. 135 people died at the game in october of last year. reporter: these were the chaotic scenes that led to a football

match becoming deadly. in total, indonesian police fired 45 rounds of tear gas at the match last october. world football's governing body fifa bans the practice inside stadiums. and for good reason. 135 people died in the resulting stampede. this graffiti on the stadium wall making the fans' feelings clear. it was the biggest loss of life at any game of football for almost 60 years. protesters took to the streets to call for a thorough investigation into the disaster. officials in indonesia had already pinpointing the firing of tear gas as the main cause of the stampede, though the police sought to blame other factors, including the stadium being overfilled and exit gates being locked shut. three police officers and two match officials went on trial, charged with negligence.

the match officials have now been convicted and given jail time. the police officers await judgment. nicole: before we go, here's a reminder of the top stories we are following for you at this hour. in georgia, thousands continue to rally in the capital tbilisi despite the ruling party dropping a controversial foreign agent bill. the draft echoed a russian law used to silence critics. protesters fear the government wants to put georgia on a path towards authoritarianism. and russia unleashes a massive missile barrage on cities across ukraine. there have been explosions in kyiv and across the country, with energy infrastructure targeted in the attacks. and don't forget, you can always get dw news on the go. just download our app from google play or from the app store. that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world, as well as push notifications for any breaking news.

stay with us, now. after a short break, i will be to take you through "the day." we will take a look at israel, and of course at these fresh attacks on ukraine coming out of russia. hope to see you there. bye-bye. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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>> welcome to "live from paris" world news analysis from france 24. these are the headlines. russia fired hypersonic missiles at ukraine this wednesday. over 80 missiles were aimed at cap, lviv, and kharkiv. -- kyiv, lviv, and kharkiv. word of the protesters is heard, and georgia's governmenscraps plans for a foreign agent law.

anger on the streets was echoed by the georgian president, the united states, and even the french president. the israeli president seems to side with the protesters saying netanyahu should scrap plans to reform the legal system. this is "live from paris." thank you very much for being with us. tonight, people were killed -- after nine people were killed in ukraine. the death toll does not take into account military casualties in bakhmut, where the battle continues in the eastern dundas. kyiv says russia fired over 80 missiles across ukraine in the

most intense sequence of attacks in weeks. six hypersonic missiles were fired by russia. ukraine's military does not have the strike power to shoot those down. places struck include kyiv, the capitol, kharkiv, and lviv. energy stations were targeted, but civilians work in the firing line. >> a lot of ukrainian commentators were beginning to say that russians were rning low on missiles because they h no done such a massive strike as this one for a long time and when they did do massive strikes massivas some of the strikes they had done in the autumn, but today, this strike was notable not only because it was their biggest one in weeks with 81 rockets fired plus eight drones -- i'm not sure exactly how many weeks, but for a very long time, but in some ways, it was the biggest one there has been since this campaign started on october 10 in terms of the types of rockets use because russia used

10 that used six hypersonic missiles, the best, most modern missiles the russians have got at their disposal. ukrainian air defenses cannot shoot them down. it is the first time they have fired so many in one go, and that's one of the reasons which can explain why the results posted by the ukrainian air defenses work much worse than usual -- were much worse than usual. only 42 of these rockets were shot down. that's only a little more than half, when recently they were posting rates of 80% or more of russian rockets shut down. the results were pretty bad. five people killed in the lviv region and there were also people killed in the region where i am now, but those were artillery strikes, not long-range rocket strikes, but still pretty significant damage. mark: a serious breach of nuclear safety. the eu's top diplomat is

condemning russian strikes. he said russian actions seriously increase the possibility of a nuclear incident. the european union's top diplomat said the russian strikes in ukraine which caused the disconnection of the separati -- the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was a serious breach of safety. protests continue in two plessis -- in tblisi, even after the government bowed to pressure. the law would have required any business receiving 20% of its business from abroad as -- to register as a foreign agent. >> the georgian government draft blog drop as quickly as it was introduced after two days of violent protest in the streets. the text said organizations receiving more than 20% of their

funding from abroad would have to register as foreign agents. the bill received strong opposition, as it resembled a russian law adopted in wendy 12, which silenced critics in the media -- a russian law adopted in 2012. protesters were unwilling to back down, waving georgian flags and setting cars on fire as they barricaded the streets. orgia's ling partyithdrew the law to reduce confrontation in society but claims it was badly represented and plans to launch other consultations to explain its purpose. opposition parties response saying protests will continue until the government formally denounces the bill. the president, who condemned it from the start, had vowed to veto the text. >> half of european integration should be protected. those who support this law or those who voted for this law are

all violating the constitution. they are driving us away from europe. >> 75% of georgians hope to be granted e.u. membership, but the european met -- the european commission warned that passing the law would hinder its application for eu status. >> this law is incompatible with eu values and standards and goes against georgia's stated objective for joining the european union as a supported by a large number of citizens. >> this morning, the eu delegation in georgia placed -- praised the ruling party after the withdrawal of the law. mark: meanwhile, ukraine's president has thanked the georgian people for their support. he spoke as this crisis over the foreign agents bill was still playing out. >> i want to thank everyone who held ukrainian flags in the squares and streets of georgia these days. i want to thank you for our

national anthem, which was played in tblisi. i want to express my sincere respect for georgia. there is no such ukrainian who would not wish success to our friendly georgia, democratic success, european success. mark: next, police in tel aviv are investigating the shooting. three people were wounded in the incident. the circumstances have not yet fully emerged. the suspect has been neutralized. we understand shot and wounded. we will bring you more as we get it. israel's president herzog has spoken out on a controversial move to form the country's judiciary. he says the plan should be scrapped. protests arose to stop the prime minister at the airport this thursday. he had to be taken by airport to catch his flight for a state

visit. -- he had to be taken by helicopter to the airport to catch his flight for a state visit. netanyahu's critics say he is ordering the reforms to try to avoid prosecution on corruption charges. >> another day of mass disruption. israel is dealingith one of its worst domestic crises over the new government's plan to overhaul the judiciary. it is the ninth straight week of demonstrations. on thursday, thousands of protesters blocked roads across the country and even barred prime minister benjamin netanyahu's route to the airport, forcing him to be airlifted there instead. >> i'm here this morning protesting for democracy. israel is on the verge of becoming an autocratic country. i'm here with my daughter, my

friends, a lot of parents trying to save the country. >> the judicial reform would limit the power of the supreme court, often seen as the gatekeeper of the metal rights. netanyahu argues it will strengthen democracy by giving more power to the elected government. >> we will do anything to prevent the disruption of our society, and we won't let anyone disrupt israel's democracy and get in the way of the decision of the majority in israel as expressed in the recent elections. >> it is a rift that runs deep. even israel's military has seen unprecedented opposition from within its own ranks. the israeli air force says it has dismissed a reservist officer on thursday for trying to orchestrate group walkouts. mark: the controversy continues in israel. the associate professor at chatham house yossi joins us. the president saying the issue is scrapped. do you think his words will be

heard? -- the president saying this should be scrapped. >> it will help because of the protesters. had it been an isolated statement, probably not, but we have seen 10, 11 weeks of protest, which gathered momentum all over the country. even in settlements. it is a judicial coup, trying to change the very basic fundamentals of israeli democracy, so i think, yes, at one point or another, they will have to talk to the opposition and make some compromises, and some of the leaders already said yes they would like to talk. two weeks ago, they refused to talk to anyone. now they understand they need to. >> why has this happened?

this is -- there is a school of thought that says this is netanyahu trying to avoid going to court by changing the system, which seems like a remarkable reach. however, lots of people are saying it. the other side is there is a kind of pressure because it is the most far right government israel has ever had, a kind of far right pressure leaning on it. what do you make of it? >> it is a combination of things. no doubt, the overall issue is netanyahu and his attempts to escape the conclusion of this trl and the consequences of conviction. netanyu disappeared today, so he needs this coalition in order to try to delay his trial, but it's not just him.

there's the issue of corruption, and then there is, of course, the issue of the far right. they see the supreme court for many decades as their enemy, if it's imposing religious laws or to continue their accession and imposition and entrenchment of occupation in violing the human rights of palestinians even worse than is the situation now. again, we felt netanyahu tried to escape justice. it should have never happened. mark: into this tangled web, you just described, flies the u.s. defense secretary, who cannot get beyond the airport because of protesters just as netanyahu cannot get to the airport. he had to be flown to his actual flight. it is a remarkable state of affairs, isn't it? >> we s many commentators, including mysf, leveled

accusations against the israelis . with what they call today, the resistance, yes, they are out there in the street because they see immediate consequences to therapy econo. to their liberties, to their rights. they see confrontation with the world, confrontation with the palestinians, and they are out there in the streets. maybe it is a good demonstration for the united states when such a senior official is there, that they need to talk to the israeli government and make their opinion very clear. mark: austin arriving on another day when there is a shooting in television. it is another -- a shooting in

tel aviv. it is another day of violence which is something that should never be ignored. who will be the chief losers if this reform goes ahead? i have heard some people saying, we've had them on our program saying that this will ruin the notion of justice in israel. would it be fair to say this would be the palestinians who would be the biggest losers? >> i think everyone will be a loser. the palestinians, unfortunately, they live under occupation for more than 55 years, and there is no peace agreement in the offing. but at the same time, it could make the situation even worse, might lead to extension of settlements. who knows? maybe an annexation of large parts of the west bank, but

israelis inside the gray line, this will basically be the end of democracy as we know it. it will be more jewish but in a specific way, moving into a theocracy. mark: as ever, thank you for being with us. we appreciate your time and analysis of all matters related to the middle east. thank you very much indeed. we, of course, are watching for a developer it's on the situation in israel. we understand benjamin netanyahu on that visit to rome. of course, at some point, he will go back, and tel aviv protests continue as we speak. let's move on, the coach of the french women's football team sacked just months before the fifa women's world cup. who i under contract until 2024 but came under serious pressure after the french football

captain, very emblematic, announced last month she would no longer play for the team, and her fellow teammates followed suit. an investigation exposed a major fracture with senior players would have you -- which had reached a point of no return that was damaging the team's interest. some people call that player power gone crazy, but when it is judged that the players are right, the coach get sacked, and that's what happens. all change at the top of french women's football. we hope that leads to doing well at the upcoming women's world cup. kate moody has joined us for business. good evening to you. the european union loosening its own rules on state aid in order

to compete with subsidies in the u.s. of a. kate: this is part of the brewing transatlantic standoff we have talked about overinvestment clean tech projects. the u.s. approved nearly 370 billion dollars worth of subsidies for companies in buildings like solar panels, wind turbines, and electric batteries. some european businesses, most recently volkswagen, are increasingly tempted to direct business to the u.s. in ordero benefit from the pn. the eu'swn clean tech industrial plan appears to be taking too long to make a difference. the eu will start allowing member states to offer more leeway for cash and tax breaks as well as streamline the process so aid can be delivered faster within weeks. a statement from the eu antitrust commissioner says under those temporary changes, member states will also be able to match aid that is offered by a third country under certain conditions. european commission president

urszula von der leyen is visiting washington to discuss this and other issues. she will be meeting with president joe biden and is expected to offer more concessions so european companies can benefit from the subsidies without moving their business. it is not just the eu and u.s. racing to develop more renewable energy sources. latin america is poised to become a major producer of solar and wind energy. a new report by the global energy monitor suggests nearly one billion solar panels' worth of clean renewable energy projects are set to be activated over the next seven years. here in rio de janeiro, it is good news for the fight against climate change. analysts addicted solar panels such as these will become increasingly common in coming years. thanks in part to recently reelected president lula's pledge to develop clean energy sources. >> brazil could certainly be a major producer in the coming years. one of the largest producers of

renewable energies, especially solar photovoltaic, thanks to the potential to produce electricity and the resources we have. >> mexico has stalled in its clean energy progress. since fossil fuel champion took office. >> the wind power in brazil is produced in large part -- large plants, not small ones. potential for growth within the brazilian territory. >> overall, projects planned across latin america are expected to boost its current solar and wind power capacity by more than 460% i-20 30.

kate: -- by 2030. kate: wall street had been treading water for most of the session, but it sought a late selloff to close pretty sharply lower. banks and financial stocks were among the biggest losers, pulling the dow jones down about 500 points. the s&p 500 down 1.8. the nasdaq over 2% at the close. investors are still looking ahead to friday's job to report to give an indication of just how strong the labor market and economy are. u.s. president joe biden has unveiled his budget proposal, which focuses on reducing the federal budget deficit in part by raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest americans. the proposal puts him on yet another collision course with republicans in congress. biden hopes to ramp up spending on things like health care as well as support for ukraine and nato. he has insisted congress must raise the government's borrowing

limit hour debt ceiling, something republicans are reluctant to do, but biden said that could be paid for by reversing trump-era tax breaks for those earning more than $400,000 a year as well as corporations. take a listen. >> no billionaire should be paying lower tax and somebody working as a schoolteacher or firefighter or any of you in this room. my plan makes sure corporations pay their fair share. kate: of course, we know what good luck on capitol hill is like. this plan unlikely to pass either the senate or house of representatives. it is really more of an opening salvo, if you will, for negotiations. mark: interesting times as ever. as always, thank you very much. great to see you.

let's go true thing -- truthing or faking. did an upscale restaurant perform a burial dance of ukraine? >> several people were upset or even outraged by this photo right here, this image that took place in a festive restaurant. this is a screenshot of a video of what seems to be men dressed in the russian flag, french flag, and what seems to be a coffin of the ukrainian flag. in other words, what they claim to be a burial scene of ukraine that took place in this restaurant, so this information was posted by the vice president of the union of ukrainians in france, who was indignant and demands an explanation from the mayor from this tweet that has

been viewed over 83,000 times on twitter. this information was posted all over social media. here we have another example of this tweet, posting this video once again in french. this was also posted -- this video was posted on tiktok with the caption that reads, with the same video of this suppose it burial dance. this was also posted on television on ukrainian and russian telegram accounts with the caption once again. this video right here with over 85,000 views, so let's take a look at this video that was linked to these posts. we have it right here, where we see people dancing. we will fast-forward a bit to the part where we see these men dressed in the russian or french flag carrying this ukrainian --

what they call a ukrainian coffin, but we also see other flags there. you can see jamaican flags, australian flags, as users claim this was a burial scene of ukraine. mark: looks more like a prelude to some kind of boozy scene on the slopes, but that's just my interpretation. did this burial scene actually take place? would it have been allowed to have taken place in this restaurant? >> let's begin by confirming if it really took place in this restaurant. we have this screenshot photo of one of the bits in the video where you can see t-e-l-l-e. we have a screenshot and another post that coincides with the same facade, so it did indeed take place in this restaurant. then, let's take a closer look at the different angles of this so-called ukrainian coffin.

what we can see as we circled are these odd bits at extremities of this alleged coffin, so unless this is a sliding coffin, these are runners that actually belong to a bobsled. mark: prelude to something boozy on the slope. i think i got that one correct so far. we confirm it is a bobsled, not a coffin. is it actually painted with the colors of ukraine's flag? >> even though we debunk the coffin for a bobsled, it is still quite bizarre that someone wearing a russian flag would be carrying what appeared to be a coffin with ukraine flag on it. we are correspondent detailed what you see in the video. they actually say what we see are waiters during what is called a parade of party scene, bringing bottles to the customers' table, and that what we see is a bobsled, as we confirm, and what they are doing is a reference to a film called

"cool runnings," a film from 1980 three were jamaican bobsled team competes in the 1988 winter olympics. regarding the color of the bobsled, they say even though the front appears to be blue and yellow, on the video,, that remains the users of the colors of the flag of ukraine, they actually work representing the -- they actually were representing the color of the jamaican flag and that the green was simply worn off because they often use this bobsled, so the restaurant said they have customers of all nationalities and that that particular day, the waiters were russian, but they did admit that they were a bit clumsy, given the colors used in the current context that the restaurant might have resulted in the misinterpretation, and a big misinterpretation it was.

mark: thank you very much indeed for that explanation as to how a coffin is really a bobsled and how is it's all about celebration rather than gloating in some strange kind of way. misplaced, as the restaurant said, and misinterpreted. thank you. kate, with business, as always, thank you indeed, and thanks to you for watching wherever you are. more to come live from paris. ♪ >> from north to south africa, from bamako to nairobi, from accra to move with tissue -- to mogadishu, bringing you the economic, political, and social issues from africa, for a better insight into an ever-changing continent. >> across africa, presented by georja calvin-smith on france 24 and france24.com.

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