[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news line from berlin, ukraine, and a wait a long delayed vote in the us house on a 60000000000 dollar aid package. presidents lensky warrens is allies that without the funds ukraine can keep russian forces at day, also on the program. explosions hit the base, have been a run back militia, south of baghdad, killing one person. authority say they don't know what caused the blacks and floods devastate pakistan, southwest killing dozens. heavy down force have washed away homes and roads leaving residents sprint.

the unlike look to welcome us. lawmakers are preparing to hold a crucial vote on aid for ukraine. the u. s. has been ukraine's biggest back or in its war against russia, but congress has not approved major funding since last year. mainly because of the victory across to re political i laid on the democratic lawmakers and congress had been pushing for a major new weapons package for ukraine 4 months. but republican hardliners have been reluctant to provide funding to key if you know 20 to now appears to be cross party support for a $61000000000.00 package. ukrainian force is on the front line, have long to rush and they run munition right now. they're being gunned by the russians in the eastern done yet,

screeching press. didn't slow to me is an escape signed his troops this week in the in bottle of tone of chest, if you out, which you cranes as russia, asians to capture in the coming weeks. he could handle metals for that bravery, but not the tools to do the job. so landscape has long appealed for more military aid for front line forces and the defense systems to protect cities like cautious ukraine, 2nd largest city suffers almost daily attacks. we've agreed you me said zion ukraine have been waiting for months for this. michael support package waiting for a vote in congress. as a result, the terrace confidence has been growing very style. some of families did at least see us as already given reco. it's almost a ukraine disposal, so for $75000000000.00. and crucially, maybe 2 thirds of it was ministry aid. the long awaited new package totals over

60000000000, while over a 3rd of it for kids to buy advanced weapon systems on for us forces to provide training. the c i a has wound ukraine could lose the war by the end of the year without additional aid. the pentagon says it could get shipments moving within days, as it has stopped piles in europe, of just the weapons that ukraine so desperately needs. earlier we spoke to dw reporter step on siemens in washington, dc, and i asked him why the vote is scheduled for today? well, i think the overwhelming a conclusion here and, and coming sense is that the pressure is scott, too hard or too big, too, too significant for the republican let house of representatives to the speaker of the house, my johnson. and frankly, for america, the white house, as well as the senate who passed

a similar measures about 2 months ago. and ever since the white house is, is, is begging the house to, to bring up. there's a package, you know, the united states is aware of that. it has obligations that it is, the end proclaims itself to be the leader of the free world. but you can be a leader of the free world if you, if you don't need it. and apparently, if you don't, um, uh, put up your pack of pocket books and, and do what you're supposed to do. meaning helping ukraine, israel and taiwan. so there's a whole packaged $95000000000.00 which will be decided upon today. and that includes military uh, security assistance as it says, uh for israel, for taiwan. and as we said here, $65.00 or $60000000000.00 for the ukraine. so i think that was the reason pressure . it's got really immense and, and too hard to ignore it. in a nutshell, why is this a to ukraine still so controversial?

this it is because there is a relatively small number of hotline republicans who say that though the united states can actually not afford to sell out of $60000000000.00 to ukraine, or almost $1415.00 to israel and 8 to taiwan. because we have for the united states has a $34.00 trillion dollar deficit. how, you know, budget deficit and national bank actually not deficit but national debt. and that is the reason why they say they are not on board with this. the other reason is, and that is important to is of course, the border or in a crate immigration situation at the us mexico border. and that it gets complicated because then we have to talk about donald trump and what he's, what his interests are to block any movement on this front, so to speak. because we have a presidential election this year. it's

a dw correspondent to step on simon's at the us capitol many sex. meanwhile, large explosions have hit the base of an iraqi malicious south of baghdad. authorities say at least one person was killed and several are injured. it is own clear would call us of the blast. the base belongs to a coalition of a run link groups called the popular mobilization forces. luxury officials say the blasts were caused by an air strikes. united states has denied involvement in the attack. a summing, nathan is a middle east analyst at lancaster university. i asked him what he makes of the explosions new back there. yeah, it looks like an ad strike. it looks like the sort of thing that has been conducted on more and more in, in recent days. chances are we know where it's come from. we know that it's not the united states, which is incredibly unwilling to escalate this precarious situation. any further,

we know the israel has struck a number of different targets in recent days, in an attempt to try and tail it raining in games, but they've been trying to make in the past week or so. this is all part of a much bigger strategic game between israel and iran. here's the latest incarnation of dots, increasingly, sleeves and haul style rivalries. and so, i mean, what about the drone attack on is fun, you know, ron, which is widely being attributed to israel. ron's been careful not to directly attribute the attack to israel and the foreign minister reportedly compared attacking drones. toys is the caution into ron's rhetoric something you expect as well what they're trying to do. and i think all of the parties that are involved in this, or trying to spin the outcome of particular events in the most positive way for them. this is as much about strategic narratives about messaging,

about claiming victory and that sort of p all struggle as much as the physical direct military strikes that are taking place. it's about telling the narrative that you are emerging from something and a stronger position to restore the radians during that after they struck israel last week, or indeed that the talk is worth it. we. so it'd be as raves doing it after they thought it'd be a radiant attack. and now we see the radians doing it without blaming as well. but suggesting that they are still standing in the face of a truck, the child is, should talk a feeble a. talk is a some says, puts it, we only have half a minute. but i am curious, what's your sense of how israel is managing the threat of escalation with around and it's proxies. it's a really complex one. it doesn't necessarily want to escalate in light is having to deal with an incredibly devastating situation in gaza. it knows that if it does escalate with the run,

it has to deal with this by law. it has to deal with proxies and allies and syria and in iraq. it knows that that type of escalation in a new threshold would for much equity increase the possibility the israel would face the serious attacks on multiple fronts. that's a simon may been middle east analyst at lancaster university. many, many thanks on a brief look now. it's on the other stories making headlines around the world. a trick is present in great shape. tell you, bird. one has met with hamas leader is my on the, in a stumble. there talks or thought to have focused on reaching a ceasefire in the gaza strip. in the war that started with a moss is terror attacks against israel last october. they also want to get more humanitarian aid into the besieged territory. the german worship has ended its mission protecting ships from humans with the militants in the red sea. in february,

germany deployed the air defense forget to join the use of naval mission. run back to us, the militants want to force an end to the is really military operation in the gaza strip. report say the united states as agreed to withdraw troops from the chair. the base there has been key in counterterrorism efforts in these health regions. protests against the us presence training on has taken place in new year after a military to in july, last year. in pockets done storms and flooding have killed at least 65 people. as unusually heavy downforce hit, the region, a state of emergency has been declared in the biggest city grouchy for infrastructure has left people vulnerable votes thrown into region, reverse pages swept away my toasters, such as rated by heavy down bows to the point of collapse, the slots in the south western city of german tough,

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a will frequent home to 2. after embarrassed on 58 hour game amid the buzz of new york's times square on acoya and his american computer to assure and martinez will only allowed 5 minute breaks each hour with lots of boys to join the fries and music to keep them going. last night that was the moment i was ready to just give it all up. i'll just go to bed. you know, but major's driver from all over the world under the middle of a night. nobody went on the book in from london, from tennessee. our rest and get together. there were dozens together and i couldn't just give a net support didn't weigh that as on acoya closed in on the existing record. but i know it is gonna be truly remarkable. i mean, did you manage it? he managed 3. no one has ever blue chest for this long, you know,

56 hours non stop. we just go direct. good. i think we can keep going for a few more minutes or hours the match to keep going for another 2 hours one and for the credit to chase with helping lift him out of poverty and hopes his merits don't match. we'll raise $1000000.00 to help children's education across africa. to surfers the best in store. it never has conquered a monster wave and nozer a portugal. the wave was measured at 28.657 meters, which could be a new world record. the wave was measured using drone technology, confirmed the monster wave which are past the germans own previous records of 26 point one meters in 2020 and here's your reminder of our top story us lawmakers are preparing to hold a crucial vote on a $60000000000.00

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