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anchor: this is dw news. tonight, the french president condemns a not -- night of terror as russia launches an air strike. 21 civilians dead killed in a strike. coming up, the pope in a world about nationalism in hungary. this in front of the anti-immigration prime minister
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viktor orban. and the growing humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands flee the fighting in sudan, tonight we report from neighboring chad. ♪ brent: to all of you around the world, thank you for watching us. the biggest airstrikes in ukrainian weeks, cruise missiles and drones hit several cities, killing dozens of civilians. the government in kyiv remaining defiant, the defense ministry sing today ukraine's forces are almost ready to start a much anticipated spring counteroffensive against the russian invaders. the biggest loss of life inflicted by these latest strikes in the city of uman south of kyiv. police say 21 people including two children were killed when rockets struck an apartment building. the ukrainian president has
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condemned the attacks, calling them a night of terror. reporter: they are still in shock after russian missiles destroyed their homes in the early hours. >> at first all of the glass flew out, everything flew out, even the chandelier fell. everything was covered in glass and there was an explosion into the car started exploding. we quickly found our things and ran out and then everyone started arriving. reporter: several buildings were hit, one completely destroyed. >> we heard the sound of a plane taking off. 10 minutes later, there was an explosion. at first i was confused. then there was a second explosion. glass flew toward us. i quickly covered myself with a blanket and asked my husband if he was alive or not.
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through the window we could see that everything was on fire. it's hard to find words to describe it. after that, we gathered our things and went outside. reporter: emergency services managed to rescue several people from the rubble. president zelenskyy called the attacked a night of terror and condemned the killing of civilians. 23 missiles were launched on the city of uman, in dnipro, where a woman and her child died, and in the kyiv region where a woman -- region. two russian drones were also taken down. the attacks were the most serious in days. meanwhile, ukrainian forces wrapping up operations for a spring counteroffensive.
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anchor: our correspondent is in kyiv and i asked him about the state of ukraine's air defense systems right now. >> they certainly are in a much better state than they were at the beginning of the war but i think the reality is this is a vast country and it is more than 1500 kilometers east to w est. there will never be enough women to keep everything safe. even if you do have equipment, you have to make the systems work and they are in short supply. the capacity to produce more is limited. ukrainian officers talking about frustrations, having to basically watch russian missiles flyby because they need to hold onto stock. this is a serious issue. the other interesting question, whether russia has enough missiles. they were running out and they were having to take them off the production line directly to the front line because there was no stock left. after 50 days or so of a pause,
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it seems that russia has enough missiles to make ukrainians be afraid every time they hear the siren. brent: nick connolly reporting from kyiv. how do russian soldiers feel about the war? a survey revealed an array of opinions. it pulled people born in russia or a former soviet republic or have at least one parent of similar origin. reporter: a pro-russian rally on the streets of germany. antiwar demonstrators vent anger at vladimir putin. this is a community driven with tension and strongly divided over the invasion of ukraine. 14 months into this war, opinions about who is to blame are still split. a poll reveals that while near
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40% of russian speakers in germany consider russia to blame, a similar amount hold ukraine in some way responsible for the war. this berlin suburb is home to many of the russian-speaking community. >> who is to blame? >> of course russia. did russia attack or ukraine? >> ukraine and zelenskyy. >> why? >> they should stick to the russians and not look to the west. >> americans, who else? europeans, germans, everyone is to blame. russia also bears some blame but it started somewhere else. reporter: this woman spends her days trying to integrate russian speakers into the community. she says the findings ring true to her experience. >> those who have relatives working from russia, they of course support the russian side. those from ukraine or the
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younger generation understand this conflict. who has attacked and who is defending? that's why there is this divide. reporter: can the opinion of president vladimir putin, a small number of respondents said he had gotten up -- gone up in their estimation while 65% viewed him negatively. >> he is an enemy. they have destroyed our cities. >> in putin's time, russia has risen up. it used to be on its knees. >> russians or putin? >> to the politicians who started this. the average russian does not need this war. reporter: but it seems for as long as there is a war, this is a community that looks unable to
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reconcile facts and feelings. brent: let's look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the m errani astronaut has become the first arab to walk in space. he is expected to spend about 6.5 hours on his spacewalk. in march he embarked on a six month long mission to the international space station aboard a spacex rocket. a coast guard has recovered the body of 41 migrants trying -- who drowned trying to reach europe. more than 200 people have died in shipwrecks off the coast in the past 10 days. authorities in indonesia said 11 people died when a boat capsized. among the victims are several children. pope francis has warned against rising nationalism in europe.
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the head of the catholic church is making his first official trip to hungary. speaking in front of the anti-immigration prime minister victor or bond, the pontiff called for kindness to refugees. reporter: a trip to re-embrace hungary's catholics. that's how pope francis has described his second visit to this central european country in less than two years. and there was plenty of excitement at saint stephen's basilica in budapest. >> we have come here with enormous expectations. it gives us hope and joy the pope has arrived. we believe this means a blessing for our country and peace and love for the world. >> i will hear his voice and i hope that will reinforce my faith. i just can't believe strongly because there are many problems
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and they are not getting solved. reporter: earlier, the pope had met the president and prime minister, viktor orban. they have differed on several issues, most notably migration and the interpretation of so-called traditional christian values. orban has defended tough anti-migrant policies pick speaking afterward to top officials, the pontiff detailed his thoughts on current world events. >> nationalism is on the rise and ever harsher judgments and language used in confronting others. on the international level, it even seems that politics serves more to stir up emotions than to resolve problems, as the maturity attained after the horrors of war have's way to
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regression toward a kind of adolescent belligerence. reporter: pope francis is expected to meet homeless people and refugees on saturday. his visit ins on sunday with a mass --ends on sunday with a mass in front of the hungarian parliament. brent: sudan's army and rival paramilitary have agreed to extend a fragile truce but there's been more fighting in the capital. hundreds of people have been killed in the conflict that began two weeks ago. mass evacuations are taking place. those who cannot get out are running short of vital supplies. for more, i am joined by a sudanese journalist following the developments from the kenyan capital of nairobi. good to see you, we've been
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talking about this all week and it seems almost like a broken record. the cease-fire extended but the fighting continues. why is the truce not holding? >> both sides are not really into this truce despite that they have been saying they welcome the cease-fire, they welcome the initiative to negotiate. the situation on the ground is seen differently. today, a turkish airplane was shot at at the airport while it was landing. the army are accusing the eris f and they are saying they don't even have the forces around the airport. at the same time there was one of the heaviest airstrikes.
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fighting was still continuing in other areas. forces said to have attacked a base. the fight is still continuing. i can't really explain the situation, that both sides are saying we want to negotiate and talk and have a cease-fire, but nothing. the ground is showing you different. brent: people in capital are, we understand, running out of food, water and medicine. obviously they need water just to survive. what is needed most right now? >> right now actually is food and water. a lot of injured people, a lot of people with terminal
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illnesses. a lot of people were admitted to hospitals but they had to be returned home due to the lack of medical supplies, due to the war itself, and now the biggest risk that people are going through is the lack of drinking water. and the lack of food. brent: i know that there are reports of fighting in other sudanese regions like are for. -- darfur. what is the risk of the country being engulfed in a civil war? >> this is actually something that would happen. the conflict in darfur took an ethnic way, it was an ethnic
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fight between arab and non-arab. the non-arab tribes managed to break into an armory and they picked up arms, more than 2000 pieces. they started fighting. the fight continues to this day. the -- those in darfur said they would put together joint forces to stop the fight but it still continues and it could spread to other areas. they want to control the fighting but it continues. brent: as always, we appreciate
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your time and reporting, thank you. >> thank you. brent: aid workers warning of a growing humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands flee the fighting in sudan. at least 20,000 civilians have crossed the border into neighboring chad. conditions are becoming increasingly desperate and many more are expected to arrive in the coming weeks. reporter: these new arrivals added to the more than 400,000 sudanese refugees already sheltering in eastern chad from previous conflicts. in total, chad hosts 600,000 refugees, more than any other country in west or central africa. humanitarian needs are growing while available resources are lacking. >> the war drove us from our home. we were with our children when the gunmen came and we fled to the bush. how did this happen?
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>> we want to be safe. there is no security in sudan. we came with nothing. we need help to survive. we are very tired. we arrived during ramadan with no food or water. >> we have no water. no food. and no mattresses to sleep on. some of us are sick and need medical attention. we are tired and hungry. we cannot go back because it is not safe. it took everything we have, they shot at us and burned our houses. >> the people who came have nothing. they lost everything. everything was torched. the women told us they needed food because they did not have
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any. water is a very urgent issue as well. we have to do something because there is a risk of waterborne diseases like dysentery. as soon as we go back, we have to try to mobilize the resources we have to respond. reporter: chat is facing multiple crises of unprecedented proportions with thousands experiencing serious food shortages and malnutrition. there is no end in sight. brent: families in iran accusing authorities of failing to stop a series of poison attacks on schoolgirls. it has gone on for months. more than 13,000 cases of gas poisoning have been reported. amnesty international says the attacks have targeted 300 girls schools. some government critics believe the poisonings are retaliation for last year's nationwide antiregime demonstrations but it
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is not clear who is responsible. iran's supreme leader has described the poisonings as an unforgivable crime. poisonings in 300 schools and no suspects. i asked the director of the ngo iran human rights, based in oslo, what he thinks. >> 300 is the absolute minimum according to our reports. there are hundreds of girls schools across the country. the fact that it is so widespread and coordinated attacks, basically it is not possible unless authorities directly or indirectly are involved. iran authorities monitor basically every move you make. if a couple dances in a back street and put the picture on instagram, they are arrested the
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day after, but how come after several months of poison attacks they still don't know where it is coming from? i think in the best case it is indirectly actions by authorities to spread fear among people, especially young girls, who were very active during the protests. brent: do you think this is retaliation for last year's protests we saw across iran, particularly among women, going out in public and removing their job -- hijab? >> i would say the iranian regime is doing whatever it can to prevent new protests. although we don't see the protests on the streets every day anymore, it is just a question of time. the regime knows it because they are not able to solve people's
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daily problems. then we have the oppressive and corrupt regime. they know that sooner or later, new protests will arrive and what they are trying to do is scare these young girls. schoolgirls were very active in the protests from day one. brent: do we know what kind of poison this is and how dangerous these poisonings are? >> according to reports that have been published and witness testimonies, these young girls feel very bad, they have problems breathing. their unconfirmed reports about two people who have died. many have been hospitalized.
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i don't think it is aimed at killing as many as possible, but to scare them. a poison attack can come any time at any place. it is pretty scary, it is a terrorist act. it is a terrorist act and they are doing it. i really think it is obvious for most of the world that iranian authorities one way or another must be involved in it. brent: director of the ngo iran human rights, we appreciate your time and insights tonight, thank you. a rapid climb up the football letter for a german team. the women's side have secured promotion to the bundesliga and security a second tier title this weekend. reporter: they have carried bundesliga aspirations since they launched their women's team
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in 2016. their goal, slow and sustainable growth toward the top of women's football. with the backing of the men's side, they could attract top players and supplemented their roster with talented youth prospects. they needed something more. a former germany international joined in 2019, and again as a player coach. they achieved promotion the same year. now they have achieved promotion to the bundesliga. this combined with a fairytale run in the german cup has ignited the interest of fans in the region. while the men's side is fiercely criticized, the response to the women side is largely supportive mostly do to differences and fan culture into the financial reality of the women's game, where more investment is needed and therefore seen positively. women only clubs have struggled
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to survive and clubs backed by men's side are more sustainable and overall good for the growth and development of men's football. -- women's football. if they continue the same trajectory as the men, it depends how much the club decides to invest in women's football. in the bundesliga, matchups will be or high-profile and could could lead to increased criticism about the club, but for them at the moment, all thoughts about the future of focused solely on the pitch. brent: every summer, hard rock fans and performers locked in northern germany to experience the world's biggest heavy-metal festival. the legendary vokken. reporter: they scream, they yell, they are heavy-metal bands. saturday night in a club in nairobi, kenya, where heavy-metal is not so popular
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but has a growing hard-core fan base. >> for me, it is freedom of expression, freedom of being yourself and letting go. >> it means the world to me. reporter: five bands battling in the preliminary round for a chance to play at what has been called the biggest metal festival in the world. they have or hearst for weeks. last year's tragedy made up of guys who had ordinary lives. they let it all out on stage. they have dreamed of attending for years. ♪ >> it will be a chance for us to
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push this gift we have gotten further, to see what is our limit? what is the ceiling? there is no ceiling. it will be like a check mark but also a new step on the ladder. reporter: rehearsing in a small room in the key borders house, heavy-metal is not really on the musical map of africa. >> as kenya, we've been given a chance to do this but we also want to show other people, you guys have something going on there, how can we help you? is the transition from a starter band to a band that can be global. reporter: heavy-metal and africa, something very unique. this band also writes songs about the colonial history of the continent. >> we do speak a lot on revisionist history, which is something i think has really affected a lot of communities
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worldwide, a lot of communities have not known their background, their history. >> the winner -- last year's tragedy. reporter: last year's tragedy is heading to south africa. the next round in a battle for a ticket to germany. brent: you are watching dw news. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. we will be right back. ♪ ♪
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quick hello and welcome to lsp -- >> hello and welcome to lsp -- "life from paris." kyiv says preparations from counteroffensive's are almost complete. unrest also continues in sudan with heavy explosions and gunfire echoing friday despite the extension of a fragile truce between rival military fraction -- rival military factions.
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the turkish president cancels a campaign event for the third time this week as he battles a stomach bug, but he is running out of road as turks prepare to go to the polls in less than three weeks. we'll start with the latest on the war in ukraine. at least 25 people have been killed by russian strikes on various cities across the country. ukraine had experienced a weeks-long respite from rocket fire, but that was shattered friday as a barrage of almost two dozen missiles rained down with the greatest number of casualties being reported in the central city of oman. this came as kyiv announced that its preparations for a counteroffensive were almost complete.
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>> the rescue operation is still underway, and the death toll has been rising all day. it stands at 25 in uman alone. in d pro, a private home was struck as well as a warehouse belonging to a private company. in uman, this apartment building bore the brunt of the strike. in that building, 27 apartments were destroyed. in addition to those who have been killed, there are, i think, 10 people who have been hospitalized as a result of the strike, which comes as a particularly big shot, not just because it is the first long-range missile strike in two months in ukraine, but in the center of the country far from any frontline, really not somewhere where people were expecting any kind of strike, and for the moment, there has been no explanation offered by anyone on the ukrainian side, anyway. the russians are not denying
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having made this strike, but they are saying that what they hit were places where ukrainian soldiers were based. the video evidence coming out would suggest that is not actually the case. these russian strikes sometimes are dubbed revenge strikes for something that ukraine has done. perhaps they are designed to suss out where the ukrainian air defenses are. perhaps they are designed to reduce ukrainian morale or make ukrainians feel afraid. that is often a theory put forward. it is certainly not working. it just makes ukrainians feel more and more angry. the context is that ukraine is preparing a counter defensive -- counteroffensive. the defense minister said that preparations are nearly finished. they have been training up thousands of men, creating new brigades, even as they have been defending particularly the city of bakhmut in the east of the country, where it has to sit -- it has to be said, the russians
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have made significant gains in recent days. ukrainians now only control a small part of it. the head of the wagner group, the mercenary group who have been among the leaders of the russian battle and its attack on bakhmut, said the day when we take will be the day when the ukrainian counteroffensive starts. i don't know if that is perhaps a theory we should be taking into account when trying to work out when the ukrainians are going to go on the attack, but certainly anticipation of that counteroffensive has reached fever pitch in ukraine in recent weeks. >> pope francis has arrived in hungary for a three-day visit. his trip kicked off with a meeting with victor or bond, whose views often stand at odds with the pontiff's -- viktor
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orban. >> pope francis is in hungry for a three-day visit. at the top of the agenda is a visit in ukraine. >> at the moment, there are a lot of dangers, but i asked myself when thinking about war torn ukraine, what creative efforts for peace have been made? >> the vatican and budapest have both been pushing for peace and dialogue in ukraine, but they have different approaches, especially when it comes to military aid. hungarian prime minister victor or bun -- viktor orban has refused to support militarily. the leaders have long disagreed on a range of issues including immigration and minority issues. while the hungarian leader is known for his tough anti-migrant stance, the pontiff has long called for compassion towards refugees and has warned against populism. >> when we think of christ
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present in so many of our brothers and sisters who flee in desperation from conflicts, poverty, and climate change, we feel bound to confront the problem without excuses and delay. it needs to be confronted together as a community, not least because in the present situation, its effects will be felt sooner or later but all of us. >> on saturday, the pope will meet with ukrainian refugees as well as children of disabilities and those living in poverty. on his final day, he will preside over an open air mass outside the hungarian parliament with hundreds of thousands of people expected to attend. >> moving to africa, a fragile truce may have been extended in sudan, but that did not stop heavy explosions and gunfire friday morning. a power struggle between the country's two top generals has lasted nearly two weeks, killing hundreds in the process and turning khartoum into a war
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zone. four nations has airlifted thousands of nationals to safety, an option unavailable to the millions who call sudan home -- foreign nations have airlifted absence of nationals to safety. >> while the rush to evacuate foreign nationals continues, locals left behind in khartoum face an increasingly dire situation. two weeks of fighting have left the sudanese capital in shortage of basic supplies. >> there's no water, no power, no essentials we can put to use. >> even this elderly woman, who is ill, cannot find her medicine. the local petrol station is deserted while this bakery has shut its doors. people are scrambling for the few food items left, and supermarket shelves are nearly empty. >> there will be nothing left in for five days. we are trying to still go out
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and get fruits and vegetables, but we are out of grains, canned food, flour, and sugar. >> diminishing supplies in a country work 1/3 of the population was already dependent on humanitarian aid before riding broke out. many sudanese citizens are taking any bus they can out of khartoum. ticket prices have soared from $60 to over $360. chad has welcomed around 3000 people so far according to the united nations. >> the population here has problems in accessing drinkable water. with a huge number of refugees coming in, it's going to be the main issue urgently before those people can even settle further away from the border. >> the number of arrivals in chad is expected to arrive to 100,000.
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the wave of refugees is pumping concern amid aid workers about their capacity to provide help for everyone. >> tunisian authorities on friday recovered the bodies of at least 41 migrants drowned in their waters. the fighting brings the total number of shipwrecked victims to 210 in just 10 days. the numbers of boats have spiked in recent months, in part due to a crackdown on departures by neighboring libya. >> sitting less than 200 kilometers away from the italian coast, the tunisian port city has become one of the major points for migrants trying to reach europe, but a recent series of deadly shipwrecks in the mediterranean have left the local morgue unable to cope. >> the numbers exceed our capacity. on tuesday, the more received
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almost 200 bodies, but the hospital capacity is only 40 or 50. >> in order to relieve pressure on hospitals, local authorities have begun to hold daily burials after taking dna swabs in case families come forward. in this cemetery, rows of unadorned tombstones display the numbers given to the bodies that could not be identified. here, too, space is beginning to run out, despite the city's best efforts. >> we don't have a designated cemetery for such cases, but thanks to the combined efforts of the city and the surrounding municipalities, we have been able to increase the number of burials. >> migrant departures from tunisia have been on the rise following a series of aggressive speeches by the president. the city says it has taken in over 200 dead bodies in the past 10 days.
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>> with less than three weeks to go until turkiye's election, you would think all candidates would be hitting the campaign trail hard, but incumbent president burda one -- president erdogan canceled an event for the third day in a row due to a stomach ailment that has halted his campaign's momentum. he looked visibly ill in a tv interview, but the lack of his presence has increased airtime for his rival, who is now being backed by turkiye's main pro-kurdish party and its leftist allies, but a chunk of voters will be filling out their ballot papers abroad. >> voters have flocked to the turkish general consulate in berlin since it opened its gates. the turkish diaspora in germany includes 5 million people who have until the fifth of may to submit pallets. among voters' main concerns, the
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economic situation in their home country, which is grappling with high inflation. many seem to have mixed feelings about the president's record and his party. >> i'm here because turkiye is in a terrible situation. the economy is terrible. i want to return one day. that's why i voted. i want the leader to change. >> on both sides, there is good. there was also bad, so there is not 100% good or bad. of course there are good things that erdogan did. >> a spokesperson for the turkish community of germany described the upcoming election as a huge issue for turkish citizens as well as german nationals of turkish origin, adding that he anticipates a high turnout. the turkish diaspora consists of 3.4 million people across 73 countries who began casting votes on thursday in what promises to be a tight race between the incumbent and his main rival.
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another large contingent is france, home to around 100,000 turkish citizens. >> some people hope that erdogan is sick so that he does not stay in power. we will show him that with the turkish people, we can conquer the world. >> others, however, were critical of erdogan and the changes he has made. >> we have to change the president first and then the system. the presidential system in turkey is not democratic. it is like a dictatorship. >> 65% of turks in germany and 63% of those living in france voted for erdogan in the 2018 presidential elections. >> moving to south america, brazil's president has followed rew on his campaign promise of designating land to indigenous communities. on friday, nearly 800 square miles of territory was granted official recognition, which also
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offers protection against industrial development. next, a strange story out of the netherlands this friday after a dutch court ordered a man to stop donating's perm. it is believed that through his donations, the 41-year-old man has fathered over 550 children, far beyond the 25 recommended by clinical guidelines. the case was brought by a foundation protecting the donor rights -- protecting the rights of donor children. samples were also sent to denmark and private addresses in various countries. let's take a listen to the group that brought the case to court. >> we know now that donor
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-conceived people, most of the time, they want to get to know their relatives. maybe when they are young, maybe later on in life, and how do you get to know 500 people or more than 500 people? that is more or less impossible. there's also evidence that is not healthy for people to have that much family. it can cause all kinds of trouble, and that includes accidental incest. there are a lot of reasons why we want to stop mass donation. >> let's take a look at your headlines once again this evening. at least 25 people have been killed by russian airstrikes in ukraine ending a week-long respite in airstrikes as kyiv says preparations for a counteroffensive are almost complete. unrest also continuing in sudan with heavy explosions and gunfire going around the capital khartoum friday despite the
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extension of a fragile truce between rival military factions. and turkish president erdogan cancels a campaign event for the third time this week as he battles a stomach bug, but he is running out of road as turks pay to go to the polls in less than three weeks. it is time now for a look at the day's business news. a deal has been reached to allow ukrainian grain to go through eastern europe. >> that's right. brussels says at least an agreement in principle with five eu member states -- bulgaria, hungary, poland, romania, and slovakia -- to lift restrictions they unilaterally impose. the five countries -- these governments face protest from local farmers who complained
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that grain destined for other countries ended up flooding their local market. the trade commissioner says the deal includes safeguard measures and promised national support to address the concerns of farmers in eastern europe and of ukraine. >> the european commission overhauls emergency safeguard measures. we will put forward safeguard investigations. there's going to be a financial support package on farmers in neighboring member states of 100 million euros. in return, neighboring member states will be restoring their unilateral measures. >> embattled u.s. regional bank first republic has suffered another day of route on the stock markets. shares plunged 40% this friday,
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at under four dollars per share, you can see they are down 43% at $3.50 a share. it is valued only about 3% of what it was seven weeks ago. the latest selloff came after cnc -- cnbc reported the bank was likely headed for receivership by the federal deposit insurance corporation. reuters also reported u.s. officials are organizing urgent talks to rescue the bank. earlier this week, the san francisco-based bank declined to report over $100 billion last month, despite joint solidarity by large u.s. banks to inject the reported $30 billion in uninsured deposits. the u.s. federal reserve has admitted to its own failings in the lead up to the collapse of silicon valley bank, saying its supervisors did not take strong enough action after they had identified issues at the lender.
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in a new report released friday, the central bank blamed last month's collapse on poor management and watered regulation but also on lax oversight by its own staff. let's have a look at how markets are doing this friday overall. wall street ended the week on a positive note, as you can see. intel rose 4% despite reporting the largest quarterly loss in company history the day before. on the currency's market, the japanese yen fell to the lowest level in 14 years against the euro when it reached the 150-again level. this is the bank of japan under its new governor, kept its ultra easy monetary policy unchanged. more business headlines for you now, and japanese carmaker has rigged safety tests for some
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88,000 cars. those specializes in contact cars, it says it modifies a door parts to minimize the risk of unwanted results. the chairman -- toyota's chairman apologized for what he called an unacceptable violation of consumer trust. u.s. consumer spending was flat for the month of march after rising a tiny 1% in the previous month as core inflation that excludes volatile food and energy costs rose 4.6% year on year in march, still far above the federal reserve's 2% target. the federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates again next week. u.s. oil giant exxon mobil has reported record first-quarter profit as it ramped up production in the first three months of the year. net profit rose to $11.4 billion compared to under $5.5 billion a
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year ago. oil and gas output rose to the highest level in almost four years. finally, tiffany's flagship store on new york's 5th avenue has reopened after a multibillion-dollar makeover under its new owner. mobilized by the film "breakfast at tiffany's," the iconic store accounted for 50% of overall sales before the close from innovation in 2019. that started under its previous owner and continued under french luxury group lvmh, which but tiffany in 2021 after an ammonia's legal battle. that is it for business. -- after an acrimonious legal battle. >> one of the highlights going to tiffany's in new york, though
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i could not afford to buy anything. much more of an aspirational experience. it is time now for truth or fate, our daily fact checking segment. -- truth or fake. have been looking at two versions of the same photo, both of which went viral. the original photo purports to show harmful effects of black caucus like -- glycosylated. >> the first photo was posted by a dutch tv presenter and writer on a bill the caption, yellow fields everywhere because they have been sprayed with glycoside or roundup, which is its brand name. as a reminder, it is the world's most widely used herbicide, and there is an ongoing debate about if it should be banned as it has been linked to cancer not leased
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by the world health organization, but a day later, there was a second tweet, this time from another dutch media personality and former euro vision contestant, who shared the first photo alongside a different version of it, this one showing a very verdant field. she responds to the original tweet, saying you are to liberally putting farmers in a bad light, and it accuses the first photo of being photoshop. >> you know how this works. do we know which photo is real? >> there's no sign of this photo appearing online before april 18, which is the date of the original tweet, but france 24 spoke to a dutch freelance journalist and fact checking specialist, who analyzed the pictures and came to the conclusion that the second one with the greenfield is the fake. how so?
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well, she ran both of the photos through the site photo forensics, which enabled her to tell that the greenfield photo is of worse quality. it is 72 kilobytes versus 125 for the yellow field, and that is a big clue because when you edit a photo, often it leads to loss of quality. she also shows in a couple of videos that it is really quite straightforward, changing the colors using color changing apps, being able to change the shades of colors, and if you compare them side-by-side, we can see another giveaway, which is actually the sign in the middle, which is a party sign, and you might be able to see that this green is lighter than the screen here, and that's because the apps are not particularly precise, so when they target a shade, they often target all of the shape in that
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photo. let's take a listen to her explanation for it. if i can find it. there she is. quickly sign has a logo for political party -- >> the sign has a logo for a political party, and the color on the photo is the color of the original party's logo, and the other picture that has been altered has a deeper color green than the actual color of the party's logo. >> as she says, the sign in the second photo does not match the party's logo anymore, indicating that it has been edited. >> is the claim on the first photo that the field is yellow because of the life estate -- is that actually accurate? >> not necessarily. although it does certainly yellow plants following treatment and also farmers do sometimes use it on crops right
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before harvest in a process known as desiccation, which basically speeds up the process and allows them to harvest earlier, but france 24 reached out to some specialists, and all of them said it is impossible to determine if it has been used in this particular photo because it could also be a certain kind of crop that turns yellow naturally . though we cannot say that the second photo is certainly fake, we cannot confidently fact-check the first one. but it has to be said that the netherlands uses the most pesticides in the eu according to the united nations' food and agricultural organization. its license in europe has been extended at least until the end of the year, so it is at least possible it was used in that photo. >> thank you for debunking that for us. we are going to take a quick
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break. i will be right back with more of your world headlines. >> in columbia -- in colombia, many admire the courage of rafael morano. october 16 last year, the men many called a peoples journalist, was murdered. >> [speaking foreign language] >> his family remembers his perilous fight against corruption. >> [speaking foreign language] >> an exclusive look at the work and the murder of rafael morano in reporters with forbidden stories on france 24 and france24.com. ♪
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