from berlin. thousands of people are gathering at mexico's border with the u.s. as washington is poised to introduce new immigration rules. regulations that allowed officials to immediately return migrants to mexico are being really -- replaced by president biden's new rules. but is the new legislation all that different? also, britain says it is

supplying long-range missiles to ukraine, as volodymyr zelenskyy says his country needs more time to prepare for a much-anticipated counteroffensive. and rocket fire from the gaza strip has killed one person in central israel. the attack follows israeli airstrikes on military targets in gaza that killed two islamic jihad commanders. hundreds of rockets have been fired from gaza into israel this week. ♪ i am nicole frolich. to those of you watching on pbs in the united states and to all of the viewers around the globe, welcome. thousands have gathered in mexico at border crossings into the u.s., hoping to enter the country once restrictive regulations expire at midnight. it allowed authorities to immediately --

it will be replaced by the biden administration's new rules. u.s. secretary for homeland security spoke earlier about the new arrangement seeking to provide more clarity to those now hoping to enter the country. >> i want to be very clear. our borders are not open. people who cross our border unlawfully and without a legal basis to remain will be promptly processed and removed. an individual who was removed under title eight is subject to at least a five-year ban on reentry into the united states, and can face criminal prosecution if they attempt to cross again. nicole: earlier i spoke to carlee to jim malloy who is in -- >> the regulations will not really change. title eight was already valid

before the pandemic hits. title eight gives every migrant the right to seek asylum. to be processed. and while they are being processed they are allowed to be here in this country until their first hearing. president biden rolled out a new rule additional to title viii that will start being valid at midnight. so once title 42 has been lifted. this new rule requires migrants to seek asylum in another country and to be denied asylum in another country before being allowed to seek asylum here in the united states. it is important to add that president biden is repeating a rule that was ruled out by president trump. not only that, during a presidential debate in 2020, he even criticized that and said to trump you are the first president who is not allowing migrants to seek asylum in the united states. now he is doing the same.

nicole: you have been speaking to people there at the border i believe. let's take a look at the report you filed, and then get back to you. carolina: this is one of the busiest border crossings along the u.s. mexican border in texas. every day, thousands of people cross legally from warez, mexico to el paso in the u.s. but in the focus of the border agents are the migrants who cross unofficially. roughly 7000 migrants cross every day through unofficial paths into the united states without documents. border patrol agents estimate that once title 42 is lifted, all asylum seekers are again given due process, the number will reach a peak of 10,000 or even 12,000 migrants per day. they have arrived from venezuela. he's injured. he cannot walk anymore.

the journey was tough and lasted more than three months. >> venezuela, colombia, panama, costa rica, nicaragua, honduras, what a mullah, mexico. all of that mainly walking. i was also put in jail on the mexican side. you have to watch out all the time and there is the risk of being kidnapped and other things. carolina: his biggest fear is to be deported back to a country where he cannot live in peace. douglas is not afraid, he is frustrated. he is thinking of turning himself into the next border police facility. the risk is if is -- the risk is significant. >> everything is possible. they can process you and then you have legal status for a year. but they could also send you back. and then you start from zero. carolina: he tells us he is tired. he has been jailed in two different country, beaten up and robbed.

he says he has no choice but to risk it and turn himself and. and he is not alone. all of these migrants work, until recently, on the magic inside. they were living there under very poor conditions until they decided to cross over to the united states, some of them without documents. here in el paso, the border police has been handing out this flyer in spanish, telling them that if they cross over in an unofficial way into the united states, they should turn themselves into a border police facility let the one you see behind me to start their legal process. they promised that they will bring them into the official process to claim asylum here in the united states. and that is what all these migrants are hoping for. although tolu 42 -- title 42 will officially be lifted may 11, border police are already processing migrants. many of them were detained for d's -- for days, then released

with tank married -- with temporary documents. >> they say i have to present myself december 2024 in florida. carolina: texas is trying to prepare for the official lifting of title 42. the big problem is no one really knows how big the influx of immigrants will be. most fear total chaos in the midst of what is already a migration crisis at the border. nicole: chaos, confusion. what's the situation right now at the border? what can we expect for the coming day? carolina: it really feels like the calm before the storm. you can see the streets are quite empty now. this is a facility where there were a lot of migrants turning themselves in. and now you can see it is empty. that is because most of them got their dates further hearings, and they left el paso, most of

them even left access, and are now on the -- left texas, and they are now on they way to other states where they will have hearings. by the way, douglas who is in our report is one of the lucky ones who got a hearing in new york. so he is now on his way to new york. this means that the streets here in el paso are not as crowded and is packed as they were a couple days ago when we arrived here. but it really feels like the calm before the storm, although no one really knows what to expect. we do not know how high the number will be. it is of course not that the migrants are on the mexican side waiting for midnight to come into the united states. people are assuming the flow will continue, and the number of migrant will probably increase. they are talking 12,000 or even 13,000 migrants coming into the u.s., but no one really knows. nicole: dw correspondent carolina chimoy reporting from el paso, texas. thank you so much. the united kingdom has announced

it's sending long-range cruise missiles to ukraine to help it push back russian forces. the uk's defense minister told lawmakers britain is supplying missiles that would allow ukraine to hit targets deep inside russian held territory including it occupied crimea. the u.k. is not only donating long-range missiles to ukraine, it is also shipping depleted uranium shells. dw understands this ammunition has not arrived in ukraine. russia claims the supply of the shells is a nuclear escalation of the conflict. reporter: when britain announced it would send challenger to tanks to ukraine, russia said the move was a material escalation. it has become known to dead at the u.k. in the words of its deputy defense minister not only announced the supply of tanks to ukraine, but also ammunition with depleted uranium.

the collective west is starting to use weapons with a nuclear component. reporter: putin's problem? these tanks come with shells made of depleted uranium. so what is depleted uranium and does it pose a nuclear threat? depleted uranium is a metal that is a byproduct of the process through which uranium is enriched for nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons. it is radioactive but 40% less than natural uranium. it is used in ammunition because it is dense. 70% more dense than land and can penetrate thick armor like that on a tank. >> when you fire that round and it hits a tank, it sharpens on impact and pierces through the armor and ignites. so it does not just go through, it also causes ignition. and if you are in that tank or i

don't know, it infantry fighting vehicle or whatever it is, then radiation is the last thing you worry about. because you risk basically being burned to death if you have not died on impact. reporter: depleted uranium weapons have been used in wars in iraq and kosovo. they are not banned by international law, but they are controversial. after the war in kosovo and bosnia, reports suggested a link between depleted uranium ammunition and higher incidence of cancer in nato troops who had served there, as well as in civilian populations. a report from 2001 stated scientific and medical research disproved links between depleted uranium and the reported negative health effects. but the un's nuclear watchdog says there are dangers. the international atomic energy agency status depleted uranium gets into the body the same way

as uranium, mainly through contaminated food, water, and even air. it says in cases of high intake, uranium is likely to become a chemical toxicology problem before it is a radiological problem. in other words, uranium will poison you before you suffer any radiation problems. the u.s. department of veterans affairs says that depleted uranium is just as toxic for human health as natural uranium. the department has an ongoing monitoring program for veterans who have been exposed to depleted uranium. even though depleted uranium shells are considered conventional weapons, vladimir putin said he would retaliate by stationing tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring belarus. nicole: earlier i spoke to defense analyst marina miron from king's college london, and i began by asking her about the long-range missiles the u.k. is applying, and whether they would

make much of a difference on the battlefield. marina: well, it is a very interesting question, because these missiles, if you remember last year's heimars and the impact of heimars that they had because of the range on ukrainian's counteroffensive, would now have three times the range from the storm shadow missiles. these are good for being used against underground bunkers, as they are equipped with two charges. the problem with these missiles is because on the one hand because of the range there is a concern that they might be used in russia. so, against targets in russia, not just in russian occupied territory spread the other issue with the missiles is that these are designed to be used as air to ground missiles. they are used by fourth and fifth generation fighter jets,

which ukraine does not have. so the deliveries ukraine has been getting have been adapted to soviet-era fighter jets but this will take months basically to make them usable. which means that if there is a counteroffensive, ukraine will not be able to use them just yet. and the other problem is that while the missiles themselves will be difficult to intercept because of the trajectory, the soviet fighter jets are vulnerable to air defense owned by russians. so it increases the range. it can push the russians back but there are some problems associated with using them. nicole: we also heard about the u.k. supply of depleted uranium shells. russia called this a nuclear escalation. how worrying is that, in your opinion? marina: i think that russia is

obviously overstating it because of the nuclear component. at putin said, while the west is starting to use weapons, or sel ls in this case with a nuclear component, which kind of gives russia an excuse to basically answer by using their nuclear arsenal. in this case the russians responded with locating technical nuclear missiles in belarus. i think russia will use this wildcard to threaten the use of tactical nuclear weapons because if the west does it, why can't r ussia do it? by any stretch of the imagination we are not talking about nuclear weapons here, but certainly depleted uranium shells might have a degree of chemical toxicity. however, they cannot be considered nuclear weapons. they are not banned by any international convention, and

therefore taking together these two factors, they will not only escalate the russian rhetoric, but possibly there is a danger that russia might consider using its tactical nuclear weapons in ukraine. nicole: that was defense analyst marina miron from king's college london. to israel now, where police say a palestinian rocket launched from the gaza strip has killed a seven-year-old man near tel aviv. it is the first fatality inside israel in three days of fighting. earlier, the israeli military killed two senior islamic jihad commanders during airstrikes on gaza. in all, five palestinian militant leaders have been killed this week, along with at least 23 other palestinians. egypt is trying to broker a cease-fire in what has become the worst bout of fighting between israel and the palestinians in months. reporter: hundreds take part in the funeral of palestinian militant leader. the commander of the islamic jihad group's rocket launch unit

was killed, along with his brother, overnight in gaza. that brings to five the number of senior group members that have been targeted and killed by israeli military strikes this week. the israeli defense forces says it also targeted military posts in gaza belonging to islamic jihad. the group is designated a terrorist organization by israel, the eu, and others. the strikes followed hours of intense rocket attacks by islamic jihad from gaza. according to the israeli military, many were shot down by israel's iron dome defense system. but others caused damage in other israeli cities. although no injuries or deaths were reported there. >> unfortunately, every two days

we suffer from this. i really hope this will be the end, and that our government will wake up, and we would hit them with what they deserve. >> in gaza, civilians were also caught up in the crossfire. this week, several civilians, including young children, have died. across the gaza strip, streets are empty. >> people are unable to work normally. and at night, we cannot sleep because of the bombardment, and the news of what is going on. reporter: while hopes rest on egypt brokering a cease-fire, civilians on both sides are left surveying the damage. nicole: earlier i spoke to dw's rebecca ritters north of gaza

and asked her for the latest. rebecca: today we have seen a huge volley of rockets coming from islamic jihad across the gaza border. it is very dark now but we are able to see them as they fly overhead. most of them are intercepted by the israeli defense system, the iron dome, although some have not. we have seen some today, one a couple hours ago made its way all the way to the center of the country, just south of tel aviv. it's fort -- sort of an outer suburb of tel aviv. as you mentioned, it hit a building and one person was killed, five others were injured. it is the first israeli casualty in three days of fighting. we just heard of another idf strike in the gaza strip. the death toll their is at 29 palestinians killed. you mentioned the five senior

commanders that have been taken out in the last three days of attacks. most recently one in the middle of the day today, the idf targeted the fifth commander. taking out quite a lot of the senior people of the islamic jihad. obviously angering islamic jihad, and that is why we saw this return volley this evening, so strong. they were telling people in gaza to go out to the roofs, because they would be getting quite a show around 9:00 p.m. local time, and they did indeed. we saw video circulating online of people watch and volley come into israel. so, very hard to see. we've got lots of talks of cease-fire being made, a breakthrough perhaps, but is really hard to imagine that happening this evening. nicole: i want to ask about these efforts to reach a cease-fire. yesterday we heard about a possible breakthrough. that seems to not be the case. where do efforts stand? we only have about half a minute

left the. rebecca: sure, i will try and make it brief. there was a breakthrough yesterday, of course that did not come to fruition. the same thing is happening today. these talks are ongoing. egypt is spearheading the discussions, but so far there are too many sticking points and the two sides cannot agree. both of them saying fire will be met with fire, so we will have to see what happens overnight and tomorrow. nicole: rebecca ritters, thank you so much and stay safe. here's a look at some other stories making news around the world today. turkish opposition candidate says he's dropping out of the presidential race. the announcement leaves just three candidates for sunday's vote. the withdrawal is expected to bolster the main opposition candidate, who already has a slight lead in the polls over president erdogan. aid from saudi arabia and the united arab emirates has arrived

in sudan. plane carrying food and medical supplies arrived as truce talks in the saudi city stalled. fighting between two warring generals continues in sudan. the conflict has killed more than 600 and displaced tens of thousands. in germany, two have been killed in a shooting at a mercedes-benz plant in the south of the country. the incident happened in the state of -- one suspect has been arrested. a powerful explosion at a residential building in germany has injured at least a dozen police officers and fire fighters, some seriously. the blast occurred as firefighters were trying to enter an apartment there. a man has been arrested and a dead body believed to be related to the suspect was also found. reporter: police fire live rounds into the suspect's apartment. the operation involved special forces and snipers. it was about four hours until

the suspect was finally removed from the flat by emergency services. >> i can confirm that special police units have taken the approximately 60-year-old occupant of the flat into custody. the man is injured and is now receiving treatment. we cannot really comment on how the injuries were sustained. reporter: authorities suspect the explosion may have been a trap. emergency services were called to the address because of an overflowing mailbox on the assumption there was a hopeless person inside. they were surprised when they tried to open the door. >> the suspect inside ripped open the door and there was immediately some sort of explosion. seven firefighters were injured, some severely, along with two police officers. reporter: afterwards, police found a body in the flat. the woman appears to have been dead for some time and is thought to be the mother of the

suspect. authorities believe he had some contact with conspiracy theorists. >> we know that he had a criminal record but nothing really serious. everything else is very unclear at the moment. reporter: the injured were airlifted to hospital, and an investigation is underway. nicole: pakistan's top judge has called the arrest of the country's former prime minister imran khan invalid and illegal. khan was arrested earlier this week on corruption charges. tensions have been running high among his supporters, spilling into protests and clashes with police. the supreme court has placed khan in its custody with police protection force safety. reporter: they are chanting for the release of imran khan. the former prime minister's supporters are jubilant. >> imran khan! this life is for you, and we will give to this for you. reporter: --

>> imran khan's release proves we knew the truth. we are pleased with the decision. reporter: the cancellation of imran khan -- >> the cancellation of imran khan's arrest revives hope. reporter: the popular opposition leader was brought to the court on the orders of pakistan's top judges. the supreme court declared the arrest of the former prime minister invalid. >> imran khan is no longer in the custody of the accountability bureau or the police. he's in the custody of the supreme court. the second order is to reverse the entire legal proceeding against imran khan. reporter: the pakistani government has criticized the ruling, saying it shows double standards of justice are being applied in khan's favor. since khan's dramatic arrest for

corruption charges on tuesday, his supporters have pledged repeatedly for his release. the protesters have attacked military and government sites. so far, at least 10 people have been killed in the unrest, and thousands of protesters have been arrested. nicole: finally, a baker who came to france from sri lanka has won the best baguette award in paris. he was chosen by the jury from 175 candidates. he says he cried when he heard the news. the baker won 4000 eurors in addition to the prestigious title. the baguette is considered a symbol of fresh addition. last year, unesco awarded the status of intangible cultural heritage. and a quick reminder of our top stories today. thousands have gathered at mexico's border with the united

states hoping to enter the country as the pandemic era migration regulations expire at midnight. and the u.k. has announced it will send long-range cruise missiles to ukraine to aid its counteroffensive against russia. kyiv's allies have previously held back from supplying long-range missiles. that is all from the news for now but stay with us. i will be back after a short break to take you through "the day." hope to see you there. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

>> welcome to live from paris. world news and analysis from france 24. these are the headlines. zelenskyy says ukraine is not ready to launch the counteroffensive because the promised weapons and hardware have yet to arrive. the u.k. is to send longer-range missiles. will be speaking to an analyst for his take on what this could mean. water restrictions are lifted -- border restrictions are lifted. both sides of the u.s. border cooperating to ensure there is no rush of migrants.

a candidate drops out of the presidential election and states he will ask his supporters to vote against the incumbent. citing the online publication of deepfake sex photos as one of his reasons for pulling out. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. vladimir listed lenski -- flood of your zelenskyy says ukraine needs more time before launching its counteroffensive. ukraine's president says mentally they are ready but in terms of equipment not everything has arrived. the u.k. has pledged to send missiles to he have and will be the first country to provide longer-range missiles. >> believed to be intimate --

imminent for weeks ukraine's anticipated spring counteroffensive against russia could stretch into summer. ukraine is receiving western tanks and air defenses and western training for its troops. in an interview with the bbc on wednesday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said well he cannot reveal too many details, minimizing casualties is the priority. >> the most important thing is to protect our people. we are expecting appropriate armored equipment. it comes in parts and with that amount you can move forward. could it be successful? we would lose a lot of people. i believe this is impossible so we need to wait. we need some more time. >> of course zelenskyy's comments could also be i diversionary tactic to retain the valuable asset of surprise. two's ago ukraine's defense minister said the nation was almost ready. >> preparations for a

counteroffensive are nearing their end. in addition to weapons and military equipment, soldiers need to master them. we received very modern systems. >> more than 14 funds into the kremlin's full-scale invasion ukrainian counterattack would open a new chapter in the war. on the eastern front lines forces have been locked in a standoff that has caused thousands of lives on both sides. wednesday, ukraine's military claimed advanced up to two kilometers around the destroyed eastern city of bach mood furthering speculation the counteroffensive is actually already underway. >> let's get the analysis. we are joined by a former u.k. military intelligence officer and senior lecturer at the university of portsmouth. is so lenski wise to reveal this apparent shortcoming that the hardware has not arrived yet? >> he is not giving away any

secrets. we all know the promised armored vehicles and tanks have not arrived any anything like the numbers that were promised or anything like the numbers that the ukrainian commander general has asked for. quite reasonable then either to hold off the attack pending receipt of these things or indeed to bluff and use the information shaping that interviews like that offer to effect some kind of surprise. nobody should think there is any kind of crisis. this is as president zelenskyy says it is a high-risk series of operations. we may come back to that but it is also right every life he can save he should do that. firepower which is to say artillery and armored vehicles and tanks save lives. every platform, every weapon

systems they get is going to save lives. it is fair in those circumstances for them to hold off until they get all the stuff they need for this operation or series of operations. >> no sooner did zelenskyy say what he said's british media come there was an announcement that the u.k. would supply longer-range missiles. do you think this could be a significant moment? >> it is significant. it is not new. the discord leaks a month or so ago revealed discussions were going on in february. it is -- nobody is particularly surprised the u.k. made the announcement today but it is significant. it reminds one of the donation by britain of a politically significant announcement of 14 challenger two tanks i think it was in december. this is opening the gate to

other nations particularly and most importantly the united states. in much the same way the tanks were for the rest of europe, this is a significant moment. it does give the ukrainians far more reach than they had already and complicates russian planning assumptions. gives them more to think about. they had a lot more to think about when the americans make similar decisions in the next few weeks. >> this could be something that leads to another set of positions among the allied powers. talking about zelenskyy perhaps bluffing, let's talk about back mood where the russians have strategically withdrawn to a degree. some say that might be bluffing too. do you get a sense of what is going on on the ground? do you get a sense of when the counteroffensive might take place? >> in kyiv last week listening

to ukrainian military and other senior officials talk about this and other issues, the feeling one gets is they see this as not one offensive and they are right to see that but a series of hammer blows they are going to deliver when and if it starts or indeed after it started now as your reporter rightly stated it may well have begun. history will tell. this is not going to be one assault. this not going to be a kharkiv style offensive from last year. it is going to be a bit more like the italian campaign in the second world war. so this recent advance in a commute and i received a briefing last week. about 5/6 of the town was taken. what is happened is the russians have been forced out. ground to the south of the city which means the cities no longer

at risk of being surrounded. that is very significant. it is a major setback for the russians in this victory week they were celebrating on tuesday rather sparsely it must be said. >> thank you very much for that analysis. former u.k. military intelligence officer and now senior lecturer at the university of portsmouth. it was a pleasure having you on france 24. we will bring you more on the situation in ukraine. and other piece of news regarding volodymyr zelenskyy. diplomatic sources say a meeting is set to take place on saturday between pope francis and president zelenskyy. it will happen in rome. the meeting come several weeks after the pope declared the vatican was taking part in peace mission to try to end russia's war on ukraine. we will bring you more on this as we get. next, title 24 ends. regulations set to reduce border crossings during the covid

pandemic between the u.s. and mexico. this comes days after the world health organization declared the pandemic is over. there is a concern migrants might move to cross from mexico to the u.s. this increased cooperation's on both sides to try to avoid chaos at the crossings. brian quinn has more. >> the border is not open. that is the message from u.s. officials facing a surge of migrants as a keyboard or restriction expires. the trump era policy known as title 42 had used covid-19 measures to justify the turning away of nearly all asylum-seekers. it's expiration posing a major challenge for the biden administration. >> our overall approach is to build lawful pathways for people to come to the united states and to impose tougher consequences on those who choose not to use those pathways. >> seeking to mitigate border

chaos and head off criticism from republicans, it is cracking down in new ways. migrants seeking political asylum must schedule an interview via a mobile app that has proven notoriously difficult to access. those who have traveled from their homeland to the u.s. through a third country such as mexico must first apply for protection there. anyone caught having crossed the border illegally faces a five-year ban on claiming asylum. the new policies are a disappointment to advocates for migrants, many of whom are fleeing political violence, poverty and persecution. biden is seeking a more humane approach than his predecessor including a two-year window of so-called humanitarian parole for 30,000 people per month from venezuela, cuba, nicaragua and haiti if they have sponsors already in the u.s. along with allowing someone hundred thousand latin americans to reunite with u.s. family members. in the meantime as the number of illegal border crossings climbs, porter security is being stepped

up with the doubling of law enforcement and processing personnel. >> brian twin. title 42 expiring at midnight. we'll be talking with our correspondent coming up. a candidate in turkey's presidential election has announced his withdrawal. a move that is likely to benefit president erdogan's main challenger. the candidate is the leader of the centerleft homeland party. he was one of four contenders running in sunday's presidential election. turkiye holds a parliamentary election on the same day. thereby forcing the presidential contest into a second round. in turkey growing disenchantment with the ruling ak party of erdogan.

our reporters have been speaking with voters to gauge the mood. this report from a town in turkey. >> she considers herself lucky. none of her family died in the earthquake but she has lost her home. >> you work for 50 or 60 years and suddenly it is all just gone. >> three months on, a burning question. could more have been done? it is a debate that has brought national politics once a background issue for her into sharp focus. >> last time i voted for the ak party peered that is the truth. now i am not so sure. >> in this election, things will change because people have broadened their minds. those who were sleepwalking are awake now. they were just a herd of sheep. today now their eyes are open. >> we leave her trying to persuade her mother not to vote for erdogan. she is not the only person we

meet who has lost confidence in the government. walking through the town it is clear why. rubble still lines the roads and there is growing anger at construction loopholes that allow dangerous homes to be built. >> my shop was there. of course erdogan has played a role in this crime especially regarding illegal housing. i think he knows he has made mistakes. >> once loyal to the president, he has decided to cast his ballot for the opposition for the first time. as well as the quake, erdogan's handling of the economy is another key issue for voters. >> the economy, the innovation of the defense industry, architecture, bridges, just to name a few examples. from a to z, erdogan is the person who understands everything. if he wins again, such good times will continue. >> i believe our economic issues

especially how the dollar has arisen against the turkish lira is a result of the ak party's decisions. i think it is time for new blood. >> for years, erdogan was politically untouchable here in southeast turkey. these are akp heartland's. indeed, his party won the city by a landslide in the last election. amid the devastation, there are signs that support is starting to waiver and the opposition could do better than they have ever done before. >> presidential elections and parliamentary elections in turkey happening this weekend. i reteam in -- our team in turkey will. bring you more as it develops. your vision making a big noise on the old docks of liverpool. the british port city stepped in to stage the event after ukraine one last time but was unable to hold the contest because of russia's invasion and the

ongoing war ukraine's entry is a pop duo opening to show ukraine's heart of steel. the title of their song. others are facing all for a place in the big event which has happened this weekend at the kings dog arena. our brussels correspondent is following this most european of stories for us. >> it is definitely a lively atmosphere tonight. as you mentioned the u.k. did not win last year. they are hosting on behalf of ukraine who did win. in the city you can see decorations. you can see this bird which is a national bird of ukraine. there are giant versions of the bird all over liverpool. they are trying to strike a balance between being very excited to host it themselves but also recognizing ukraine as the true winner of last year. this is a big event.

40,000 people are expected to this end upon liverpool. the organization has been phenomenal especially compared to recent years. the fan village i am standing outside of is prepared to host 15,000 people to watch the various finals. for tonight semifinal it is going to determine who goes on to the grand final on saturday. there are a total of 37 countries. that is too many to have in the final peered will be watching until 3:00 in the morning. five countries get knocked out at each semifinal. on tuesday night we saw ireland, azerbaijan, netherlands, multi-and latvia get knocked out. who out of the 15 countries will get knocked out? we could be in for some surprises. austria is being keenly watched because they have been shooting up the ranks. kind of a dark horse. tonight could shed more light on what we are going to see on saturday night.

>> our reporter covering your vision happening in liverpool. believe me it is a city that enjoys a party. it should be fun. time for business. eager to move on from the unpopular pension reform france's president has made a big speech focused on the economy and a push for green tech. >> emmanuel macron may accelerate his plan to re-industrialize france. the president announced the government would of for a new tax credit for investments in green technology such as wind and solar power, heat homes and batteries saying it could bring in investments of around 20 billion euros by 2030. he added state aid for the purchase of electric cars will be reserved for those made in europe. as he made some scathing comments about other governments making protectionist moves. >> we can see china is investing massively with a state centric model.

a model with freedoms that are not ours. we have one american choice that has been made and that is a break from the last 20 years and that is more america first. we are going to over subsidize the parts of the industry we want to keep because we want to defend our national economic security and produce at home what we think is critical. >> the bank of england has raised its benchmark interest rates for a 12th consecutive time. policymakers have -- from near zero in 2021 to 4.5% this thursday. they signaled there is more to come before the end of the year as inflation remains suddenly hi. still above 10% in the first quarter. even though it is excepted to and sharply in april the bank warns soaring food costs mean price rises will not slow down as quickly as previously thought.

some more on the days headlines for you. members of two european parliament committees have voted overwhelmingly to strengthen a draft text of the ai app which is said to be the world's first comprehensive set of rules on technology. the new text includes a ban on using artificial intelligence for mass surveillance including facial recognition in public spaces. g7 finance ministers and central bankers from -- kicked off they three-day meeting in japan. the impacts of the were on ukraine, uncertainty in the banking industry and trade tensions with china on the agenda but a standoff in washington over raising the u.s. debt ceiling overshadowed the first day of talks. u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen warns a default i the net it states could leads to global catastrophe.

francis finance minister warned the government could use tax measures to clawback profits made by the food industry unless they reopen annual price negotiations. the food crisis in the country spiked after the agreed to a 10% average increase in march. the government has been furiously calling on industry giants to renegotiate the prices to reflect a recent drop in raw materials. now few things are as quintessentially french for parisi as a piping hot baguette. there is even a prize for the best in the capital. this year's coveted award went to a sri lankan immigrant who opened his on bakery only two years ago. >> they may look like regular baguettes but these long crispy and golden pieces of red have been named to the finest the french capital has to offer. the baker took home a this

year's award for the best gets in paris. he says creating the perfect bread can take hours. what is? your secret? >> i use have the best flower. >> he has been baking since 2009. two years ago he decided to turn his passion into a moneymaking business buying a bakery in the capital's 20th district. all of his hard work has paid off. he came out on top out of 175 candidates for the prize. >> [speaking foreign language] [laughter] >> it was not an easy decision. the jury took five hours to judge an array of begets. each one scored on important criteria. >> as for the appearance, the crime, the texture, the smell.

there are lots of important aspects that make a baguette the best. >> that kind the 20th district, regular customers are brimming with pride. >> it is the best in terms of taste. >> it stays fresh for a while. it is really nice. >> is famed begets will be traveling out of the 20th districts orders. as part of the prize he will be the official baguette supplier. >> i love his reaction when he learned he had won the prize. >> these stories always leave me feeling really hungry afterwards. thank you very much indeed. i now know where i can get a baguette. thank you. it is time for truth or fake. catalina over at the big board. . ahead of the phaseout of title 42 border regulations in the u.s. many have been sharing misleading claims about immigration from mexico and

latin america. tell us more. >> as title 42 expires in a couple of hours the pandemic area immigration policy that allows u.s. authorities to swiftly turn away migrants at the border, authorities brace for a surge in illegal immigration is the policy expires and many are calling the surge in invasion of the u.s., a common theme on social media mainly among right-wingers. here is one tweet notably shared by the 40th police commissioner of the new york city police department. a tweet shared on may 8 and seen over 2 million times where he claims this invasion of the u.s. is authorized by joe biden and his administration. who is going to financially support these people? the american taxpayer. we have a similar tweet shared by -- an account on twitter

followed by 200 11,000 people including donald trump, jr. who also claims this is the largest invasion of the united states that begins on thursday as biden lifts title 42. both these users share this image where we see this massive migrant caravan crossing this bridge. . you can see the flags of mexico, guatemala and honduras. a scene that these users claim is taking place now at the u.s. mexico border as title 42 comes to an end. >> the skepticism about this one grows and grows. tell us where was this photograph actually taken. >> this photo has nothing to do with title 42. we conducted a reverse image search and we found the original photo published by a afp and getty images on their website. a photo taken by a photographer

on october 27 2018. this photo shows migrants on their way to the u.s. from honduras when 7000 central americans tried to flee the u.s. in an attempt to try to escape the violence of their country. an image that has nothing to do with title 42. >> indeed. mr. carey is perhaps regretting adding his name to that particular image. who knows. that is not all. . a video also being shared where users claim to show migrants in mexico. >> we have a video to show where we see another massive influx of migrants at a border crossing shared on twitter on may 8 as well. a scene that users claim took place in juarez, mexico. this tweet is the first one. that reads this is juarez right

now coming to a city near you. we have another example of an identical claim. this users saying juarez right now #illegal immigrants, #border crisis. we conducted a geo location to confirm these images took place in war is. here we have the comparison and we can confirm the video we saul did take place in whereas, mexico. here the images from google maps and here are the images from the viral video where we were able to identify the same road sign in both google maps and in the viral video. a video that took place near el paso del norte santa fe international bridge. one of the five bridges that connects juarez to the u.s. border. except contrary to the claims

these images have nothing to do with title 42. we found the same video posted on this tiktok account. it was posted on march 14 2023 so earlier this year. here in these images we see migrants that were heading toward mexico and not to the u.s.. here we have two examples of two images that have nothing to do with title 42 although this immigration is a reality right now as authorities stated that they are already seeing large numbers of migrants at the u.s. border ahead of title 42 ending. >> two images used in a misleading way portraying a story that is not true at all. people putting their name to it having seen it retreated. making and a sense a full of themselves.

as you identify it is taking place but not where it was claimed. thank you very much. thanks to you wherever you are watching. more to come. live from paris. ♪ >> well-known stars of french heritage. french genius harbors many other hidden treasures. the arts, gastronomy, architecture as well as nature's wonders. come along for france 24. discover france's living heritage. from young apprentices to accomplished craftsman and farmers, michelin star sporting chefs. meet these people whose passion for their professions preserve and drive french heritage. >> you are here on france 24 and france 24.com.

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