the, the state of the news line from berlin, the kremlin fiercest critic, i'll explain. a volume is laid to rest in moscow. the thousands gather outside the church in defiance of riot police. crowds bid farewell to the opposition later died in a row to arctic penal colony. also coming therapy information, freeze up 50000000 girls for the you. an agency for palestinian refugees. the funds were on hold over is really claims that some of the staff to parts and the october 7th him also talk under ron holmes elections and a test of public sentiments following nationwide anti and government protests

authorities struggle to get the voters to the valid fox plus cocaine in ports, floods, europe, and demand from users hips record highs for room were much of the drug originates calls for an international task force to take down the supply chain. the uncle phyllis, welcome to the show, the russian opposition leader alex said allow me, has been laid to rest in moscow. the fiercest critic of president vladimir fulton died 2 weeks ago in a remote arctic prison. as the porter shouted alex say, thank you. as his coffin was brought into the cemetery near the moscow river, earlier, thousands gathered outside the church where his funeral was held in defiance of riot police. unofficial warnings from the kremlin ones, human rights groups,

as at least 45 people, were arrested. add tribute events along his wife, julia pneumonia. thanks and on social media for 26 years of happiness and joy now by our russian analysts, konstantin and god, konstantin. the kremlin didn't want this funeral to take place the way and then they tried to force nevada his mother to have a secret burial. were you surprised to see them allow thousands of people bid him farewell in the capital in moscow? then because they do uh, in the end it's a funeral. and uh, basically the fact that several dozen people who are arrested according to humans, right, rights group. so really shows that this was not your regular funeral. of course they didn't bump the show of solidarity without except his family. and of course they golf, but they go up. i mean, it's moscow, it's nevada in scotland. that's where people of all the most politicize and where

there's a huge, well at least a significant, let's say, a layer of opposition to boot. and so to me, there was no surprise in the turn out. and uh, frankly speaking, these people are great because 81 went there, good to risk the risk, a rest of it completely trumped up on st charges. so yes, i mean, kudos to that. kudos to the more people outside russia and allow me was the face of the anti food and the opposition housing. molly, configure izzy along the russian public. this will look the russian public that's was inside put and then still continues to be this minority. uh, they of course knew about the agreement with him there, although the doesn't what position, including an exile box. definitely through the fact that she wasn't a russian attracted a huge attention to him. and he was one of the, i would say, $12.00 to $3.00 political prisoners that were influenced hands. so in a sense,

i think there's those who dislike both. they always acknowledge these bravery. but of course, the zip the white's way, the public opinion in russia, which believes the criminal propaganda, and believes that in a while it was the c i, a agent or whatever, like roman tells about him. so i lost lots, every one in refresher was taken by his energy and his messages. now long as widow lives outside russia and didn't attend the funeral, today she is bound to continue her husband's 5. what role do you think she can play going forward? well, it depends on how she proceeds. she's a different person. she kept always likely. so to be the shadow of alex a and the she has to become a her own, her old self, her own political. so i think that's what we've seen so far. points to the fact

that alex see who might happen to know personally to was correct to say that she's probably more radical than he's in a position to putting a bunch of calls. it means that she will have to recreate his team to boosted to find her a messages in her own image. and dest is a big task for her. if she succeeds there, i'm absolutely said she bose, a danger to boot, even from a, from the outside. they've been from anxiety as cost. okay, i got always a pleasure to get your insights. thank you so much. i sikes. the cold air van commission is releasing a 15000000 euro payments to the u. an agency for palestinian refugees, our own row. the funds were frozen, falling is really clear, is that some agency stuff took part in the october 7th, a lot of terrorist attacks. the commission says the funds will be released early next week, as when right has agreed to conditions including an audit. a further $32000000.00

euros will be paid out later if this review is satisfactory. process corresponding, christine will explains why the commission is releasing all the funds at once. a sarah, the european union had committed 82000000 for the owner agency and immediately off to the is ready to government made the allegations that some of on rose stuff were involved in the october 7 attacks. that your opinion suspended that funding. they have now agreed to release 50000000 off. that's 82000000 funding. this is we're told following discussions with the agencies that an e u official said went right up until this morning essentially. now, the agency has agreed to take a few steps. chief among them is that they are going to open an investigation into the agencies controls and this investigation will be conducted by external

e u experts will essentially look into and restructures to try to see if controls that are meant to prevent the agencies stuff as well. as assets are not being used for for terrorist activities, as he was saying, there is a remaining 32000000 that the european union says will be dispersed into batches of 16000000 if and when the conditions on business voted to know that the european union has not done an investigation into israel's allegations that investigation is being conducted by the united nations. it has not yet been concluded that the you itself so as it is a waiting, the results of that investigation. but the e. u has been under pressure since it made that announcement that it was suspending this funding. it is especially from those who are working on the ground in gaza, saying that when real funding is absolutely essential to the work that is done. and i'll point out to you as well as that you have a number of other member states who also took the decision to assess been funding

right now. so it is crucial at least an announcement that at least this money from the european union will be dispersed. a single wheel corresponding christine move was speaking to sarah kelly earlier. the united nations is calling for an international investigation into the depths of more than a 100 pounds stands killed during an a delivery and gaza. and we say is really troops opened fire. these really are me, says crowns were looting supplies from trucks. you and his warrants then a quarter of causes population is currently at risk of famine. friends and family morning. their dead injured survivors on the floor receiving treatment. these people say they were shot by israeli troops as they went to meet in each shipment with the brand after they stopped shooting. we went back to get our aid. by the time i got flour and some kind of goods and took it down from the

truck, they shelter to is they shot to me um the truck driver left to run away from my leg . i lost my notes if he wants to give his agent this way, that he might as well not bring his anything. israel has a different account. this is a video released by the military. its spokesperson says it shows mob's looting humanitarian aid from trucks. the truck so overwhelmed and the people driving the trucks, which uh garzon uh, city is golf and civilian drive is plowed into the crowds of people ultimately killing it. my understanding is tens of people. i don't have anything more specific to that. it is on folding. it does has helped ministry, which is controlled by how mosque says dozens were killed at the drop site. this brings the ministry's death toll, which does not separate dod civilians from fighters to 30000. that unprecedented human cost hesper cause for resolution. the war in gaza must and clear

violations of in the nation with rights and too many different roles, including war crimes and possibly other crimes on the international law has been committed by all parties, mediators say that moss and israel on the cost of a truce. but a group say that before that happens, some northern causes may not survive the famine that result from a not getting through a quick look. now, that's why the story is making headlines around the world. today. john's main opposition parties headquarters happened demolish following the killing of a theater young john dylan to roo. there the party accused the soldiers of executing him and then the assault on the building. on wednesday, the violence came a day after chad's military rulers announced a presidential election would be held in the french farmers have protested in central paris, briefly, bringing traffic to a halt with tractors and have fails. police main dozens of the rest of the

demonstration, which farmer say is been to say french agriculture as it struggles with cheap imports and increasingly stringent environmental rules. a 32 year old soldier and the german army has been confirmed as a suspect and the shooting and the lower stocks from a region for people were shot and killed. and the incident, one of them, a child to further details have been released. thailand in the united states are hosting ages biggest military exercises. nearly 10000 personnel from 27 countries are taking part in drills featuring warships, fighter jets and helicopters, the annual events dumped cobra gold aims to strengthen bonds between allies. motors in iran are electing a new parliament and a religious body called the assembly of experts to ron's political establishment. the elections are attached to the public sentiment following social uprising in 2022. the last problem entry elections 4 years ago saw the smallest abode since the

1979, as on the ground pollution around is suffering and economic crisis and has been rocked by nationwide anti government protest of the the signs they're everywhere and the messaging is clear. you're on has been scrambling to boost voter turnout ahead of friday's election. it's introducing electronic voting and several cities. and the number of female candidates vying for a seat is more than double what it was in the last problem entry election in 2020. but the government's efforts appear to be falling on deaf ears. my shock, bye, she leslie. i will not take part in this election without this because the results of the last 2 elections were not good to you on this group novel on the terms. the biggest problem with the election is the people's lack of trust in parliament. of political distrust and an ailing economy have helped fuel voter apathy. although the elections are seen as

a crucial barometer for legitimacy. the government's own surveys show participation will be well below 50 percent. friday's vote includes polls for members of parliament, and the assembly of experts will have the power to appoint, runs supreme leader. the country system of pre approve and candidates has led to mass disqualifications. and the removal of true choice, according to critics of the current hard line government. yet no, you don't even know. yeah. into whole book by the time the word election is completely meaningless as well. but it should be called an anti election or non election road, in the good bottom of the election is rejected by the people and these land make republic, and cannot sell it to them. about doing that for sure. the memory of mazda many is also casting a long shadow over this years. vote the 22 year old curtis iranian died after she was taken into police custody for allegedly violating the islamic dress code

that led to wave of mass protests against the hid job law. and other social issues in 2022. the movement was violently crushed by authorities. but the demands for change and an end to these womic republics rule injure. and we can now turn to ali for the land and job. he's a german terrain and political scientists who has the center for middle east and global order. think tank here in berlin. he's also the author of the bulk or ron, in an emerging new world order. welcome back to the w l a. and there have been widespread calls to boycott this vote. how do or remains at large feel about these elections? i think it is quite clear even so the resume itself that uh for these elections. uh there is not too much enthusiasm, quite on the country. we can expect the repetition of the last 2 major elections and around, over the last few years for the parliament and the presidency,

which already saw a historic, low voter turnout. so this time around, we can also expect the same, even probably even lower, because that lives even a regime legitimacy has been further further eroding also in the wake of the national uprisings that you mentioned earlier. so what we actually can expect in fact, is that there was im gonna proclaim a fake voter turnout with a do much to legitimize them. know, well, i don't believe so because the disillusionment is quite vast and you're wrong. it's quite widespread. there's also no illusion among iranians, that those, that actions are, you know, going to lead to some change. so everyone is well aware of that. so it's quite farcical this. so what we're going to see is a, you know, basic, did the social base, that the regime, we're going to go to the bottom of the boxes and it says social base. so the resume

is also being quiet eroding. so basically basically we're talking about 10 to 15 percent of the population v. there are the logically or it can only lead or somehow attached to the song republic over you're wrong. so basically it's a uh, contestation within a very, a smaller part of your honor society. those who benefit from the regime and are, are the logically, very committed, especially to the supreme leader of the some of republic. who is, has mentioned the protests of 20222023. i want to know from you how has this uprising this movement played into the road and, and the campaigning ahead of it as well. it does definitely play into resume calculations. that's for a months now. they've been very worried about the reputation of a historically low voter turnout. so before, over the last few months we've seen quite and lots of agitation by regime officials

and for the i took media packaging iranians to go to the ballot boxes because otherwise it was the strength of the soul, the enemies of the assault republic. but all those uh, you know, narratives are not working anymore. so what we can expect is, as i said before, a repetition of a historically low voter turnout enhance also the approximation of a, a, you know, higher votes. uh, you know, for fake hinesville to turn out just 3 days ago. the r a d. c. the runny, wrote the song river, she guards a core affiliated media for us. talked about an expectation of 71 percent of the iranians going to the poll. so this is, you know, a stark contrast to probably only 10 to a maximum of 20 percent of iranian. so me go to the boxes. yeah.

and repression of what interest of identified in the eyes of the regime as enemies in the run of the to these elections has been intended, hasn't yes, sir, i mean uh, what i refer to earlier is uh, actually uh, the 4 amenities of your wrong going to be strengthened if iranians go don't go to the paulding stations. but of course, um, as you may know, i'm talking about a long term resolution process. and the combination of which was in the fall of 2022 of a revolutionary uprising against the regime. and i believe that this is our lease, your process is continuing, although we may have this kind of superficial reading that you're on isn't a state of stability. but actually the motors of revolutionary, you know, frustration are still there, associated economic and political. and there is a wide gulf and probably a river irreversible gulf between states and society. origin that has no policy

answers to the basic needs of iranians and those. and so we're all set elections. i cannot, you know, cannot lead to any kind of change. yeah, so this is the kind of reality that so many iranians are now facing very complicated one ali if i to land their job. thank you so much for breaking it down for us. thank you for returning to germany now we're share prices have been sending new records despite and economic down turn. and the global crises such as wars and climate change, which are unsettling investors, frankly, his main stock market index. the tax has been enjoying a prolonged raleigh. here's the thing about the frankfurt stock exchange, whether the bulls are running wild or the bayers are mulling everything in sight. you couldn't tell from the faces of traders here. and there was always an eerie silence in the building to. it's no different these days, even though there wouldn't be

a reason to celebrate of germany's ducks. the main index training here in frankfort has been on the record run for months setting afresh all time high this week, every day it's in sync closer 218000 points, up from under 15000 to november. that's despite the ongoing war in ukraine. it's despite the unrest in the middle east and not to mention germany's economic problems with the recession in 2023 expectations for any growth in 2024. and we order books in many industries, products under the paradoxes that the german economy is not doing well because the ducks is basically rushing from record high to a record high, is mostly due to the hope of a turn around and interest rates. and in principle, keen interest rates that will be lowered in the course of the year. and so there is a paradox on the stock market and this was effect, the german economy is not doing well, but the tax is rushing from record to record. how much longer will markets rise?

it's the $1000000.00 question. as central banks that around the world have indeed suggested the lower interest rates, although later than expected, markets will have to be patient. not an easy order at their current levels. let's get you up to speed now. on some other world news, or at least 46 people were killed as fire rep through downtown commercial building in the bangladesh and capital dot com does as more were injured, plays for accounts and a restaurant and spread through the 6th story long. a gas leak may have caused the fire managers and tour operators at a new zealand island have an order to pay half defines over a volcano interruption that killed $22.00 people. the 7000000 euro penalties are for safety breaches on white island and 2090. facebook owner of meta says it's time for loading news. content will no longer appear on the platform in australia and the u. s. once existing deals with publishers expire,

it follows and similar move in the u. k. france and germany, australia, as government says, it will dispute the decision which, cuz the news outlets lose millions of dollars as demand for cocaine grows to unprecedented levels in europe. so to does the danger to communities organized crime games are finding over the billions of dollars and black market money for me is now $1.00 of the countries trying to rally international authorities to coordinate efforts to interrupt international supply chains. the general louisa has got these hands full thousands of containers i loaded in the peruvian pulse of calais of every day and cocaine to be hidden in any of them. the mound in europe is increasing and such as drug smuggling. the ways is anti drug team is on daily patrol. instead about any potential suspicious containers would be game changing flooring forces. but most of those is we absolutely need an international exchange of information with only investigating

authorities. so they can seize the drugs and the criminals behind the getting the knowledge due to rising demand. coca cultivation improve is doubled since 2015. the drug is almost exclusively exposed to europe in germany records $35.00 tons received last year alone. that's why germany's federal minister of the interior, nancy phase, is traveling to south america, offering great to collaboration between nations, except because i've already seen the spiraling violence in belgium and the netherlands public. prosecutors and journalists have been shot dead. and i would like to prevent that from happening in germany i, he notified hall 2000 drug related death. so not just a fuse and it's not just about people dying. it's the huge impoverishment associated with violence and huge profits given in peru. rain forests are being cleared for drug cultivation. coca farm is just enough to survive well, international smugglers make billions. the rule of law is being undermined by

corruption. as i mentioned, it was just another one. so they're going to have a shared responsibility. countries that can see must cooperate with countries that produce because this is where the damage is done, the environmental destruction and the mud is supporting the customer negotiations for security agreements all to begin soon. more education and training, a planned and a great to exchange of information. the importance of information sharing was demonstrated to the anti drug police at the end of january. a tip off enables the team to seize all of a 7 tons of cocaine and the ports of calais of the cocaine is imbedded in wooden panels. the smugglers getting more more creative and it's becoming harder to find. no so limited, but i mean, it's a great satisfaction, not just for me, but for everyone who has worked with us. we're always off to the drugs with the aim of finding the people behind them. and that's why corporation is so important. and any help is welcome,

because the drug business is poisoning society and the people who use them. or when hoffman is a criminal justice law strength university in the netherlands need hold. his wine record, amounts of cocaine, are being seized in europe at the moment. these numbers are huge and they have only been growing. so these numbers are from 2021. so they have grown substantially in the past 2 years. and you also have to think that these of the numbers of ceased ok will cease drugs. so them of the drugs that actually came in and were actually distributed and you're much higher. the reason for that, a clear that the drug trade is soaring in the south america and we have one big gateway into europe, and that is the netherlands. also the port of envelopes in belgium and of course nancy fizzle, named it pulled off hand. these are the big gateways of, of trucks into germany. and you, i was robin hoffman. excellent ologist at ma,

stretched to university in the netherlands. and we end with a success story some months needed. good news from snow east kind of media scientists in norway have boosted the numbers of rare arctic foxes. climate change had left the endangered species struggling to find enough to eat and the wild. the population was down to around 40, but the feeding stations have now lifted the accounts for more than $500.00. without the program, the animals could have been facing extension. researchers are still warning. it's too early to know if the spaces is in fact st. as a form without a quick reminder of our top story. thousands of warners have gathered in defiance of ryan police as of jail, russian opposition leader unexplainable, and he was laid to rest and last scout the crowd outside. the church bid farewell to the kremlin spheres. this critic who died at a remote architect penal colony that's all for now or for lex,

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