this is t w news coming to you live from berlin nine members of the dismissed council on government are sent to jail. there's outrage in barcelona the ousted catalan leader says the legitimate government of catalonia has been imprisoned for its ideas will be live in barcelona

and brussels also coming up president trump sets off on an extensive tour of asia diplomats are hoping they'll be no blunders in etiquette this time around we'll hear what the president is up against. before leaving trump nominates jerome powell as the new head of the federal reserve board america's central bank what impact will powell have on policy. plus working out the nuts and bolts of climate change experts and activists from almost two hundred nations are gathering in ball to figure out how to make the paris climate accord work. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. a spanish judge is expected to issue an international arrest warrant for ousted catalan leader carlos pushed him out

today that judge has already imprisoned nine members of the deposed catalan government after they responded to questions at the national court in madrid they may be charged with sedition meanwhile colace pushed him out is apparently still in brussels we'll talk to our correspondents there and in barcelona in a moment first this route report. they use whatever they cute to make noise and bustle lonna. the protests came after a spanish judge ordered past members of the depots catalan cabinet detained pending a potential trial the former government figures turned up in madrid to answer questions about catalonia push for independence. after receiving the news that former had the site catalan president callus push demond called the jailing a serious mistake and demands at their release that it is that. it is

a grave attack on democracy. imprisoning political leaders who have ample citizen support is an act that violates the basic principle of democracy but. the leader himself was supposed to appear in court in madrid and the spanish state prosecutor wants him arrested. when someone doesn't appear after being cited by a judge to testify in spain or in any other e.u. country and arrest warrant is issued it's a duty to answer to the summons which demands lawyers says he will cooperate with both spanish and belgian authorities. before. and he can defend against this extradition. house nine exception. we will be in warrant the court.

the fusion. outside the supreme court to moderate lawyers representing catalan leaders sat pushed months no show would have fact the other defendants. will want to analyze whether it will be beneficial or detrimental but it is going to have an effect that's for sure. despite his passionate support and does a loner push to months refuser to come before the court in madrid is expected to hurt his case. well let's get the very latest now from our correspondents covering the story standing by for us in barcelona is charlotte charleston pill matters is with us in brussels good morning to you both shall start with you big demonstrations there in barcelona overnight people there obviously not happy about seeing members of the regional government jailed what were they expecting the

spanish judges to do. there were thousands of people on the streets last night terry it was incredibly peaceful it must be said it was quite a a friendly atmosphere but that shouldn't mask the fact that people were incredibly angry not only at madrid they say that they put people in prison who were doing exactly what they were elected to do these people ran on a platform of independence they delivered it and now they're behind bars they're being called political prisoners by their supporters they're also incredibly angry at the european union they were chanting shame on europe and asking how many political prisoners is it going to take before europe steps in and intervenes as for whether or not they expected that these people would end up behind bars where they always knew that long time that was a risk the charges they face carry up to thirty years in prison whether or not they thought that the judge ruled that they have to go straight to prison is another

matter they knew of course the two activists a couple of weeks ago were sent to prison directly by the same judge so it's always a fear but there were it was a feeling last night that sending these cabinet ministers to prison was extremely heavy handed. over to you in brussels colors push them on is apparently still there in that city where you are do you think he's surprised that his former colleagues have now been jailed. or that respect leading me on the what do you think but i i'm pretty sure he he must have seen this coming he acted in defiance of spanish law against the spanish constitutions he still pushed forward he got a couple of warnings from the spanish government and of course throughout this way he must have seen seen this coming scenario like this some here in brussels say probably also the reason why he came to this country not only to internationalize maybe the problem but also to seek refuge from

a potential arrest warrant that could be coming his way and so in an interview here in cannes with cattle on t.v. he demanded of the release of his fellow ministers and he also made clear that he would only return in return for guarantees that he will see a fair trial in madrid you mentioned in arrest warrant that is in the tubes it's a european arrest warrant they were expecting for callers pushed him long term to be issued how will that change things for him will carlos push him out now find himself needing to escape belgian authorities to. well if he would want to avoid the consequence of such an arrest warrant he would have to escape a belgian police to the way things run is that if an arrest warrant is issued a european arrest warrant the belgian government has twenty four hours to evaluate whether that is correct then they have fifteen days to arrest the suspect and that would be called a sports demand and then if he appeals they have another fifteen days so in total

we're looking at roughly there's a number of other issues if he appeals so there's about sixty days he would have until belgium would have to return and there's a number of reasons why they could not do that in for instance if there is fear that an arrest warrant could be infringing is human rights that there he could face an unfair trial but overall. the the if there is an arrest warrant a european he would have to be returned as some here have said there's the chances are quite high that there will also be an international arrest warrant so even if he then would sleep belgium. outside you there could be an arrest warrant waiting for him there too ok now charlotte people there in barcelona are obviously angry about seeing their lawmakers jailed in madrid what do they make of pushed amounts decision to stay in brussels.

hi terry i'm afraid you cut out there but i am going to start answering your question as to how people are feeling about staying in europe there are some of course who are very concerned by that there was a real feeling when the news broke that he was essentially a captain leaving a sinking ship that he was running away there are others though who stand by him fully they argue that it makes perfect sense that he's in europe firstly because they want to see their message brought to european leaders they want europe to take a stand on this and secondly because they don't want to see him behind bars of course there is a very real risk that that will happen anyway but they do want to see the man who they claim men and women who they claim are heroes. languishing behind bars for four years potentially don't you shoulda chosen pill in barcelona there and in brussels thank you both.

now u.s. president donald trump is in ho why eat where he's due to meet the governors of hawaii and alaska and leaders of pacific u.s. territories to discuss tensions with north korea from hawaii he's off on the longest asia tour by a u.s. president more than twenty five years his first stop on sunday is japan from there he'll travel to south korea central to his talks will there with leaders will be strategies to rein in north korea's nuclear missile program now that issue will be high on trump's agenda in china too he's repeatedly tried to convince the leadership in beijing to put more pressure on pyongyang after china trump visits vietnam for the asia pacific economic cooperation summit his latest stop is the phillis philippines his last stop rather is the philippines for another summit the

association of southeast asian nations he'll also meet. philippine president tatton controversy has a company trump on past trips abroad we'll see if this time is any different. in brussels he pushed his way to the front sharing aside the prime minister of montenegro. and peres who told the french first lady quote you're in such good shape. on diplomatic embarrassing to the u.s. president has faced lots of criticism for his behavior on previous foreign trips visiting asia could pose a bigger challenge japan in particular is a country where cultural tribes are looking at every corner you can smith knows the ropes it's her job to promote japanese culture to americans we don't really like to tell what we're thinking and. it's speak and we try to respect what

other people are thinking so. if we don't we want to really a boy the conflict. is also eager to help the sushi chef owns a restaurant in washington d.c. he can offer a lot of good advice with regards to japanese cuisine and the use of chopsticks studying is not allowed yes and so. passing the food from chopstick to chop stated that is a really bad things yes in japan only you it time you use a chopstick to people. when you pick up the deceased so you never ever do that in the restaurant sometimes a state banquet can make history for other reasons like this one in one thousand nine hundred two when george h.w. bush fainted after vomiting in the lap of the prime minister of japan.

blunders like that can happen says cup pre-show michelle she was president barack obama's chief of protocol. every second really matters every moment counts you are literally almost holding your breath to make sure that those things that you put in place the hours of preparation actually go in according to the plan and sometimes they don't five countries in ten days this trip is a huge challenge for a president who once admitted he's not that big fan of traveling through and one thing however will make him feel at home in japan prime minister has invited him to a round of golf. well as we've mentioned north korea will likely overshadow much of president trump's trip to asia and just yesterday the u.s. flew to supersonic bombers over the korean peninsula for bombing exercises

a south korean military official said today the v. one b. bombers from an air but air force base in guam were escorted by south korean and japanese fighter jets. now to some of the other stories making news around the world today departing twitter support employee activated president donald trump's account for a few minutes on thursday anyone trying to access the page received an error message saying the page does not exist twitter took responsibility for the teach stating the company would conduct an internal review. nasa has said the whole over and arctica in the earth's protective zone layer has shrunk to its smallest size since nine hundred eighty eight still it remains twice as big as the united states scientists attributed the change to natural conditions but also credited a nine hundred eighty seven treaty banning ozone eating chemicals. there watching

d.w. news still to come how to limit the effects of climate change experts and activists gather in the german city of ball and to work out how to implement the paris climate accord we'll have a preview. well the most important central bank in the world has a new chairman get hot that's right terry it's been the worst kept secret in washington for weeks but now the secret's out it's jerome powell he'll be the next chairman of the u.s. federal reserve from fed pending senate confirmation so who is the as a fed board member since twenty eight well powell has in the past mostly supported it is the policies of his predecessor janet yellen is expected to remain cautious about raising interest rates but he will have to oversee efforts by the central bank to unwind its measures to stimulate the economy since the financial crisis in two thousand and eight. u.s. president donald trump considered five names including current fed chair janet

yellen before settling on powell who has served as a fed governor since two thousand and twelve a soft spoken centrist pals name has been circulated as the top contender for over a week i'm both honored and humbled by this opportunity to serve our great country if i am confirmed by the senate i will do everything within my power to achieve our congressionally assigned goals of stable prices and maximum employment. since twenty twelve palace supported yemen's general direction in setting monetary policy and in recent years has shared her cautious approach powell seeks a balance between regulations and market conditions he stated recently that more rules and regulations are not always the best solution to problems in financial markets still after eight years of steady progress financial markets could use the continuity. u.s. president arnold trump has vowed to lower taxes is what it was in fact one of the

most central promises in his campaign but now he has presented the first draft of a tax reform revamp that especially companies and families should benefit from he says. it's supposed to be the biggest tax cut in u.s. history and the first major tax reform effort after more than thirty years trying to i call it his biggest success but the average citizen would benefit little. especially big companies down to profit with the tax rate said to be reduced from thirty five percent to twenty percent. smaller companies would see their taxes capped at twenty five percent. and income tax for employees could be anywhere from twelve to thirty five percent the families are set to receive more tax incentives. with this plan we are making progress three forms so that yes america can compete with the rest of the world but we're also making it so that families like these

that are here can have more take home pay this is it this is a very important and special moment for our country for all americans but these tax cuts would cost the state around two point two trillion dollars over the next decade that's money that would be missing from the budget analysts say these reforms are set to widen the already gaping deficit whether trump manages to get the plan through congress is uncertain and even influential industry groups have been critical. whole stock is flying today in the last quarter the i phone maker recorded a profit of ten point seven billion us dollars mind you that is for just three months from july to september apple's new flagship the i phone ten hits the shelves on friday the company hopes it will fly off the shelves in the christmas season even though it is the most expensive model yet the basic i phone retailing for around one thousand dollars apple shares hit another all time high giving the

company a market cap of around nine hundred billion dollars most valuable company on earth . well there's always a big hype about any new iphone sometimes it's actually justified to find out what's playing out and tell you to take specialist welcome to the studio and if you look at the smartphone market overall if you look at the competitors as well do the likes of sam so no need to be worried about the i phone ten was the i phone expo the way well a lot of people say x. but if you ask apple they're actually calling it the i phone ten exclusively well it really depends on what you mean about worried i mean the i phone has always been kind of the mercedes of these smartphone market they occupy that premium space right there at the top and with this new price point they're definitely trying to take that territory for themselves there's a new way or the king of the most expensive highest and smartphone you know samsung has been doing a lot of business in that end as well but the real action is actually down in the

lower in mid tears segments i mean we're seeing a lot of competition coming out of china and that's where you see most of the motion coming from companies like chua way or sell me. what's the difference to my i phone seven or i phone eight well that really is the big question the co-founder of apple is that he's actually sitting this generation out because he said he already has an i phone eight and it's the same thing as the seven and they're all basically just clones of the six in his opinion he said he hasn't really seen a lot of innovation being cropped up and the new series of devices is not a big step that well it really depends on who you ask and if you look at the device it is kind of a new design we're seeing it's a bezel is designed meaning the screen goes from side to side of the device is the first apple device to have that however we've seen devices like that already come out from a way and also from samsung as well with the samsung galaxy eight the real difference for apple is what's underneath the hood they have these new artificial intelligence chips that they've built into the device which they're hoping will improve customer

experience will do to improve customer has been out of it is intelligent such a big actually mean for me well basically what it means for the consumer is they have specialized chips on the. vice which give it a hell of a lot more processing power which allows it right now to do the whole face on lock thing so basically a situation where you use your face to unlock the phone you look at it and suddenly it's open for you and then you know it's it is quite handy however there are security concerns that people need to think about when they using that is want to throw that out there but basically these artificial intelligence chips will make the phones more powerful other companies have them as well but their solutions actually require the phone to send data to external servers which means the use more power so these chips will give apple bit more power in the short term and also helps save battery life in the long term and also keep your data a little bit more secure because you don't have to send that data it's. gathering to external service until two thank you very much for this update on apple's new i

phone. that gets a gathering in the german city of ball and for a conference that will work out ways to implement the paris climate change accord almost two hundred nations saw on the accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide starting in two thousand and twenty such emissions are considered a major cause of climate change the conference starts on monday and will last for two weeks with one goal being to cap the global temperature rise to two degrees celsius the polar ice caps are melting drought and storms are becoming more common across the globe a recent study found that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has never risen as fast as it did last year. one place that's been hit especially hard by rising sea levels is fiji in the south pacific. now for the first time fiji

will be chairing the un climate conference prime minister frank bainimarama will be leading the negotiations environmentalist say fiji is a warning for the world isn't bizarreness but fiji has been especially hard hit by climate change because of rising sea levels fiji was the first place in the world where an entire village had to be relocated because of climate change. the bonn meeting aims to flesh out the terms of the twenty fifteen paris climate agreement almost all countries have signed the accord only the u.s. has announced it is pulling out the deal requires that temperatures do not climb by more than two degrees it requires all countries to set their own climate goals it paves the way for billions in aid especially for poor countries but one will be a working conference without big decisions like those made in paris. at first it sounds pretty unspectacular but what we agreed on in paris in december twenty fifth

is like a new world wide law and something like that needs rules of interpretation. but donald trump stated intention to withdraw from the paris accord has cast a shadow over these talks so far other countries do not share his view. the three major storms in the caribbean combined with the u.s. backing out of the paris agreement have increased the feeling of unity among the other countries. have many feel it is now time to take action the results of climate change are becoming more and more dramatic and not only in fiji. now to india where one of the world's most famous monuments the taj mahal is at the heart of a heated political controversy some hindu nationalists want to have it demolished they say the most holy him built by a muslim emperor does not reflect indian culture one lawmaker has called it

a blot on indian culture built by traitors. this majestic mausoleum was named one of the new seven wonders of the world ten years ago. the taj mahal draws eight million visitors per year prince william of wales and his wife kate middleton among them. the taj mahal commissioned in sixteen thirty two took twenty one years to build the john intended it as a memorial to his favorite wife. but this long revered symbol of love is now being scorned by hindu fundamentalists because it was built by a muslim. any moment built by muslims cannot be our national pride. there are the moments of slavery they are the moments of it they are the moments of cruelty. hindu nationalists see the taj mahal as a tribute to muslim conquerors who occupied india in the sixteenth century they

believe it was built on top of an older hindu temple the ten. they want the hindu temple to be excavated even if that means demolishing the taj mahal. just like the people of germany did best. in the same way this. model may be reconverted into they do. only then it will become the symbol of. the controversy has dominated headlines in india for against members of the ruling d j p party in parliament support the calls of the fundamentalist that's why the chief minister of the state of qatar pradesh was compelled to make a demonstrative visit to the taj mahal. wearing the robe of devout hindus a degenerate is known as a hard liner but in a symbolic appearance meant to put an end to the dispute he insisted the taj mahal

would remain standing his a close confidant of indian prime minister narendra modi who has himself used famous muslim buildings like the red ford in delhi to showcase india as a regional superpower critics say modi's party politics are dividing the country and pitting a hindu majority against the muslim minority muslims in india say they feel socially and economically marginalized by the b j p government hardline hindu nationalists now want to restrict religious freedom to they say that muslim prayer or no mas should be forbidden at the taj mahal. when it is. believing. then by the logical department not be allowed or dead and thus the taj mahal status as a symbol of love is being overshadowed by irreconcilable differences between religious groups in india. you're watching t.w. news still to come. but these are the enemies to plan that we renounce full contact

with you. they went to syria to join the jihad leaving behind a father distraught we'll bring you a special report on germans who fight for the so-called islamic state. and the indigenous people of b.f. and their move for independence from nigeria they say they're fighting for freedom but the military treats them as terrorists. all that and more coming up in just two minutes stay with us. to go off like we take football personally. i do a. straddling two worlds never uncivil to each but one does make a start is committed to helping children in ethiopia. company him on

a trip to one of the poorest regions in the world. in sixty minutes totally. progress there where they start to divide the country i do need to see where they start to divide the language your blood will flow for to. maintaining the soviet union is breaking no part. of the members of the russian federation would have to find their own way politically and economically. with the most of it was me cry. hedley difficult time. in this democracy was a lie because the elections were for all answer privatization was robbery the soviet union territory where does russia stand today and moscow's empire our series starting november fifth t.w.

. what does a football loving country need to reach its goals. we'll tell you how the german soccer made it back to the top. in our web special w dot com. football made in germany. the whole d w one up. for in focus global insights the news that four local heroes. w. made for mines. welcome back you're watching d.w. news i'm terry martin their top story they've been noisy protests in barcelona after a spanish judge detained nine ministers of the post catalan government the judge is also expected to issue an international arrest warrant for the kaplan leader collis pushed among who's in brussels. now in

recent years more than nine hundred germans have reportedly left the country and joined just hottest groups like the so-called islamic state the recruits often sever all communication with those closest to them leaving families back home in despair here now is the story of two fathers who have tried desperately to find their sons. serbian and man were get hurt on their way to join the jihad aged twenty two and eighteen the german brothers set out from home in their father's new car. they'd been told the exact route to take on a saturday morning the brothers pass over the alps. from trist italy they take a ferry to greece. on sunday they arrive in turkey and cross the border without difficulty. it's around this time that their father you ask

him gary hart finds a farewell letter. papa mama i can't live in a land of lies i can't live in a country where i as a muslim i'm viewed as an outsider or terrorist but you should know that i love you both. and you will always be my cherished parents. murderer had wanted to become a photojournalist and fabienne had just completed acting school. and then suddenly the brothers began going to a mosque at first their father thought it was just a phase he even joined his son when they went to the mosque and he asked them about i.a.s. but they said they had nothing to do with the radical islamists. answers on the

voice it's impossible to explain it's as if someone knocked your legs out from under you you simply can't believe it's happening. as soon as he found the farewell letter you had him get hard contact at the police and international search warrant was issued the brothers were still in turkey but they were not detained even though their father was sure they were under observation they were called repeatedly on a german cell phones asking where they were and where they were going so tabs were being kept on the authorities let them leave the country they didn't try to stop them they could have but they just didn't want to. can that be true. do the terminal yes we intend to do everything possible to prevent the export of terrorism and terrorists from germany to the conflict areas when. you have him get hurt repeatedly try to persuade his sons to return to germany in vain the last time you heard from them was two years ago they sent him a video saying they were breaking off relations. but there's radio is to declare

that we renounce all contact with you we disassociate ourselves because you work against us against islam. you are heart is in constant contact with your authorities but no one can say whether his sons are still alive the same uncertainty torments christan happen his son marvin joined the so-called islamic state three years ago when fast but it's in comprehensible he was just a regular guy who finished high school and wanted to make his way of life. months later christiane hopper traveled to the syrian border he wanted to get marvin out and inform the german authorities of his intentions his son had phoned to say his best friend was dead it was the first sign that marvin was having doubts. it translated used a mobile phone to film can stand up at the border between turkey and syria the father and son had arranged to meet at this wall under the watch of turkish

soldiers. were at the wall if you go to the left all the way to the end we're standing on the other side of the wall. there was a door they were supposed to open and he would have been standing right in front of me but the guard there wasn't permitted to open the door my son was on one side of the wall and i was on the other. because the unhappy tried again the next day a people smuggler was going to bring marvin over from the syrian side christiane was instructed to wait in the car. then the smuggler came back without mobbing. there is a. marvelous call me mommy and i can't do it. the military will only let the fat guy through because they know when i can't go any further of nurses you understand. another thing to tempt christiane hopper was unable to

rescue his son. and his i'm absolutely certain that if i had had support from here and if the german state had wanted to bring back german kids who'd gone down the wrong path then we may have had a chance. to stand up and you are joined forces and complained to the parliamentary representatives about the lack of support at least the german state has said it will launch more preventive measures but that won't bring back the lost sons and so the parents remain tormented by uncertainty. from side most i have been times when i thought maybe they really are dead. but then an inner voice says stop thinking such nonsense they're alive that's the weird thing. to stay on the top of believes marvin is dead. i assume so. because we've been so close and he'd always stayed in touch. i can't imagine that

he's still alive. and in force and as. the family got a grave they need a place to green. baby teeth were buried that was all they had left of their son who says have to join ins and likely met his death. well let's go deeper on this story and our social scientist moon embarrassed soon he's working in the german city of cologne with young people in danger of being radicalized good morning thanks for talking with us this morning tell us how do young people in germany end up getting radicalized to the point of committing violent acts in the name of religion. and we say seven programs we have a group of young people who live here in germany and in europe and who feel the excluded state. if you're not part of society they also in some cases they

suffer from discrimination and and they end up in getting many plates by some radicalizing mentors that's a problem it's not the part of the problem is that we have these young people feeling excluded and suffering sever problems but at the same time we have the problem that we have some radicalized us also try to reach it and people through the internet and who get to get in touch with them and to give them a sense of identity and an answer to that question for them why do why why does this society or some people in the society treat me this way and why i feel excluded from society so they explain it's a narrative of of the clash of civilizations and it just so so it's as i said religious law so is religious ideology then really the key motivating

factor or in your opinion does a marginalization and exclusion that you mention or those the more important factors that motivate people to go in this direction. it's a mixture and if we talk about religion it's not their religion s. face because we have many religions and. it's something which gives a human being a sense of life and also how to lift peacefully how to find happiness it's the problem is a certain ideology which is which is. hateful which is can accent of public and to which which tied targets the other so we have the problem part of my ideology not everyone who. joins isis reads literature from extremist islamists thank us but we have the problem that the propaganda of isis spreads this kind of ideology to the internet to everyone even to or to or to his smartphone ok

there are religious zealots all over there are people who feel marginalized and look for meaning in other other ways in life and maybe even become radicalized but what about those who actually leave the country and join islamist groups abroad that's really quite a radical step what pushes them to make that leap. and we didn't have the problem before isis they were some cases when some young left the country and went to somalia and also to afghanistan but in general we didn't have had this problem the problem came with syria and with the syrian civil war and when i started to recruits directly young people from western countries so day they targeted what they are today a message to target a decent people and problem is the people who went to isis had the idea in mind

that this is an islamic country it's very peaceful there is justice and i will be parts of very happy society because isis was a train this kind of society in their image and the problem was that people. people get many plaited by those. clips and really believe in this kind of perfect worth and in this moment so that's the radicalization what about the response to that in germany you work with these people you work with german authorities so in a report we saw parents they're alleging that they are not getting adequate help not getting adequate support from the german government in your experience is there enough support from the german government to deal with this did the government learn to lots after two thousand and eleven two thousand and but we still have to learn more we have the problem that we always see this radicalization phenomenon

from a security perspective but we have to saw it to see it from a social perspective and at the same time we don't have only. two to react when something happens we have to act in a very preventive. you know way early stage and may prevent. ok this is what the german governments are like it's awesome and went thank you very much that was my moon bearer soon he works against radicalism radicalizing young people in the city of cologne a social scientist thank you so much. now to catalonia it's moves for independence are dominating headlines in europe right now but separatist movements are active all around the globe in nigeria a group called the indigenous people of front is calling for an independent state in the south east of the country a demand that sparked a bloody civil war fifty years ago a reporter visited. the home of the independence movements leader numb di canio who

went missing in september his disappearance has fueled fears of new vine. this is the statue of nom de kanu with its arms chopped off the real numb become who has disappeared. i witnesses say security forces stormed his house and south is done nigeria in september he has not been seen since the army says he fled. but this man believes he was killed. as a member of the separatist i p o v the indigenous people off be upfront. on guard at his leader cells since it was raided and kanu himself disappeared. this is from that joy show did do that just sort of idea that we had a physician to do. so most of us was sort of i would like someone like me i don't know with. some of the separatists from what they believe was

a military operation because that's twenty people were killed after the brother of the missing separatist leader. after many unsuccessful attempts to protect him he agreed to meet us he says the actions of the nigerian military has made to the i.p.o. be even more determined to carry on. asking for referendum is not asking for. want to be three people on done well can achieve that is to reference them. and that's what my leadership and that's what everybody believes in today the government has rejected the separatists it's it's it's an independence referendum would be unconstitutional and dangerous. the information minister says all the governors in the region the same opinion they have course most of it was prosecuted to the people and they are not going into the encouraging the kind of hide to titian that leads to the loss of lives fear of an escalating conflict is growing among the

population and i g ariens in the south east of the country have long felt sidelined and neglected but many do not sympathize with the radical approach of the b a for the separatists that's an increasingly harsh exchange of words on both sides of the conflict sun subparts of an independent speak about the destruction of nigeria the government on the other side the separatist movement a terrorist organisation most observers doubt that in the current political climate a peaceful referendum which be possible the memory of the b. offer in the war fifty years ago is still fresh here the last time the region tried to break away from the more than a million people lost their lives. back then john the problem of squat on this side of the separatists he still gets together with his old comrades to discuss the current political situation. the veterans are worried about the risks of holding a referendum too. they've been keenly watching similar developments in other parts

of the world. and i did not come from spin. do nothing and don't come back. to fulton county. and not brought that. on but then i think. these veterans are holding on to their dream up an independent like an alternate on the price it too is of war they say must stay where they belong in a museum. let's bring in our correspondent now young philip schultz he joins us from lagos young fellow at the separatists blame the army for nom de kind of disappearance the military denies any knowledge is there an investigation underway that is going to clear up the facts here well there's an ongoing treason trial involving kanu at the moment so this has become a priority for the government to find out about disappearance the try to supposed

to continue in a few weeks so everybody is anxious to you know what to expect nations will be given just fail to appear in court again but there is no criminal investigation going on at the moment has said any light on the issue that the army has deployed troops in southeastern nigeria with the area the separatists called for how tense is the situation there. well that was a special military operation called hyphen dentsu that just ended in october but there's still a high military presence and the atmosphere is still very tense everywhere i think the big question at the moment is how aggressively with the separatists eat with their demands to have independence referendum and how will the military react but i have the impression that at the moment everybody is trying hard things don't

escalate now you've spoken to a lot of people in the region there that the separatists called how many people actually support the separatist movement can you can you gauge the level of support in the region it's very hard to say because we have to keep in mind that the nigerian government declared i p o b a terrorist organisation some weeks ago so some people might be careful regarding what they say openly but there is a high level of sympathy at least regarding the idea of an independent nation but at the same time a lot of people don't agree with the aggressive approach of the separatists i mean some of the statements of i.p.o. b. they are basically pure hate speech using the government of genocide and also calling all nigerians and in the ok so there's hate speech on the one hand but

there are some who are simply calling for a referendum to decide this issue and i understand there's a demographic component here that young younger people support the demand for a referendum more than older people want with that they are. yes it definitely seems so i think this might have to do with the fact that older people can still remember the horrors of the civil war very well when the region tried to gain independence fifty years ago it was a war that has become famous not only in nigeria because of the extreme extremely cruel strategies that were used the army had a blockade of the whole region that lets to a severe famine in the region and thousands of children even babies died in the war so i think this traumatized the region and this is to very vivid and their collective memory the main ethnic group in the southeast they complain about economic marginalization are their complaints justified yes and

no it's true that since the civil war no evil has been able to become president in nigeria and there is some level of distrust in the political scene but at the same time that our a lot of governments of positions and especially in business positions i think there is no region in nigeria you wouldn't find people that complain that they are neglected but i think it has less to do with specific ethnic group than with general neglect and but governance and the whole country d.w. correspondent young philip schultz in lagos nigeria thank you. now love them or hate them truffle are one of the most expensive foods in the world but why is that we went truffle hunting ourselves and visited the annual truffle fair

in alba in italy where you can find out all you need to know about the famously ugly fungus. the white truffle the king of all foods. at the truffle market in the initial east piedmont region the center of this rare chuba delights people from all over the world. yes. i do ok yeah it's a very distinct a.s.d. i did love to hate it when there were. often. smell from cities and british people that don't want to be shameless but i want more of it if only it weren't so expensive and this is a toy of a. model kind of born a from alda is a regular visitor to the market during the white truffle harvest season.

he's a fantastic from alien and emotional and every now for they say they'd be frank and it's very funny very amazing to go around and it up when i get there and it is man made the point that point that oh don't even macy's own it because this is this season of. the truffle harvest celebrations and on lively and colorful. moho convo nate likes to pop in to talk to fi mora a truffle shop founded in one nine hundred thirty by jekyll moma he had the idea of giving truffles to celebrities like alfred hitchcock. of monaco pictures of them holding truffles lay the foundations for the cult of the album white truffle now tongue. of them are sent all over the world by express korea. with the best market . because he was

a genius in the market. a kilo of truffles cost about six hundred euros and only ten days fresh truffles arrive at the market every day from the forest around . truffle hunter search for them with specially trained dogs when the dog smells a truffle it scratches the ground the truffle hunter then carefully digs up the treasure. for when the real is the dog we say we take the dog out but actually he takes us out and he's the one who finds the trouble. for. the for a truffle can be sold at a market an expert assesses whether it fulfills the quality requirements demanded by the capitol of the white truffle getting the coveted certificate was no problem for this particular truffle program or to warn you this is

a fantastic trouble because it has all the aromas it needs it will. garlic and mushroom and it is very complex and very interesting and more to more interest than that no wonder it won first prize in the tata to foreign competition. an important center of the travel culture is the custom. it's the seat of the order of the knights of the truffle and wines of iowa and houses a truffle museum. it's also a venue for truffle auctions where call maison celebrities like she had departed you sometimes bit more than a hundred thousand euros for an especially large truffle. first there are so few of them. second people love them maison experts who really have sensitivity training. and for that when you eat them with the right food and

the right wine so that the unfold their whole flavor it's paradise but at the. truffles the best when shaved into paper thin slices and the pasta. some people say the first bite is very special. they cannot eat the time for that i have. no qualms about the ten dollars no mark and i wait for a nine to ten miles they don't because they're at the end of the sandbar no more than four for at least thirty nine miles and you have to wait and when it's a total night and again it is a five before my nose. mouth o'connor blow in and the wealth of the truffle aficionados have another few weeks to enjoy the intoxication scent and flavor of

the white truffle if. you're watching did news coming to you live from berlin we have more for you at the top of next hour in just a couple of minutes new you can always get the latest news and information relic all on our website that's d.w. dot com thanks for watching.

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