tonight, additional weapons were ukraine courtesy of united states. it will include heavy artillery and helicopters. it is expected any day now. also ukraine's real where heroes. -- railway heroes.

what it takes to keep the trains moving. and russia's most iortant ship on the black sea out of commission. russia is telling a different story. viewers around the world welcome. we begin with more money and more weapons for ukraine. u.s. president biden has approved an additional 800 million dollars worth of military assistance to ukraine. the package includes heavy artillery and helicopters and comes just after -- just as -- >> marty ball is in ruin.

the u.s. says it is once again sending arms to ukraine to stop russia's destruction of the country. >> today the president announced and authorized another presidential drawdown of security assistance valued at $800 million tailored to meet urgent needs for today's fight as forces shift the focus of their forces to ukraine. >> the president expressed his gratitude. i am sincerely thankful for the support. the need for more arms is urgent as convoys converge on ukraine. analysts say the americans weapons are suited to ukraine's

defense. >> you want systems like that they can fire away from where you are trying to break up the military on before he gets close to you. they need to destroy the russian convoys. >> the pentagon said it was rushing to send the equipment but did not provide a timetable. for the people in the eastern ukrainian city, something as simple as going to get groceries is a calculated risk they could end in tragedy. war has brought life to a standstill. it is a disaster. every 10 or 15 minutes, i live on the seventh floor of a building just imagine it from both sides then you think the roof will cave in and kill you.

for some, the fighting is too much to bear. a bus takes them away from the bombs. others are staying behind hoping to survive the advance. if weapons from the u.s. don't stop it first. >> our correspondent is following this story in kyiv. i asked her if this is the type of assistance ukraine wants now from its western allies. >> absolutely. this has been very welcome. you heard what president zelenskyy had to say in response today. this i being met with reef. president zelenskyy has been calling for since the beginning of this conflict been calling on the end the u.s. for more support, more artillery and

weapons to be able to fight the russian aggression. yocan perhaps hear me, their sirens going on the background. it has been met with huge relief. resident zelenskyy pleaded to congre a couple of weeks ago. this package does not require congressional approval and we are expecting the weapons to arrive as soon as possible. some will need training. as you said in the report, it has come at ch a good time for the ukrainian military as they prepare for an olaught a much bigger assault in the east and southeast and south. it has been met with relief and welce, this will not and president zelenskyy's call for help. he has been putting pressure on germany and other countries to step in and send more weapons.

>> that's talk about the situation and cap. what is the situation right now? >> as it was just mentioned, you heard an air raid siren behind me. this is why no means a city that you could say was normal. i was here before the war just before the war and it has a very fferenteel although there are someigns of life coming back to e city. there are some shops open, supermarkets open. even non-essential shops are starting to open. people aretarting to return to the ci on the train journey appear, i spoke to quite a few people. the train was busy and a lot of people were returning back to kyiv despite authorities saying not to come back. the authorities here sing it stl is not safe. they are preparing for potential renewal of russian attacks on the capita everyone from zelenskyy to the

mayor of kyiv anhis brother even on our other station today warning people that it still is not safe enough to return. as you can hear, the air raid sirens are still pretty constant. >> we're going to let you go, because we don't how safe it is to be outside where you are. rebecca has also been investigating the central role of ukraine's railways in defending the country against the russian invasion. russia has bombed some railway lines but the trains keep moving thanks to the determination of their conductors. >> when russia invaded ukraine ivan was on duty traveling his regular route for more than 10 years the train conductor served passengers between zaparisia in the south east and la viv 0:35

in the west a 15-hour journey but on february 24 life changed forever as dawn broke news of the invasion broke too a woman started to cry and said have you heard anything i said no she said that bombing nepro i didn't believe it i started to check facebook to check the news and it turned out at there was bombing all around ukraine we arrived late to zeparia and we were told the evacuations would art >> since then they haven't stopped and neither has ivan who's worked every day and every night. now he lives on the train too russian troops have occupied his those first days were the the hardest was already full in sepporija when we arrived at nepal the platform was packed so many people and chaos started women children there were so

many in the carriage at least 100 to 150 people >> trains get people out but they also get aid in to where it's needed ukraine couldn't fight this war witut the railway network it has more than 230 000 employees nearly all of them have stayed on the job despite the danger over 60 railway workers have been killed in the line of duty as trains come under russian fire that hasn't happened to ivan but the work is taking its toll >> it is very hard psychologically when you go back to zephoriza in an empty carriage and you hear sirens on the stations the feeling the worrying dreams i'm very tired >> and there's little rest ahead >> the railway needs me for half

a year so i can't be called for conscription which means they will not make me join the army once that time is up i'll be drafted and will go to war >> until then ivan will be fighting for his country doing what used to be just a regular job through the stations and towns he knows by heart crossing his homeland at war >> earlier we spoke to alexander kamishin who is a ceo of ukrainian railway >> daily, we suffer from least one station to three stations but we keep preparing them and we keep running on the schedule and it's important to keep the

trains moving definitely because that's the lifeline of the country that's the lifeline of the passenger traffic and of the humanitarian aid and e people making normal journeys these days going to work for instance or is it all about the the evacuation 3:57 supply >> that's the highest price we paid for the war. all the rest, the infrastructure they keep shelling starting from east and ending in the west. but the east suffers much more and you know that yesterday russian federation told that they will shall eve if something happens but again we try to get back to normal operations despite the fact that russians

keep shelling all the states around on the country and so this sounds like dangerous work you you you talked about how the the russians keep shelling the the tracks and the bridges and you go out and fix ivan turned ellen. it is a stunning blow to russia's navy. we are getting reports that russia's main warship has sunk in the black sea. the vessel was being towed back to port in stormy weather. it happened hours after ukraine says its missiles hit the ship damaging it. >> as it turned out, this postage stamp was prophetic. shown off just hours before the incident with the message the russian warship always has only one direction. russia blames a fire for the

damage and says thship is still afloat. ukraine has slightly different take. >> in the blackea, the warship was hit by anti-ship missiles. it sustained substantial damage. other ships tried to provide assistance, but a storm turned the ship over and it started sinking. it came to prominence at the start of the war. being told to go f itself. [speaking foreign language]

last month, the man behind those words was awarded a medal for his bravery. initially feared killed, he and others were taken captive before freed in a risen exchange. it was the main ship and russia's black sea fleet armed with cruise missiles as well as a long-range air defense system. if the claim is true, that defense system appears to have failed catastrophically. >> ukraine is getting ready for an offensive in the east after suffering major losses and failing to take the ukrainian capital, moscow says it is now focusing on the donbass region. russian-backed separatists have controlled parts of it since 2014 and they may now try to seize the rest of the region. president putin has expressed a keen interest in the area which

borders russia. >> the goals are perfectly clear. they are noble. i said from the start in my first public statement on this operation. the main goal is to help the people in don bost. vladimir putin claims kyiv is committing genocide against russian speakers in the region. there is no evidence of that, but it has been one of the justifications for invasion all along. it is ukraine's old industrial heartland dating back to the soviet era. it has already seen years of fighting. the region is largely russian speaking seen by the kremlin as more russian than ukrainian. it is mainly comprised of the two large regions. they border russia to the north and east. shaded area shows the territory seized by russian-backed separatists in 2014.

russia on stood extend the control carving out a sizable chunk of ukraine. moscow could annex the area as it did with crimea in 2014. perhaps the biggest single prize is murray opel -- mariupol. the city itself is largely destroyed. russia wants to capture it. to link up all along the southeast coast and build a land bridge. capturing the whole of the region would allow vladimir putin to claim mission accomplished. analysts warn it could be a long and devastating conflict. >> hears around a of other stories. his regular -- israeli forces have killed palestinians following a wave of deadly

attacks. 12 israelis have been killed in the past three weeks. he is said to show hundreds of covid-19 patients sleeping in cramped facilities in shanghai have been circulating on chinese social media. a strict zero covid-19 policy is being enforced including nickel quarantines for those who test positive. beijing is being accused of forcing people to quarantine and substandard conditions. boris johnson says an agreement with the east african country would tackle immigration and that migrants would be humanely removed. the opposition labor party says the plan is unworkable and unethical. the hollywood actor cuba gooding junior has admitted to forcibly kissing a waitress in 2018. his lawyer says the admission is

part of a plea deal saying he gripped several women though he faces a civil lawsuit for rape. police in germany have arrested four members of a far-right groups on suspicion of plotting violent attacks to sew civil unrest. prosecutors say they were planning to blow up power stations and they wanted to kidnap germany's health minister who his drawn criticism for further pandemic restrictions. >> the plot to bring down democracy was said to have been hatched on telegram. prosecutors say far right extremists want to trigger powder outages in warlike conditions. he didn't stop there. the plan behind this was to kidnap the minister of health, to kill his personal security and accept this as collateral damage.

the health minister praised police and said he was unfazed. this will not affect my own work. i will continue as before. he has been a regular target of protesters. he said the plot showed such opposition had been co-opted by for right -- far right elements. this is an attempt to destabilize the state and democracy as well. they're taking advantage of the protests. it is a small minority in society but highly dangerous. authorities said the suspects were affiliated with protest groups and a movement which denies the existence of the modern german state. the unifying and foremost element of the grouping is hatred against our democracy and its government officials.

more than 20 nationwide rates police confiscated firearms, ammunition, cash, and gold bars. brent: devastating floods triggered by heavy rains in south africa have claimed more than 300 lives. the south african president has blamed the catastrophe on climate change. the death is expected to rise as search-and-rescue efforts continue. >> the water has gone, but the damage remains. two daysf rains and floods destroyed thousands of houses. major infrastructure like roads and bridges simply washed away. you drive through, you come across many of the landsdes like this one. what you can see in the middle, there was a house that was

washed away with a ldslide, there was a fily staying there. a grandmother with three grandchildren. one of the children managed to get out. the others passed away. the youngest was three years old. a neighbor is still trying to get to terms with what happened. she was inside when the soil started moving and the family home collapsed killing her 10-year-old cousin. >> i feel like my house was on a thousand pieces. she was joyful, always happy, loved everyone. >> around the corner, authorities set up a shelter in a school. thousands became homeless overnight. during a visit, the president promised help knowing that the

limited resources of the state won't reach everyone. knowing that this will not be the last disaster, there have been similar floods in the area in past years. >> this disaster is obviously part of climate change. it is telling us that climate change is serious. it is here. we no longer can postpone what we need to do, the measures we need to take to deal with climate change. it is here and our disaster management capabilities needs to be at a higher level. >> she hopes for assistance from the government but doubts she will get it. everything the family owns she says is gone. many, she tries to stay optimistic but more rain has been predicted for the easter weekend. brent: the world's richest man

could soon own one of the biggest social media companies. elon musk has offered to buy twitter. the move comes days after he made a u-turn on a decision to accept a place on the company's board of directors. the ceo of tesla, he recently took a 9% stake in twitter. he has now offered to buy the rest of the company valuing it at $43 billion. he has more than 80 million twitter followers. his bid to buy the company has been met with skepticism and criticism. some media advocacy organ -- organizations believe that the board should turn down the offer from elon musk. the ceo of free press based in los angeles says elon musk as the sole owner of twitter would be a threat to democracy. >> here's the threat. we at free press have been

calling on twitter and other social media comnies to be responsible andccountle to the public, to civilights leaders, two women and people of color. elon musk has demonrated he is unaccountable to us. he is a frequent purveyor of covid and vaccine disinformation. he has used twitter and other social media to move the markets to his monetary advantage. i don't trust him to be a responsible actor in the role as full owner of twitter. i am nervous especially about his effortto take the company private. it means that we will have even fer opportunities to hold him accountable. this isn't just about free expression. free expression is important. we need to protect that on twitter and other social media platforms.

the responsibility goes beyond that. he needs to protect the civil and human rights, public safety and public health. he has demonstrated he is not capable of that. >> he is a free speech absolutist. he believes you should be able to say, think, express what you want. on its face, that sounds like something that your organization would agree with. if you look further, there are problems. >> yes. we are calling people to a deeper understanding of free expression. there is a brand of free speech absolutism that people like elon musk, i mean wealthy white men who have never had to ce the consequences when there is harassment campaign aimed at women of color. we have to understand how to be

achieve free speech? it is not about amplifying disinformation and bigotry. especially when there are active campaigns aimed at shting up people like me. where there is campaign to dog pile on someone or to undermine credibility based on lies and bigotry. we have to shoot for free speech for all, not just free speech for wealthy unaccountable billionaires. brent: you are assuming that that is what he would be pursuing. you are judging him before the fact. >> i think he said what he has wanted. he has been openly critical of twitter and efforts to moderate content on twitter. we have a pretty good idea based on his own words where he wants to go with this. brent: it's good having you on. we appreciate your insights.

the world is definitely talking about elon musk and twitter. thank you. you are watching dw news. we have breaking news, russia' defense miniry says its main worship in the black sea has sunk while being towedack to port and stormy weather. hours earlier, ukraine said its missiles hit the ship causing an explosion and fire. all 500 crew were evacuated. this is dw news. after a short break, i will take you back through the day. stay with us. ♪ o7ñ;ñ;?k

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ship. it is a major setback for the country. the ship was a key part of naval operations in the area. 10 days to go, emmanuel macron and marine le pen hit the campaign trail as they try to inova voters ahead of the final round of the presidential elections on april 24. and outcry from members of the opposition and human rights groups, after the british government announces a deal to send thousands of asylum-seekers to rrwanda. ♪ we begin this half-hour with breaking news. in the last few minutes, the russian defense ministry says its flagship in the black sea

has sunk. for almost 24 hours, the information waead raged on. kyiv had admitted it hit the ship with missiles. russia saying that the ship had a fire on board. now muska has admitted the moksva has sunk. it is a major setback for russia. the ship was a key part of naval operations. we'll bring you the latest as we get it here on france 24. meanwhile, the chief prosecutor with the international criminal court visited the town of bucha and called the entire country, quote, "a crime scene." the town is one of several locations where russian soldiers are accused of massacring civilians. forensic scientists from france have a right to investigate those alleged war crimes. we get more with our colleagues over at france 2. reporter:. peter: ukraine's prosecutor general welcomes france forensic

investigators. the 16 specialists will assist ukrainian authorities in which over the next 15 days to determine whether war crimes were committed against ukrainian civilians. reporter: russia retreated from the suburb in kyiv at the end of march. a few days after, ukrainian authorities discovered around 250 buddies. the forensic investigators will try to establish how they died, like what happened to these former residents, a mother and two daughters. >> it is very important to have a decision for the international criminal court. that's why it is very important that investigators, experts from other jurisdictions, have the possibility to come to ukraine

o are not close to the country. >> the ukraine force to get a general says ukraine needs foreign experts in the country. the collection of evidence will help determine whether russia committed war crimes. >> [speaking in french] reporter: the discovery of multiple killed civilians in bucha in it early april sparked an outcry. though international court will determine whether russia committed war crimes in ukraine. wassim:. wassim: this evening the french ministry of foreign affairs says its embassy in ukraine will soon return to the capital of kyiv. . it was moved to lviv in the west in early march after the russian invasion. . u.s. president joe biden announced an additional $800 million in military assistance to ukraine that will include heavy artillery ahead of a wider

russian assault expected in the eastern part of the country. when all is said and done, that package would bring the total military aid to ukraine to more than $2.5 billion that has included a wide range of supplies such as artillery systems, arms, armored personnel carriers, and coastal defense boats. let's go back to that breaking news story that we began the half hour with, the russian defense ministry now confirming that its flagship vessel in the russian black sea, the moksva, has now sunk. that is information that came to our newsroom. in a statement, it says the ship sank as it was towed back to port in stormy weather following an explosion and fire. of course, in the past 24 hours we have been witnessing an information war, where the kremlin says the damage was caused by a fire, well ukrainian

authorities have said they hit the ship with a missile strike. let's go to kyiv, the ukrainian capital,here our course joins us. what more can you tell us? reporter: that's about it what are times -- that's about it in terms of information. we have been waiting to see how the story would develop. the russians have been denying that the ship was struck by missiles, ukrainians insisting they hit the ship with two neptune missiles which have a range of about 280 kilometers, cruise missiles. and then the russians said it was fine, though the crew had to be taken off, 500 crew men bng wed into port in crimea, and everybody was ok. but ukrainians all along insisted that the boat was sinking and it tns outhey were right.

most experts concur with the ukrainian point of view that it was struck by misles. if this is the case, it cannot be confirmed 100%, if it is a case, it is a serious blow to the russians. it is the fourth shape that the ukrainians have shrunk since the beginning of the war, and it is the flagship of the russian fleet in the black sea. in terms of propaganda value and prestige, it is a serious blow to the russians. more than that, more than just th prestige below that they have suffered, it is a serious concern for the russian ships operating in the black sea who are considering the possibility of an in pbs assault on the major ukrainian border. they have to think twice now about how they go about that. knowing that they are in full range of ukrainian sure cruise

missiles. and not only that, the missiles that appear to have struck the mosmoskva were ukrainian missiles, brought into service a year ago. the ukrainians are now taking orders of british missiles being sent by the british government following the british prime minister's visit a few days ago, ship missis, anti-ship missiles, which could change the equation considerably. ukrainian neptune results can hit the ships. these missiles they are taking a hold off in the next few days will be far more dangerous still. wassim: this is such a major development. rob persons, thank you very much. let's turn our attention from the war in ukraine. 10 days to go until around two of the french election. the campaign has begun in earnest.

both candidates are meeting constituents. president macron was in a northwestern city. marine le pen was in the southern city of avignon. we will have more on their respective campaigning later this hour. we will talk to joseph downing, a senior lecturer in politics. he joins us now from aston university. thank you for being with us. the had been a lot of criticism in the run-up to the first round directed at macron, the fact that he had nearly campaigned at all. so far this week, it is a u-turn compared to what we had previously seen, correct? joseph: he definitely seems to be hungry, going out to court votes. but is it too little, too late? he made a bizarre decision to delay his declaration to contest the election right until the last-minute. and after that, his actions seem notable with only a brief foray

into a rich and above paris. it only dated more damage. whereas le pen has been crisscrossing all across the overseas territories, going out and meeting voters and really pushing across the image that she cares about people and she wants to be amongst the people. which couldn't be further from omicron's approach, where he has portrayed himself as a statesman who is above and away from his people. what's ian: it appears this week he is pulling a page out of the le pen campaign playbook, trying to reach out to voters. who exactly does he need to convince to lynn on april 24? joseph: this is a huge issue because it's not the first time he has pulled a page out of the playbook. his hostility towards islam, his call for a france-first policy in agriculture, which is bizarre

for a pro-globalization candidate, quite interesting. to take this election, he needs to convince those who voted for jean-luc melenchon to go out and vote for macron. we are seeing an unprecedented moment in french political history where two main vertical parties, the republicans and the socialists, are effectively dead. this is really relevant in french politics. those are the parties he needs to go out for, both of which are quite young constituents. this has been quite a u-turn for french politics. we usually consider it marine le pen voters to be older, and the left to be dominated by these old communist figures from the 70's and 80's, but marine le pen is now doing her best, her voters are coming from 18-24-year-olds. wassim: let's turn our attention to her campaign. we have celebrities and politicians coming out saying

people need to vote against the far-right. protests will be held against the far-right this weekend. she seems to be losing some momentum in the polls. what does she need to do to win? joseph: she could win by default. there are two things that are important, one being by abstention. obsession was historically high in 2017. abstention could deliver her the election. also, how many times can the french be mobilized by the call to block the far right? that is something that we are going to see in this election. what does she need to do? she needs to basically not lose it like she did last time. . last time she went on the tv debate with macron very close to the second-round runoff, and had a meltdown, came across very aggressive and like a rabid fascist. it is the image she has tried to shake. all she needs to do is put it in cruise control, and try and court the mainstream. . that is her campaign.

it has been run really well and really successfully. wassim: and that televised debate will take place on april 20, next week. joseph downing, senior lecturer in politics at aston university, thank you. joseph: thanks. wassim: now to a very controversial move by the british government, it has struck a multimillion pound deal with rwanda to fly asylum-seekers to the country, in an attempt to crack down on immigration. opposition and human rights groups have condemned the agreement, calling it unworkable, a waste of public money, and inhumane. our correspondent from london. reporter: the comments have been absolutely scathing from all the opposition leaders, from the main opposition party, the labour party, saying the plan is unworkable. the liberal democrats saying it would be expensive and ineffective. in other words used is that it is cruel, inhumane, and the government has to think again. this has taken months to

negotiate. what is interesting is that rwanda is now saying, yes, this is the first phase, the first tranche of money going to be paid, but it is saying the british authorities that if you want to have a permanent skiing here, we are open to that possibility. that one-way ticket to rwanda is to go to rwanda, even if they are successful, then they would stay in rwanda and live in rwanda. otherwise, they would be sent back to their countries of origin so. human rights and refugee groups are up in arms about this. . there will be legal hurdles, and the prime minister recognized that. the legislation is going through parliament. it had major problems in the house of lords. i don't think this will, start overnight there is time to go. there will be some dakota ranges on the way soon. wassim: the death toll from what south african authorities are calling unprecedented floods, has hit 341. rescuers continued their search

and rescue operations, that they are finding fewer survivors. some residents have been without power or water since monday. i will correspondent has a story. reporter: as night fell, these south africans waited in the entrance of the community center turn shelter. they were adding their names to a long list of those seeking refuge from the incessant downpour and floods that have hit their area. many have lost everything in landslides. >> in 30 minutes, the water was just coming. after that, i started running to the place which has no wat. on top. reporter: more than 6000 homes have been damaged in what is the deadliest storm to date in south africa's history. torrential downpours equal to nearlyalf of the annual precipitation for the area fail in just 48 hours, causing

landslides, collapsed bridges, and damaged roads. calling the situation a catastrophe, president ramaphosa toured the area and prosed to spare nothing in government aid. we are going to visit other places to assess the flood damage so that we understand the help that is needed. . we are thankful you have given us the opportunity to see for ourselves and to meet with you. reporter: the president said the extent of the storm is due to climate change, and he called on the world to the world to longer postpone reducing emissions. the south african weather service warned more localized rule can be expected in the coming days. wassim: 17 minutes past the hour, time now for look at the days top business news with brian. we are starting with elon musk. this news rebounding far beyond the business world -- his

intention to take twitter private with a hostile takeover bid. brian: never a dull moment with this guy. speculation about it has been mounting, ever since it was revealed musk had taken more than a 9% stake in the twitter. his refusal to get on the twitter board. he revealed her all outstanding shares, roughly $44 billion. twitter shares were on a roller coaster thursday, closing down nearly 1.7% as skepticism begins to grow as to the viability of that takeover bid. the world's wealthiest man has long been a critic as well as a heavy user of the platform. he says it would be transformed as a private company, but regulatory issues and financing could stand in his way. james reports. reporter: a takeover bid described as deeply hostile. elon musk, the world's richest man, on thursday, offered $40

billion to buy off twitter in order to unlock its extraordinary potential. "i believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe. twitter needs to be transformed as a private company," he told the u.s. securities and exchange commission. twitter said it would carefully review what it called an unsolicited, nonbinding bid. musk said his price of $54 20 cents per share was his best and final offer. it is generous. 38% more than twitter's stock on the the first day of april. >> this is musk in corporate-raider style, looking to own twitter. i think he ultimately ends up going to twitter. if the board says no as a fiduciary,, they will be -- for

breakfast. reporter: last week, he disclosed the purchase of shares, putting his stake in twitter at 9.2%, which had been the door for him to join the firm's board. but on monday, twitter ceo announced the billionaire had pulled out. musk, who calls himself aree speech absolutist, has been critical of twitter. despite his network of $219 billion, there have been questions over his capacity to take over the social media giant, with most of his wealth tied up in his electric car company, tesla. brian: james mulholland there. here in europe, all eyes were in frankfurt on thursday for the latest meeting of the governing council. the eurozone is facing inflation, currently at 7.5%. but unlike most central banks worldwide, the ecb has so far declined to raise interest rates to tame inflation. thursday saw it sticking with that strategy, the governing

council keeping monetary policy unchanged. the bank will however be ending its asset purchase program in the third quarter. since 2015, the a bid to ensure market liquidity. the bank is facing a policy dilemma. on the one hand, soaring inflation, but on the other, stagnating economic growth. here is the ecb president christine lagarde. >> the war is already laying on the confidence obusinesses and consumers,, including through the uncertainty that it brings. with energy and commodity prices rising sharply, households are facing a higher cost of living and firmsre confronted with higher produion costs. bottlenecks, while a new set of

pandemic measures in asia is going to bidding to supply-chain difficulties. brian: that caution from the ecb sending the euro downward against both the dollar and sterling, as traders put any expectations for a rate hike from frankfurt on hold. the dollar is higher against the greenback. but all indices ending the day higher. the cac 40 in paris is up 0.7% at the close. . wall street closing in the red, as investors digested this week's data showing u.s. inflation at a four decade high. major investment banks including goldman sachs,, citigroup's, and morgan stanley, all reported drops. most banks are still beating analyst estimates. the dow ending the day in negative territory by 0.3%. the nasdaq closing down over 2%. finally, from a hefty bid for twitter, to a paltry bid for a tweet. just over a year ago, this user

paid 2.9 million dollars for an nft of the first twitch ever, a 2006 post by jack dorsey, that the twitter founder was auctioning for charity. now, the user is trying to resell that nft, promising to donate half of what he eected to be a $25 million plus payday. the problem so far, the highest bid he has been able to attract is under $10,000. nfts our digital verifications of the uniqueness of a particular file, airway for collectors to prove they have the original. the sales have exploded over the past year. but this user has kened his assets to the mona lisa. experts warn that nfts have no intrinsic value, in that investing in them is very risky, which, he seems to have proved that point. the mona lisa? what is money? what is art? wassim: i will give you 10 euros for that.

>> you beat my bid by five. [laughter] wassim: let's get now to catalina which is a snow for our truth or fake segment. you are taking us to mali, telling us about the missing information about a massacre. >> in late march, the malian forces suspected russian mercenaries actually killed about 300 people in a village in central mali. on april 1, they admitted to killing 203 armed islamists in a large-scale assault. but human rights watch opened an investigation on the matter, calling it a massacre, claiming that civilians were also killed during this so-called assault, with this photo, with this in context, the observers team at france 24 was contacted with the photo that would discredit these findings from human rights watch. the user points out that this picture of guns piled up, asking the team if this photo is

legitimate. he says, this photo is circulating online, as users claim that these arms were seized either malian forces. the user says, here is the arsenal seized from the civilians of moreh by the malian army, and there is a different photo where the user is saying that the malian army massacred civilians in mora. judge for yourself. and he points out how the population of the village was allegedly armed, and this photo is proof of that. the thing is that these photos have nothing to do with that village it mali. let's look at the image search. it led us to various news articles dating back to 2020 reporting on the chadian army destroying boko haram basis, and how nigeria seized hundreds of weapons belonging to boko haram. so one situation that has nothing to do with another. far from it.

on the second picture that we showed earlier right here. a google lens search led us to the original photo. you can do this by yourself at home by right clicking on your mouse to find any origin of any photo. the user retreated in photo from the official page of a security organizations page. but this caption says it is detailing a terrorist attack that took place in burkina faso. this generalist also posted this photo, discussing the terrorist attack, that hurt two soldiers. one detail we should point out is that most of this information comes from an anti-french and pro-russian group. for example in this photo that is out of context, you can see a russian flag in the caption. this is a common theme, as many protest the french military presence in mali, where russian mercenaries are also

operating. wassim:. wassim: catalina, thank you very much. brian, thank you. and thank you for watching. we will be back with much more news right after the break. ♪ >> for nearly half a century, cyprus has been cut into. in the north, the turkish government. in the south, the republic of cyprus, greek-speaking, and christian. the symbol of the island's division became a ghost town where it was abandoned, following the turkish invasion in 1974. in 2019, turkey reopened the village to tourists and two former residents. long deprived of their right to return, they are now demanding the return of their property. what var revisitedosha, on france 24 and france24.com. ♪

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