the, the, this is the, the, the news coming to life from berlin us makes the diplomatic push for it because this seems fund secretary of state entity blinking arrives and telling me for talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu as washington grab something pressure on israel over the humanitarian tolls in ghosts mostly coming up, russia strikes you. crane with another massive wave of miss housing drive. the attacks target energy infrastructure and residential buildings. pizza is at the intercepted many of the incoming this off and german football decides to just

do it after it's 70 year partnership with germany's iconic adidas brand. the covers football associations, which is the famous 3 stripes for the swish of us port where company nike the hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. us secretary of state antony blinking has landed in israel for gaza talks with benny maintenance in yahoo. blinking is expected to speak to the is really government on humanitarian, a distribution in the territory. and to urge is real not to launch or run a ground operation in rama is really still pursuing a most militants that holds responsible for the october 7th terror attacks. you arrives as the un security council is set to vote later on the un hold on us sponsored resolution for immediate seats. our our corresponding

attorney kramer is in jerusalem. tonya, blinking has now arrived in israel from egypt. what's on his agenda in these talks? a lot so much around the sun, it's going to be a very short visit to use meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and then also meeting with members of the board cabinet. and of course, that has been a lot of focus in recent weeks in the media about the tensions and this of usually very close relationship between the us and israel, with the united states being the closest other. and also the main support of is right. again, this will also was military 8 of course, but these relations have been strained in particular between the 2. indeed as now in particular on these topics that you just mentioned. now we are expecting also that to talk, so it'd be focusing on getting more age into the goal. it's a strip and talking about more protection for the civilian population,

but also about the planned a minute. terry operation in the software over 1500000 people are shuddering right now. so this is a certainly here on the agenda, but what's very much in focus in is where right now is of course, these hostage talks uh, the in direct talks between is rather and homos happening in doha. and the news that, uh, the head of the massage is also heading there today. so this expect it to be somehow some movement. tell us more about this. you aspect ceased by a resolution that the united nations security council, the council set the boat on that today. how was this move been seen where you are but it certainly or also very closely watched and is rather because and to now do you guys has veto to abstain? usually in these resolutions and now, you know,

we could see one of the us trusted resolutions of being adopted now. and with us, usually shifting as it seemed here is ro, from resolutions. indeed it's a security council. now this resolution that's being circulating as emphasize as an immediate and sustained a ceasefire to protect the civilian population getting in more age. but it also aims as it says, to secure these fund connection with a release of hostages. so of course that's being discussed here. how will is where i respond to that. for some critics, it's not a still not a strong enough because it wouldn't necessarily change anything on the ground yet also given the track record of as well, that doesn't a t a large the a to those who end security council resolution. so it still to see how is relevant then respond to that as an ocean ton. you thank you very much. those are correspond to tony kramer in jerusalem now to

ukraine. and 2 people have reportedly been killed in several wounded and overnight attacks president beloved them is the landscape posted these pictures of the attacks on social media. he said, ukraine down over 9, the russian missiles and drones, and named that the largest strike on the country's energy infrastructure of the entire war. in brussels, you leaders have agreed to work out a plan to use frozen russian assets to help keep buying more arms. you chief 1st of the alliance, welcome to move. here's what she had to say. we must continue to support ukraine's efforts to fight back on the battlefield. so i'm glad that lead us endorsed our proposal to use the extraordinary revenues from immobilized washing assets. this will provide funding for military equipment to ukraine. we can expect to collect

around 3000000000 euros for 2024 and similar amounts in the future. yes. sir. dw brussels bureau chief alexander from them, and whether the use of frozen assets had the support of all the use member states as well in the and o. u. leaders here in brussels have agreed in principle that the one to a large majority of those profits from frozen russian assets to go to ukraine. and according to it was a lot fund a lie and the rope and commission president. the 1st flower shop that money around, 1000000000 euros could be transferred to ukraine by this summer. but the leaders are also saying the wants to the work on this proposal to continue the wants to have a robust legal basis for that. or as to belgium prime induced alexander the crew up put it. they don't want this move to have any economic impacts that they could not

digest. because of course, they don't want other nations to believe that, you know, their assets could be also use or confiscated. they don't want other nations to use that decision as a blueprints to also freeze assets and so on. because a, as a b k economic blocks, they need to the global markets to be properly functioning and still, and they are determined to move on with that decision. yeah, there are some legal questions surrounding it. how much money are we talking about here and what exactly will it be used for? we are talking about around $3000000000.00 euros every year. and the european union wants to use it to a very high extend about 90 percent to for ukraine to be to buy a munition and weapons. because as leaders stress t in brussels,

that is what ukraine needs. urgency needs right now. a part of that money is also going to be retained for a potential reconstruction of the country. but the problem is that some members of the european union neutral countries such as small town or austria or island, they have some concerns about that. and that is actually being addressed in the conclusion steps we saw yesterday with the leaders saying they wants to take to account and consider the concerns expressed by those countries. but we have to see how that is going to happen. well, russia obviously isn't going to be happy about this. move by the e. you could last, the end up reclaiming this money. alexandra. well, tell me that it's actually an excellent question because there is a possibility that that's money. whoops. needs to be paid back to russia off to the

war effect. they launch legal action. so this move is laden with the legal risk and as to the, you appear in the union is ready to move forward with that. also because the pressure from the united states to decide on that has been increasing over the last months. so despite the legal risk there are ready to, to do it. alexandra, thank you very much. that was our brussels bureau chief alexander from the thank you. let's take a look at a couple of other stories making headlines today. authorities in india have arrested a t opposition leader. i've read k g wall over an alleged corruption case is arrest triggered anger among his supporters and use opposition alliance has called this politically motivated move, just weeks before the country's election. us department of justice has sued tech

dry apple alleging that the company is maintaining and the legal monopoly on the smart phone market. the lawsuit accuse is apple of using anti competitive behavior to squeeze more money out of consumers and heard it's rivals. apple denies the charges and says it will defend itself. surgeons in the usa, their patient is doing well after they successfully transplanted a genetically modified kid pig kidney into him. a man with an stage kidney disease was given the organ at a hospital in boston last week. until now, pig could needs have only been temporarily transplanted into brain, dead patients, a german football and a decent spar. breaking up the german national team will no longer wear a deed. as gear instead is going to just do it in sport. the us that they keep brand, the move comes as a shock to football fans in germany,

who's seen their players and the deed is for the past 70 years. german football association says the switch to nike was driven by a financial and other concerns. the change over set to take place in 2020. so off to work this out. we've got mark meadows with us here in the studio from dw sports mark. i'm just trying to wrap my head around this. the german football association dumping a data's in favor of nike up. this seems to be coming out of nowhere. what's going on? it was a massive surprise. yeah. i mean, you could tell that it was a surprise for everyone, apart from the jumping football federation because at the desk nike didn't have any statements ready. i mean added us, but contacted and they've kind of said, well, yeah, we're only hearing about this today. what's also interesting is the timing, the german men and playing an important friendly against friends some on such a day preparing for the whole european championship, saving germany in june and july and out of that's the only last week just announced

a new a way kit which was a pink kit to cut, quite controversial to me. i didn't have that color before, but actually it's been something quite well apparently. and yet suddenly, then the german, if they come out with a so it is a huge surprise me a day. this is an iconic german. brad right. uh, sports brand. what you say is the main reason for the german football federation. taking this step is basically money. i'm in the gym and i say i've had problems financially. partly due to coven, obviously they were no firms in stadiums, but for 2 years would you have any matches. but it's also the fact that jimmy men's team and women's team haven't been very successful of late. obviously, the men's team went out and woke up twice in the groups stage, and that affects income. you don't sell as many. sure, so you don't get as much prize money as if you win it. so they've looked at it and they fault. well, nike are offering a 100000000 euros a year, and apparently i do, that's real new offering 50. and then it's

a big difference. but what he's also stage, the seeing, he was reading between the lines that the dsp didn't actually go back to added us. and say, look, this is what nike is offered. so that's close to bit of confusion as well. and we'll see whether the, whether the, the sports things play better in nike and wonder about the, what about reactions to is move it. you say it's come up as a, as a surprise even for a for i did as so indeed, i mean, just meet you this morning is full of days because they just could not believe it. because as you say, i the best and gave me teams is it's a marriage made in heaven for 70 years. i mean, as we add the deisel who set to look at it as he sort of invented the scribble stubs that you put into the rose soccer boots. and that is a part of the reason why the gemini team was in the 1954 woke up only 9 years after the end of the 2nd. well, well, so that the vac, closely linked. so it really is a huge surprise. i mean it's, it's a bit, it's a bit like, oh, laugh sholtes the gym, incense less than the driving a ford instead of driving a mercedes. it's just so, so fucking, i mean,

fact the vice chancellor robot topic of the economy minister. he said this is basically not very patry, i'll take the gentleman for the association. so yes, people are really stoned and the german that they have basically have to go on twitter and defend themselves constantly over the last few i was saying, look, we have to make this decision financially. it's a rather counter intuitive move though, or you would think but, but the money so i guess it, it talks. do you think? well, i received germany playing and does again. i think we will because this night the deal is from 2027 until 2030 full. so you compare the added us, we'll do everything they can. so when this contract back in 2034, i've got friends who worked at the audit, s h q down by noon of the and there absolutely still. and you can just imagine the factor this morning really subdued. they will do everything they can. so in this contract back, it is a humiliation mark, mothers and dw sports. thank you very much. i. so just a reminder of our top story,

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