the, the, this is the, the we news line from berlin. germany's defense minister plays down a damaging week, or is the story explains human error for the intercept that puts the cords military conversations about german weapons for ukraine interruption hands. also coming up nato conducts its biggest military exercise in europe since the cold war, all 31 allies as well as soon to be nato member. sweden are participating. and in the united states and super tuesday, the biggest day so far and the 2024 rates for the white house will bring you the latest from our corresponded in colorado and china opens its

a national people's congress with a focus on tackling growth. the event offers glimpses into how the communist party plans to get its economy back on track the uncle for at least welcome to the show. germany's defense minister boars. the story is says, human error was to blame for a conversation between a high level german military personnel being intercepted by russia. 4 days after the revelation 1st made headlines, boris, the story as has stepped before the cameras to explain in detail exactly what went wrong, is as an officer who was visiting single port dialed in to join the discussion about the use of tourist themselves in ukraine without taking the necessary security precautions, or calling the league a hybrid this information attack, the story is expanded on russia's attempt to influence the narrative. here in

germany, it will slant type. russia is constantly trying to drive a wedge between us, between the domestic political forces in germany, between the policies, between those for a, for or against really, for more or less support for ukraine. it's all up. if it is getting the tennis king, henry must not fall before it the least often lime game. it'll be a political correspondence. i'm the youngest following the story for us now. so i mean, what do you make of the story is explanation. well, this is clearly a damage limitation exercise by the german defense minister. he was offering this explanation, as you mentioned, that to one of the people on the coal whizzing single pull and appears to have used a non secure line. and perhaps, you know, that was the weak link. that was this been sort of exploited here by russian intelligence. perhaps it was just the lucky shot that they were able to get. they

said in the record, this cool. so the defense minister is cooling it to the individual era, as you mentioned. and uh, and indeed to use this non secure line would have been a gains gem and military rules and procedures. and he's announced an investigation at and on the whole, i think the defense ministers of pains to down play the significance of this lake, perhaps rather in the same way that the russian propaganda machine has been at pains to play a top. bazaar is also said that the german government, and i'm quoting him here, had not made a political decision on sending towards cruise missiles to ukraine. does that mean? so, i mean, that the matter isn't yet off the table. that's well, that's one of the things i think this lake shows, it clearly isn't off the table is being discussed at a pretty senior level within the millet free,

but of course also among politicians. and as we know, john, so that all i've shown is strongly opposed to supplying they said towards long range missile system into ukraine. the fee is that it could be interpreted by russia as a direct involvement at by gemini in the war. and if it is an escalation, because of that, on the other side, you've got opposition. politicians, christian democrats, but also others in parliament. as saying, no, we must continue to discuss. this is a weapon that ukraine wants and needs and would make a significant difference on the ground level position, publications. and also i've been trying to point out that the, the link to the linked coal seems to show that i felt as argument that delivering taurus to ukraine would also inevitably main sending german troops to ukraine. that, that argument to is not true. so there's a lot of political material here still to discuss. and i think the debates about

taurus for ukraine. yes. so know that i just fall from mobile and that's the w political correspondence. simon young, thank you so much time and nato is changing its biggest military exercise since the cold war operation. steadfast defender involves drills, encompassing a variety of scenarios. and we'll continue until may some 90000 soldiers from all 31 nato countries and soon to be members sweden are participating. among them is poet, of course, troops are testing their ability to move military equipment and difficult conditions on the vista. love river, now are brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomena when to check it out. so, moving nato forces towards an imaginary funds line 300 meters across the vista lot river. this exercise commanders here tell us it's meant to tests need to a strategic planning and logistics. rebec crossings,

operations like the one we are witnessing here are all the undertaking is absolutely necessary. and that is because there are so difficult to plan and execute. you have to consider many different sectors, like the characteristics of the terrain and river conference. and of course, in case of a real war, all these challenges would be negative 5 by enemy fire. so the ones to be ready in case bridges are destroyed and they needs to get across the river. an important exercise, especially for countries such as poland and the baltic states, which are crossed by numerous rivers, british and german come, but engineers are among those in charge of transporting federal tanks and other equipment across the beach to the river. they said it took them just a few minutes to put together a fairly like this one. but every day has its own challenges. the river is quite high, the moment is quite hungry. a few weeks ago,

the areas where we loan shown where be phoned up with the traits across. i was actually underneath the water. so i see the part of shipping outstanding, the bank preparation to ground works as simple as and then and a to further what to maintain that with some 20000 soldiers from 9 nato countries participating. this exercise led by poland is also a demonstration that the alliance is ready to deploy its pure had forces wherever there are needed. i would argue it's the right exercise at the right time, because it sends a unified message, unified message to potential enemies like russia. and force pertains letting me slide dresser, you know, nato is preparing itself against, choose fritz, it's russia and its terrorist threats. but i would argue that this essex is also going to own audiences. we need to prepare ourselves. we need to be better and to spend more on drills like this one and on defense in general, need to officers say, but apart from these more general concerns,

they are happy which day one of the training and it's like look down some other stories making headlines around the world, russian independent media, se authorities have arrested several people for attending memorial events dedicated to lead opposition leader. unexplainable ne, quite screw. over the info says those the chain were identifying using surveillance cameras. thousands of nevada nice supporters showed up for his funeral on friday. the group says more than a 100 people were detained on that day. users of facebook, instagram and thread say they have been locked out of their accounts. the problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global platforms, parent company meta has responded on x, formerly known as twitter, saying it's looking into the issues. tesla's european car factory near berlin has halted production after a suspected arson attack shut down. it's electrical supplies driven. local media

has published a letter for vertically from a far left organization, claiming responsibility for the incident has low c o. eli mosque has called the suspected attack, quotes extremely dumped you a secretary of state and to me blinking has called on him us to accept an immediate cease fire with israel. as mediators meet in cairo, after talks with the guitar, a prime minister in washington, he also urged a israel to make maximum effort to get humanitarian aid into ga, sounds that their own reputation as well as those talks in cairo, continued benny gotten some influential member of these really war cabinet as a meeting with top us officials at the white house is visit, is being seen as a further sign, a washington's, a growing frustration over the war and gaza sconces a former defense minister and political arrival of prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who agreed to enter an emergency unity government following the october 7th terror

attacks. by him, us guns is meeting secretary of state entity blinking at national security advisor jake sullivan. yesterday is that down with vice president comma harris, who called for more aids to be allowed into gaza and she also called for a cease fire. now our correspondent flex time suited isn't jerusalem, and told us how guns this visit is being seen by now yellows, administration back in israel. well, you could say that the reactions from within that time the always, the government has been, have been very, very critical. of many guns as visit once in you already quiz member is use the term for you on horse to describe the many guns this trip to the us and later to london as well. another prominence member of an attorney, i was government finance ministers, smotts, which said the us is trying to divide these really government that need society. so reactions have been very,

very critical. and this comes with the time when conflicts within the time you always government are also growing on other issues. so it's definitely the one to watch in the coming weeks to see how and that's on, you know, and he's, government will deal with those issues in those conflicts within its own ranks or those dw, corresponding felix thumbs, which in jerusalem we won the united states and jordan have air dropped more 8 packages into the gaza strip. the us military says almost 37000 meals were dropped into the territory in a joint operation on tuesday. but it was a humanitarian crisis, nearly catastrophic levels. critics say the amount is only a fraction of what is needed and the un is calling on the international community to quote, flood gaza with a panic and k o. as men and gaza city run around in a frenzy to find food countries such as egypt,

jordan fronts. and now the us have been dropping aid from above. but there are too many people in need. and there's not enough aid in the we have the willing, this inability to bear it up. but is there a father in the world who can see his children riding in hunger in front of him to remain silent? even if the price is risking his life? just like all these people who risk their lives in order to obtain what is not even enough for a criminal flower or aid or canned food. yesterday, some expired canned goods arrived, containing mold and fungus. we are not animals, as they described us over the weekend workers from the u. n. m, the w h o rushed in to provide supplies to hospitals, medicines and fuel

a running critically no. and this is costing children, and i started, unfortunately, yes, we have lost 2 babies here. they had pneumonia, but they died because of the power cut. the power went off at 4 am and at 8 am we were out of oxygen. the one that and many others have died from hunger, according to the visiting team from the w. a tro. there's no milk or anything when the situation is bad, indescribable. we're not able to get them anything. these deaths come as the booming outside continues and bodies, philip flores somewhat so young, they barely have the chance to live. it's super tuesday in the united states, the biggest day so far in the 2024 race for the white house. when states across the

country choose who they think their parties nominated for president should be 15 states from alabama to alaska and one territory americans. them all are holding primary elections. the race is already dominated by 2 candidates. president joe vine from democrats and his freed assessor donald trump for the republic. it's nikki haley is still terms only competition in the republican party, but the whole show. he is on course to wait an hour. corresponding benjamin alvarez is following all of this for us from denver, colorado. benjamin. why is super tuesday such a consequential day on the electoral calendar? it's a consequential day indeed, more than a 3rd of the delegates will be decided today. 15 states, you mentioned the number that will, how to head out it to the polls today to decide who will be their candidate. but to be honest, this year compared to other years, it will not be the political lifting or that super tuesday and was and also like

traditionally because there are only 2 candidates on past 2, the 270 delegates that they need with donald trump. we have a joe biden, so we don't expect many a surprises today. but the thing and the big question was how big the martin will be between on the truck. but we've seen a lot of people vote uncommitted in democratic primaries at how much will these 15 primaries and the ones in, in americans. and that will be used as protest books. that's right. that's one of the big things that we will look into today. what we saw in michigan were more than 100000 people. so 12 percent of the total of votes voted. and committed criticizing president biden's and it guy is a policies also the relations to israel. what he's been doing with herded with the us now dropping aid with a jordan with many saying that he has been not doing enough not putting more red

lines and they is riley government and on what they are doing in gauze right now. so we can expect that that number will be a pretty high to, let's see what the number will be. now today with the states we had vice president come on. the harris recently saying no to see sar is needed. now for at least the next is 6 months, also probably an appeal to voters today. it's super tuesday to vote for job. i do not vote uncommitted, but of course the vote in michigan with 100000 people say that they will vote and committed before voting for joe biden. is definitely something that rang alone bells in the white house. let's look at the republican playing field, making. healy is trailing in the polls, but it has so far, refused to back down any chance she could stage a major upset today. she wants to stay in the race. she wants to stay in to produce it. but if we look at the last primaries, the only one that you own was the republican primary in washington, d. c. that's why donald trump multiples of the queen of swamp and all the all the

other republican primaries, the soul of donald trump winning easily and also with the decision that we had a yesterday by the us supreme court saying that it's not up to states, but up to congress to decide who should and who should be on the ballot. also, overturning that decision by the supreme court here in colorado to keep him up from the valley, cleared his way. not only here in colorado, but also in maine and in italy know, tried a to look into this is section 3 of the 14th amendment saying that people where and who supported insurrection should not be, legible, it to a, to a job on federal level. so that's something that definitely clears, it sounds as a to also have a very good result today. so for tuesday, we'll have to find out the, the himself, nikki hailey's, a speech a later today to see if you will drop out today and if you will. so it keeping the raise, but the probability for her to win against donald trump up practically impossible. responded benjamin alvarez, reporting from denver, colorado. thank you so much. the china now we're delegates of the national

people's congress, are meeting to come up with solutions for the country's economic and demographic challenges. and the opening of the highly choreographed event in beijing leaders announced a target of 5 percent economic growth and 2024. that is far below the double digit growth that once powered the chinese economy, they also plan to boost defense spending bite 7.2 percent. the week long meeting is mostly ceremonial, as all key decisions of already been made behind closed doors by the communist party. now addressing delegates and china is premier leakage, young warns that achieving this here's targets will not be easy. the foundation for trying to sustain to cannot like recovery and growth is not solid enough. as evidenced by lack of effective demands, low public expectations, and many lingering risks and hitting dangers to bring in george magnets. he's an economist and associated at the china center at oxford university. now we heard and

admission there by the chinese premier, that it's not going as well as the party would like. how deep is china's economic crisis? really? it's interesting clicks that you played from the, from the speech because it's a, it's a remarkably honest and candid assessment of the problems facing the chinese economy at the moment. i mean, the rest of it is it's a lot of cheerleading and very flowery language. some of it is very difficult to read, but uh, but this is uh, at least a little bit honest. and i think the, the economy actually has struggled since abandoning a 0 toby policies in 2022. and it's, it's not doing as bad now as it did save the spring and summer of last year. but that's because the government is borrowing more money in order to try to finance more groups. but it's going to be really hard to hit that 5 percent target in 2024 . it's much more challenging. and the only way to really get to do it is by either

borrowing more money than that saying, or they're just going to miss the target. and charge of my search and money to other numbers to make you look better. what do you think is the most likely scenario? i think they're going to massage and missed the target. i don't think they can hit 5 percent. i think that they probably will be a little bit more stimulus to come through. but remember, you know, china's economy now has a, a trend growth rate. in other words, it on the line growth rates of something. that's not that much more than 3 percent . so if they won't be economy to grow by 5, and they have to do either, you know, remarkable market reforms which they really want to do for political reasons. all they have to keep borrowing money. and that's something they also don't really want to do because i know that's dangerous for financial stability, which is actually a goal of national security. yeah, georgia offense is of course, also

a huge issue and the huge investment isn't paying off as china gaining an edge over its fuel political rivals. so i'm, i'm not a military expert. i know i didn't really know how good. oh, how well spent the money is. i mean, lots of people will be familiar with the developments in the last year, which the defense minister had to be disposed of so to speak or, you know, lost his position in where to show a number of senior military officials in the so called rocket force which is the nuclear, a wing list that jobs. there's a problem about corruption. we don't really know how well back to test it. you know, china is people's liberation army is because they've not really had a lot of practice in finding most. certainly they're spending a lot of money on defense and obviously the navy is the one thing which the united

states and other western countries are keeping very, very close eye on because for obvious reasons, south china sea and to i want. yeah. talking about taiwan and china as in ratcheting up the rhetoric surrounding the island for some time. now, how likely do you think they are a to actually make a move? briefly if you can, if that is possible, right, well briefly. i mean, i think it's very unlikely, certainly the economy is a lot of trouble which, which could have a perverse effect, of course, by making the more nationalistic, but i think i'm, it's a big risk. and i think teaching being the communist party, what they crave. stability over everything else at the moment. so it's just, i'm a little bit beyond a little bit of a stretch. i think thanks very much for your insights. that was george magnus, associated at the china center at oxford university. as the national peoples congress in china is being closely followed, of course, from type pay because tensions between china and taiwan spiked in recent weeks due to an incident which took place in the waters surrounding jenman. a group of time

when he is controlled islands, just kilometers from the shores of china. in this incident time, when east coast guard pursuit of a chinese fishing vessel lead to the death of 2 chinese fishermen and china is coast guard, has increased patrols around jenman. ty, when these officials say that is raising the risk of an accident spiraling into conflict, or corresponded to james change, it reports now from jenman. taiwan, from the beach has its high ones, doman items. chinese skyscrapers a well with the nice side to man typically will use to the content home can seem as long walks to narrow stretches of what's a separate thing that's from the sides. but since 2 chinese fishermen died in a recent incident with ty, one's coast guards, he's been much more crowded when heading out to see the table with the full. we used to go over there, but we can't anymore it because the chinese coast guard is patrolling an oven. we

used to come across them quite often, and there wasn't a problem. because the now we just do our best not to go the policies, incidentally, capsizing videos on chinese social media, show the coast guard, pressing ahead with more patrols around seeing that sometimes even using the hakim language coming be spoken in taiwan typeface of several chinese vessels, events that prohibited horses during those patrol badging, which claims silver and c over taiwan says such restrictions don't exist. it's not fundamental disagreements which is raised fees, a spot to could ignite. why the conflict? it's the right thing here. you appreciate just how small the margin for error is. this land behind us is the chinese city of charlotte with millions of residents, the why invest so in the distance over the if the chinese coast guard on this line right here is controlled by taiwan. now with china, sending more close con patrols into these voices, type pay faces

a dilemma. do nothing, can they risk china replying, even more pressure, their react to strongly? and that's the risk of escalation of this is common key political moments to both paging and taipei. taiwan will soon integrate since new presidents, a man who badging openly dislikes and in china this week is the national people's congress. the, the country's leaders height, the defense budget by more than 70 percent, and issued tough words on what they call re unifying taiwan with china by military force. if necessary. jenman still wears this call is about a conflict with china, which continued to show the group of islands well into the 1970s. local counselor don't send bile says that may explain residents muted response to more frequent chinese patrols. but he's quick to add, the fundamental tension still exists. now it just looks different. it's done the same type with well can be more than just a horrible. it's not just about the rock,

it's guns and arms. you cancel this diplomatic was trade was cold, was wanting to head, so that kind of situation does exist to you. but it's just that every day, people's perception of water is still tied to things like cummins as well, so they aren't as deeply impacted by the recent events. escalation has been avoided for now, but with ships from both sides, continuing to walk insults close proximity here. it's like you, the fragile stalemate across these voices will soon be tested again. japan, now we're a new food delivery system is set to roll out and help you sell driving. robots will soon be sharing the sidewalk with the death streams and making food deliveries and select areas of the city. the tiny vehicles move at speeds of 5.4 kilometers an hour, using sensors flashing lights and chirping noises, to navigate people and traffic lights. of course, over a is partnering with mitsubishi, electric and robotics company cards can to launch the new service in japan so far,

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