the, the, you're watching the, the, the new coming to live from berlin, the us and the you plan new sanctions on iraq. israel urges its allies to step up international pressure on tyrone in response to last weekends attack. but western nations are wary of any moves that could spark an even wider conflict. also come up on to show germany's chancellor calls on china's she's been paying to help bring rushes war and ukraine to an end. all actual says asians close tie. small scouts could play a major role in securing piece. plus we meet same sex couples in hong kong, still waiting for legal protections. months after the territory,

the highest court order, the government against the recognition process, the . i'm clear, richardson welcome to the show. united states as it's preparing new sanctions on iran after last weekend's missile and drone attacks on israel. european union has signaled it is also working on expanding sanctions. the box foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, has that the proposed sanctions would also target around supplies of weapons to its proxies. in the middle east. we would increase our outreach with the key partners and duration. and so member to stage propose that option of a and expend did restrictive measures again g dot adopting an expansion. that is 32 measures again not. and i will send a distant election service the request to start the necessary work related to the

sanctions. earlier i spoke to our correspondent, i'm in east bed. i asked him, how is rarely leadership sees efforts by the us and e u to impose sanctions on iran? israel has welcomed these new announcements of sanctions against the wrong israel cats that israel's foreign minister praised the announcement from the user saying that it was an unprecedented achievement. it is real you relation. so a lot of praise coming from is real. they want to see this happen. they want to see i united, co vision of partners facing off against the threat from iran. but within israel. these sanctions are also seen as an attempt to dissuade israel from responding militarily to ron's attack. over the weekend a directly on israel. and the war cabinet seems clear. the word cabinet in israel seems to be clearly decided that there is going to be some kind of military

response. do we know more about that? that really is the big question of the our, isn't it how israel will react it to a runs retaliatory strikes? spell officials who are familiar with the talks going on in the war cabinet has said that there are several options on the table right now. it could be an aggressive strike on a rainy and targets in a 3rd country. this could also be a largely symbolic strike within iran itself. although this would likely need the coordination of the us and the us. it said it won't be involved in any retaliatory strikes by israel. it could also be a cyber attack, a massive cyber attack, which could be incredibly effective, but it might not have the symbolic, this waste of the fact that is real wants. this could also be smaller scale operations within the ron, like an, as the targeted assassination or something like this, which israel has been carrying out over the past 3 years. but it's really usually

doesn't take responsibility for attacks like this. and of course, this country wants to show some kind of public reaction to the strikes any run over the weekend in order to show the people living here that they are not going to accept a direct attack on is really soil without responding to it. there is the last option of course, which is to do nothing bite and ministration as is actually suggested that you also have countries like china and russia is saying that the best way to avoid the future attack by iran is to not provoke its like with the mass of attack on the embassy compound belong to iran in syria on april 1st, which iran says provoked the strength over the weekend. and what about germany's view here for administer and elaina bare bach is in israel today. what message do you think she will be trying to bring to the israeli leadership as well? the german 4 ministry said that she wants to prevent

a conflagration in the region. she's here to to erd for spring, but also show support from germany at this time. when is real, has faced an unprecedented attack directly on the soil bi, you're on. so balancing between those 2 poles. what's interesting is she also said the stated purpose of revisit is to bring gaza back into the focus. she said that she's worried that with the escalation between israel and iran, that the catastrophic humanitarian situation and gaza, for hundreds of thousands of civilians are on the brink of starvation has been pushed into the background of the conversation now is really a defense forces has to be struck, 40 targets of the past 24 hours and within gaza there has been announcements that several civilians have been killed. so the war and gaza is still going on. an animated, bare bark wants to talk to him is really counter parts about that man. thank you very much for bringing this up to speed of it as dw ami, an ss and jerusalem, or as, as well,

considers its response to iran's attack and continues to fight its war against a mass in gaza. there are fears over where these regional tensions could had. it is a complex part of the world with many rivals vying for influence. israel's neighbor, jordan, and regional heavy weight, saudi arabia both appeared to help defend israel. and from a ron's missiles to the surprise of many, both countries are involved in a complicated balancing act, making it difficult to predict their future actions. when the drones and missiles from a run came flying towards israel, many of them paused to jordan. this space, not only did the arab kingdom help shoot them down, it also opened its s base to his riley and us planes seeking to intercept them among insists that was strictly to protect his own citizens. but jordan's king abdullah has to balance competing interests. jordan is pro weston and likes to keep in step with his allies, especially the united states, plus jordan. she has

a loan boat and we do as well. and once peaceful relations a mine often works behind the scenes with these really authorities but as well as board and gaza has outraged many jordanians, one 5th of the population is of palestinian descent, including king of done as a wife. the government has vociferously condemned to the rule, but the kingdoms perceive defense of israel in the face of it rainy and miss silas has an good many children's powerful neighbors. saudi arabia also faces a difficult balancing act. the sunni kingdom views she, i'd run as its biggest regional rival, but last year it re established relations with to run both the saudis and the united arab emirates have sought to improve ties with iran and israel. prior to

israel's intervention and goes it saudi crown. prince mohammed and sell mine looks parties to sign a deal with the us, where the kingdom might have recognized israel in return for security guarantees from washington. but off to 6 months of war in gaza on tens of thousands of palestinians dead dots of the table. for now, still are the officials say both the saudis, on the amorous shed intelligence with the americans warning that iran was planning an attack on these rail. that probably allowed for a most successful defensive response by israel on this ice. the challenge for our leaders is to keep the us on side well, not endangering the delicate relationship with iran or being seen by their own people, a supporting israel at the expense of public opinions in gaza. earlier i spoke with quito steinberg from the german institute for international and security affairs. he told us to what extent eric nations were involved in sending off the

around an attack on israel, where they did pay my mano road. but it was important, especially when we have seen that to join the even even shut down some of these, some of the drones flying all virtual dania and tara treat the role of saudi arabia . a bunch has been, uh, might have been even more important because saudi arabia opened up a its asked base to american and possibly even even is brand new title jets them since 2020 to some of these nations do have an agreement with this row and the united states, although a part of the official about audi friends. and that's uh and the reason is very simple. um, saudi arabia, the way, the jordan, and then you egypt to some extent, they see this growing springs off of the wrong and me so the program

let's get her signed by speaking to me earlier. we can bring you up to speed now with some other world news headlines as well as military has released footage, it says that show strikes. they killed 3 members of the hezbollah militants, group, and 11 on israel's as one of the dad was a commander involved in planning rocket and anti tank missile attacks on its territory. israel and has the law have regularly traded fire since the beginning of the gods of war. now, mars military government says former leader on sinus to she has been moved from prison to house arrest. so she was a jail by the military after a 2021 qu on charges, including treason charges, supporters and independent analysts say we're fabricated to discredit her. police and brussels have shut down a gathering of right wing politicians, citing concerns about public order among the speakers. national conservative conference was british politician and rex,

a campaigner and nigel for rush for right french politician eric has m y and congress prime minister victor, oregon were also due to speak at the event the law makers and the u. k. have voted to advance a bill that would see young people banned from smoking. it aims to prevent anyone who is currently 15 or younger from ever legally buying cigarettes. it also aims to making beeping less appealing. the bill will now pass to the next stage in parliament german chancellor, all actual signs wrapped up a 3 day visit to china where he met at length with the chinese president children paying on tuesday, rushes more on ukraine was high on the agenda, but so to were germany and the used trade ties with china. it was the culmination of a high stakes trip to china. chancellor shells held unusually long discussions in beijing with chinese president. she's in pain a 3 hour meeting that included

a private tea ceremony and a meal. one of the chancellors goals to convince china to put pressure on rushes. vladimir persian canada as a permanent member of the un security council showing that has a heightened responsibility for peace in the world i'm showing is would, has weights in russia. that's why i asked president, she to accept its influence on russia. so putin finally stops his insane military campaign, drops his troops and ends this horrible. what he has for now is she's promised to work on further efforts to end the conflict, including a possible peace conference and commitment to strong chinese german relations the males on ty. yeah, that's kind of the job to show. finally, our 2 countries hung back or 5 you and developed by lateral relations law, alarm of long term and strategic perspective, and kind of what back. she thinks and worked together term, a motion to delay and certain things into the world. but should be an issue. some

another challenge for a show is striking a balance between germany significant economic interests in china, and the growing a you concerns over what are perceived as on fed chinese subsidies on green exports such as the electric cause. so yeah, it's very clear we need to talk about the issue of production. we need to talk about competition on subsidies. it's a key issue that also because the issue of subsidies raises questions all over the world to so many countries do the same, especially when it comes to renewable energy use. an advanced electra mobility technologies. so it's important that we establish price. this is ivan, indeed that's by time because the jury appears to be out so far on the success of this trip. now, germany's partners in the a you, in the us will be watching closely to say, watch effect if any, this visit will have on trade relations or on rushes will in ukraine. and just back

from china where she was travelling with the german chancellor, we have to have these chief political editor, mckayla, customer a welcome back mckayla to our studio in berlin. i want to pick up on a question that was raised at the end of that report. there, whether schultz has visit, will in fact, have any effect on russia's war and ukraine. well, that's the this, that, this way, and you, prince, presented him, is a lensky site of the german chancellor for his efforts that he did convey the message to the chinese that, that would carries weight in russia. and he went to china with one big ask, which is for time to, to stop sending pots to boston sickle dual use goods. that's also can be used to build weapons chips used in drones. and that's something germany, europe is very much concerned about. and whether that will really change anything is a different question. the next big test will be where the china actually takes part in the time peace conference. this somebody in switzerland. now it's,

and by no means clear that china will get some balls china and really previously is also said once the russians to be sitting at the table as well. it doesn't look like that's going to be the case. but at the very least, what they discussed is the potential wedding of potential outcomes of this very conference. so it's an effort to bring the chinese on board, and it always takes a bit longer to see whether something actually has changed. whether he managed to actually make the point that it's also in china is interest of for that war to end . china says at once that will to end. but those are the was requested now is what we see some action on that. but the very least he did here while he did here, but there was a statement from presidency afterwards, which once again condemned the use of nuclear weapons. also pushing back on the threats of any kind of nuclear use. and that is a key, a message to that is to as letting me put you in at this moment in time. so i suppose whether we're, it's translate into actions. we'll see in the weeks ahead of this a war,

the war. and you quite, obviously very much high on the agenda, but what about the conflict in the middle east? did we hear from she and schultz on this issue? we did, and we did in see them make a very different focus. so, and there were clear words from the germans. hans was standing next to presidency and also referring to iran and presence. she avoids that all together focusing more again in the statement afterwards and on. pushing for an implementation of the un security council resolution quoting for an end to the fighting in gaza. you didn't hear the chinese mentioned iran instead. and we did hear she asking for countries with influence, and that must be meeting the d 7. and who also had a conference on this while we were in china and to basically a put some pressure use the influence for israel not to let this get out of hands and become a wider conflict. so we see china itself interpreting its responsibility in the

region as kind of let the big powers that have influence sources. but supports of the truth as well is that china does have some swipe sticks here amongst our countries. and we've seen that in the past. i think it's also important to mention here that this was the 1st meeting that we saw between schultz and she, since germany introduced its new strategy to, to de risk from china last year. do you think that that has changed relations between the 2? it has because china is seeing the risk, which means becoming more independent from china as something of a threat. it also tails in with the european strategy and a much more aggressive american strategy was all contained at the what the risking of the invitation really masses and hit what i sold a took a with it to great links to explain to the chinese that the german interpretation means that the risk and means being less dependent. yes. but at the same time,

increasing trade as he can back that up at this moment in time with german companies having invested in the past year, some 11900000000 years. that's a new record. high so trade is not decreasing at the same time, both sides of a very wary of each other. the chinese want more access to europe and markets, particularly their e cause, and there's currently still an investigation at the european level where the, the subsidies are so high that you could see some taxes slapped onto that. and that could mean assisting towards a trade confrontation. nobody wants that both sides to the depend on each other. well, thank you so much for bringing us up to speed there. that is need of these chief political editor. we have a cosigner the same sex couples in hong kong are still waiting for legal protections. even after the territories highest court ordered the government to begin a recognition process. and september, the court ruled that these couples need

a legal framework as an alternative to marriage. what effected people tell dw, that nothing has changed. for just the same people who was the family once and we navigate all way through it. even if the fundamental or the society doesn't allow it to. jenny join and her partner dream is becoming mothers. her partner us not to be identified as not even her family know she's gay. the couple wants to have fatality treatment is not the mother. she's not the one who bear the child because it how come out the one who is the child is the mother. then there's the price in hong kong, one ivy cycle. what it costs between $123200.00 in the u. s. which any towing and partner could go it's around 20000 last year. hong kong judge has ruled that all this amounts to discrimination have known heterosexual citizens. but so far nothing's changed. jenny towing and her partner. ok. leah about the kind of

hong kong they want to see. the ones say sex marriage to be legalized because is our right. of course we want to see that everybody wants a child can have the right to have a child. well, not having to pay a lot or not having to worried about, oh, i might be able to go. but despite the difficulties, the 2 of them have not given that type of having a family that she knows about. for more on this, i'm very pleased to welcome marco at one a professor at the faculty of law at hong kong university. to start, it would be wonderful if you could remind us what exactly judges in hong kong did rule last year regarding the rights of same sex couples show or so they were 2 major parts to the judgment last year. so the 1st part is that the court said that the government did not have

a constitutional obligation to introduce same sex marriage. so like we've been saying, same sex marriage is still not legal when the hong kong bought, the court also said that the government needed to introduce some of the kind of framework for recognizing the existence and rights of same sex couples. so even though the government didn't have to introducing sex marriage the court to that have to introduce some other kind of framework. and the same sex couples can not be invisible in the eyes of the law. and the court date, the government 2 years to come up with that proposal. and now all eyes are on the government is to see what, what the proposal will look like. so just to be clear under this alternative framework, what should have happened happens by now and where do things actually currently stands? so under this alternative framework, so the govern was given the period of time to come up with this framework. the

court did say that it's the cover, the government has a, a wide margin for deciding what goes into this alternative framework. but at the same time, the court said that the framework has to encompass what it called the coal rights of marriage. um, so the kind of essential ingredients of marriage and it's that just a number of possible models for the government to look at, including models in the u. k. austria and, and queensland in australia. so, so there is, this is a period when we are waiting to see what the, the, the model, the government will come up with, will look like of course, the path to legalizing same sex marriage or to finding alternative models that, that offer legal recognition has been a very difficult one in many countries. what do you think are the unique challenges

that hong kong specifically faces in this regard? i'm, i think there are a number of challenges. i mean one major challenge is that it's in some and many parts of franklin society. there is still that sense that same sex marriage is a gains chinese culture. and finally, this tradition that is somehow incompatible with tony is culture enjoying his tradition. in taiwan, of course, has already legalized same sex marriage, but regardless of the side, there is still that sense of you for me that there's not a very convincing argument against same sex marriage because it's premised on this idea that the culture is monolithic and fossilized. and i'm changing when in fact of course, culture is dynamic and 0 and it can, it can change and, and mixes into that. um and i don't think respects for the whole rights and equal dignity of things as compass. is that all incompatible with local culture and

culture so, so just to, to bring it all together here. what are active is calling for in hong kong. what is the eligibility to post community one to see happen at this point? and so there is some worry that on the best alternative arrangement there is going to be a relatively fin protection of right. so even though there is this, worry that even if the government introduced as new framework, it will be a framework the recognizes the existence of things as couples, but it won't come with many, right? so what people want um at this moment and is a framework that has robust rights protection, including things like parentage for adoption cases and a host of other issues that think 6, couple of space. well, thank you so much for joining us today to share your insights that as professor

marco one from the faculty of law at hong kong university, we very much appreciate your time. thank you. let's bring you up to speed with a few more stories just before we go. $420000.00 registered voters are going to the polls and the solomon islands, 1st in general election since the government switch diplomatic allegiances from taiwan, it to beijing. the solomon's closer relationship with china and a trouble domestic economy are the main issues waiting on voters minds as they cast their ballots. fresh protests have taken place in george's capital, simplicity over a controversial bill. the critics aims to silence political opponents. thousands of people turned out to oppose the legislation. protesters. eva bill is similar to laws in russia and puts georgia at odds with its impression of joining the u. what is your news update at this hour? i'm clear. richardson in berlin for me in the whole team here working behind the

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