[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news line from berlin spectacular total eclipse springs darkness to north america. tens of millions of people watched the moon cover the sun over mexico, the us and canada, also coming up in the program. nicaragua, choose a germany of helping is real commit genocide and goes up a range of started at the international court of justice and the hague. germany says the case is not justified

the under until in berlin. thanks for joining us. tens of millions of people have a witness array or total solar eclipse across north america. the moon shadow traveled across the continent from mexico to canada. those lucky enough to be in the path of totality. southern moon completely engulfed the sun and briefly turned day in tonight. the last slip of lions before the sun this swallowed up by the moon. then a single bright speed of lights like the jewel on the diamond ring. before totality. sky gazes across north america with treated to once in a lifetime view. so beautiful. oh my goodness. listen for the birds. i don't hear

any during totality the sun's atmosphere, the corona is visible and you can see flags on the sun surface. some of them the size of our own planet. the solar eclipse is the consequence of the cosmic co incidence. the sun and the moon appear the same size in our sky, even though the sun is some $400.00 times larger. and every now and then the moon passes directly between us and the sun blocking out its lights and creating a path where when eclipse is visible for those in the center of the path, the eclipse is total with every columbus. so you move of that path. the coverage gets less, a total eclipse usually happens once or twice every yes, somewhere around us. but it's not often that the pos of to tell it to the process

through a densely populated colorado like this one from mexico, through the united states and into canada. and just the southern, as it disappeared, the sun returns the sky is again filled with lights. as the moon's shadow dissipates, but those who stood in its path will remember it forever. and to talk us through those particular images were now enjoyed by keith colleen. now he's editor of nasa watch in washington dc. keith as always, is great having you on the show. so large parts of north america were treated to the spectacular phenomenon, but for people missed out what is so special about a total solar eclipse, as well as your to duction mentioned this happened once or twice a year. but normally it's silver either the ocean where nobody lives or parts of the world, we're going to a lot of people. this one cut straight across to 3 countries like that, you know, half

a 1000000000 people in the past. it was perhaps 30 to 40000000 people who got the full eclipse and maybe 3 times that in the area nearby. i and you know, it doesn't happen that off and i can remember the times. i've seen them. uh, one was back in 1970 and that was one boy. so it must be something that i remember that date, it was march 7th, 1970. so there's something about them was they were saying the path of totality swept across several major north american cities. what was it like where you are in washington dc. we had about 90 percent coverage and i was actually on the air with somebody. i could have done a lot of interviews today and i was looking at my window and i just had this fixed it. i saw shadows, i shouldn't see it this time of day. and it was kind of weird. it was not as bright as i thought, my wife and i went outside and put our glasses on. and, you know, the sun was pretty much, not there, but it wasn't a total eclipse,

so we can see things. but it was enough that you got the impression that something big spectacular things happen. right. and after mid, i'm really jealous for the fact that you were actually able to see it. so how exactly does nature react to a total eclipse as well? usually what happens when you're right where it gets very dark animals that sort of run their day by whether it's day or night decide it's nighttime, and either they make noise or stop making noise. and it also gets colder. if you're in the right spot, it's been warm because you know, use lash at the sun warms are planted, and if you've lost the sun, you've lost the heat. and so just as that happens, this happens over the course of a couple of minutes. just as you realize that something strange is happening, it reverses and there's the sun again. but for that moment you get the sort of cosmic perspective of being on a planet in another world, moving in front of a local star. and well, many people think that you feel small in such

a situation. you can also feel very large, great, great cost it. all right, but it's not just a spectacular like show, right. it's also an opportunity for scientists as well. oh, absolutely. and you have part of the problem we are standing on the ground is that this cloud, you're not going to see the eclipse. so what nasa was able to do was take tube, it's jets and fly above the weather and follow that path as was the shadow of the move past over the years. and we're able to do some very precise measurements with the some expensive tell us what problems aircraft. and you know, you can use somebody called the corona graph, which is a little piece of something that goes in part of your telescope and make it part of official eclipse. but nothing beats having the moon there in front of the sun, getting the full experience of the corona, the atmosphere, the players, and all the other things you only get that when the movie is doing all the box. all right, what is there an incredible opportunity? unfortunately,

we're gonna have to wait another 2 years till we get to see something like that in the skies here over europe. but keith, it's always a pleasure having you on the show. thank you very much for joining us. call me next time. this is where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the is really military. i set a date for major incursion into rough art without specifying when the west has repeated its opposition to the plan seen. it would have a devastating impact on civilians there letting yahoo stephen comes a day after israel's army withdrew troops from con units. because the 2nd largest city, many residents have returned to the ruins or to return to ruins, or rather, most of guys of the population. it has been displaced by these really offensive, which was launched after the october the 7th terror attacks, by whom us lieutenant colonel peter land or is a spokesman for these really military. he told us why is real considers were

offered to be so crucial to defeat home us. we do know that in the gaza strip there is still at least 6 operational battalions or from us. 4 of those indeed in the rough area to and most central gaza appraising of the lower capacity but in the south and roughly there are still for operational battalions. if we're going to be successful, dismantling how much we're going to have to go to rough. i think if we've learned anything from our risk operation 2 months ago, in rough up the hostages are being held there. and that there is a extensive force that can conduct organized bites and you're getting stuff. so we need to operate in order to get rid of from us. i bring back to the hostages us and we also spoke to mike martin, who is a military analyst from king's college in london. we asked him if the elected reduction in operational homeless battalions in russell and central does that means that the war is coming to a close couple of points. so the what battalion is,

is quite problematic when you apply it to an insurgent group because they don't organize themselves in battalions. that's of course, what these really defy this full stuff and all the abilities they organize themselves and structures. but as an insurgent group, how mazda is quite hard to describe that was organizing battalions in terms of, is the war going to end? so what i think, you know, the conflict in gaza can, and i said any time there was the slide talks going on and you know, the hostages will be released and the idea of withdraw are these will the things that are being discussed at the moment. but really only freeze the conflicts in a strategic sense, the conflict and carry on how much still wants to destroy israel. and israel still wants to destroy homage, and there's no political end state for this coming plate. and there's no off the conflict time if they do do this. c 5, also just swap. so the fighting could end any time,

but the conflicts will continue. and here in europe, screens have started in a case against germany at the wins top court in the hague. maker. walkaway accuse is germany of quote, facilitating genocide in the gaza strip. it argues that germany is breaching international law by supplying weapons to israel force military campaign against some us. germany has rejected the accusations, nicaragua, his case against germany has to main goals, to hold billions, military exports to israel, and to restart german funding for the u. n's palestinian refugee agency, the arguments that germany's actions are in breach of the genocide convention government is taking to onto it so not legation prevention. decide what with respect of international humanitarian law, germany supply of arms to israel is a central pillar of nicaragua, as case germany is israel, 2nd largest supply of behind to the united states. accounting for about 30 percent

of all is rails with an impulse. nicaragua argues that by continuing to provide these weapons, germany is enabling israel to commit acts of genocide in gaza. the international court of justice is currently examining whether israel has committed genocide in a separate case launched by south africa in bringing this case before the court. nicaragua says it is acting on behalf of the palestinian people. i mean, this is a very important case. obviously for out the stadium brothers, but also for the people that make it our as you may have heard and always suppression indicates where we have enormous sympathy with the palestinians with the suffering device. and if people are going to and that's why we felt that we had to do something. obviously the only thing we could look into issues the 2 records as it has. one of the few things. i think that i've had some experience with the

international court of justice, close ties between nicaragua and palestinian organizations, dates back to 1979 when palestinian groups supported the send. and this the guerrilla forces that the through nicaragua was dictated to germany. staunch support of israel goes back to just off to the 2nd world war. the german government sees supporting israel security as a historical responsibility for germany's actions in the holocaust stolen categorically rejects nicaragua, as accusations does not and never did while at the genocide convention or international committee of that director in the gym. and he will get its chance to make its case in court on tuesday. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. hope francis has met with relatives of hostages taken by him us around 130 people are still

missing is the 2nd time that the pope has met with families of hostages last year. he also met palestinians with family and gaza. every former us president donald trump has announced his stance on abortion rights saying they should be left to individual states to decide. and he thought he would not endorse a nationwide van. reproductive rights have been one of the most contentious issues in the lead up to november's presidential election in the united states, especially as you heard from ash and did us present. joe biden hasn't found some new plans to each student. that piece of the plan would reduce and in some cases cancel a federal student loans for more than $30000000.00 americans. a previous attempt by mice and to cancel a student that was blocked by the supreme court. german soldiers are being deployed to lift the wing as nato allies seek to show up the strength of the alliance as eastern flank the move march. so major shift in german policy is the 1st permanent

deployment of german soldiers abroad. since the point to spill was founded in 1955, the 1st contingent of troops was seen off at berlin airport by defense minister boris. victorious around. 5000 soldiers will be station lithuania, west virginia is expected to be fully operational by 2027. d. w. c political correspondent, nina honda is traveling with the troops and told us what has prompted this move during the cold war. west in germany was native eastern flank and was protected from potential soviet aggression. not the time by worse than allies that was stationed that permanently. now it's time for germany to give back and help protect nate his current eastern flank that is here in the baltic countries that very much fear that russia could attack the european union. now, germany stationing soldiers abroad is a significant step. they will be stationed here permanently up to 5000 soldiers that would come to literary and use rescue because as was the message here in

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