this is the w. news live from berlin on the american names her new cabinet the german chancellor surrounds herself with fresh faces including a cabinet job for one of her harshest critics also coming up. no letup in the bloodshed in syria despite a unanimous u.n. vote for a ceasefire the bombs keep raining down on the people of eastern ghouta. and desperation in the democratic republic of congo with militia violence on the rise and people desperate for the president to step down the report on the catholic

church is increasingly political role. with. a michele henery thanks for joining us german chancellor angela merkel has announced her cabinet picks to solidify a grand coalition with the social democrats pending the s.t.d. east final approval of that coalition merkel says she's put together a young dynamic team which represents a new start for her conservative party and it includes her most prominent critic from within the c.d.u. . after weeks of speculation and rumor around the new cd you cabinet mescal says she's blending fresh faces with wise heads. it's been a moment there i instigated the at the moment i'm the only one who's passed the age

of sixty all others a younger in some very much younger than this and with this team we can now tackle the challenges of the future and there are many few look in a grand coalition out will lead the ministry of economic affairs minister of defense remains under law in the new minister of agriculture. perhaps the biggest surprise is. taking the health ministry and the ecology check is responsible for education and research it was the inclusion of one of her most prominent critics an ambitious young conservative that raised eyebrows does mention byron is not the only one that makes critical comments that's fine we're here to build a better germany i believe he wants to contribute to that just like all other cabinet members. of us now inside the tent span watched from the

wings quietly for now. earlier i spoke to kill a customer and ask her if chancellor merkel's new cabinet picks will lead to any real changes in policy but we can certainly expect a different kind of tone and what she did is she brought in someone who is completely unknown really on the broader political scene and your car to check she's an m.p. who comes from the same region as you and spot uses very prominent critic of german chancellor angela merkel who is now taken over or is set to take over the health ministry and if this coalition comes together because that's by no means certain in the end the social democrat party those grassroots will get to vote on this but if it does this means somebody who's an open critic of merkel taking over from him on google who for many years has been a very close ally of the epitome of loyalty within her own party and this shows

really that there isn't just a change of tone really there but that merkel feels she has to react to criticism and she has to open the door to those in the party critics who've so in the past of taking the party further towards the left than many conservatives feel comfortable with and mckillop let's talk about foreign policy can we expect a new direction here or is it a bit of the same old same old. well let's put it this way the social democrats would be able to nominate the prime minister currently the seat my god will who's embroiled in a deep battle within his with his own party whether he can keep that job it's unlikely that he will be able to one thing is to show that both the social democrats and the c.d.u. party of uncle americal both have a rather broad consensus that the need to be a first commitment to europe that's also the first chapter in the coalition agreement that's on the table and that will be voted on by c.d.u.

delegates meeting here in berlin on monday morning and they are expected to vote with a resoundingly yes to this their more question marks over how the social democrats will in the end vote on this because the grassroots get to have a vote there but on the whole there is a positive sign from this potential new government also to them on my call in france who wants to take your it forward she wants to really make headway also on the eurozone moving closer together he's likely to have moved backing now with this new government for the social democrats are strengthened within that continuing potential continuing coalition. thank you very much. police in central england say an explosion that destroyed a building is not a terrible lated video posted on you tube shows the building in flames in a residential street in the city of leicester four people who were heartily taken

to hospital local media say the explosion and fire destroyed a store and an apartment above it the cause has not yet been determined. germany's chancellor merkel and france's president a man no mackerel have urged russia to cooperate in maintaining a cease fire in the rebel held eastern kuta in a recent conference call they called on president putin to put maximum pressure on the syrian regime yesterday the un security council voted to pass a cease fire resolution but despite that vote deadly airstrikes by russian backed syrian forces continue. there were supposed to be a break in the bombing and stayed. responders are back plucking life from the rubble it has been a long and deadly week in this rebel held enclave. and at this hospital doctors are seeing the washed of it most of their patients some growing up in a seven year war medical supplies are running out for these children any truth

cannot come soon enough this is a matter of life or death every hour counts at the moment and if the cease fire has been agreed at the u.n. security council there's no reason why it should be able to come into effect immediately. without people getting food and medicine with. every day we see more schools hospitals destroyed. the more children. for seven days the syrian regime has been bombarding the suburb of the capital trying to wipe out the rebels who control it. just a few kilometers along the road to damascus. it feels like a different planet. i once looked like this empty street speak to a fear of mortar shells fired from the nearby rebels. that were monitored since mortar started to hit the area no one has been on the street and if you find anyone

you're probably going only to do something very important or to buy stuff. in downtown damascus signs of life but let's all hope that a truce will end this war. the truce is useless i mean after thirty days everything will return to the way it was whatever happens it is a chance for vital supplies to reach their cities desperately hungry and it's injured. the former leader of the main syrian kurdish political party known as the p y d has been arrested in prague at the behest of turkey augur has been seeking asylum muslim after turkish court charged him with sedition turkey launched a military offensive last month in serious afferent region against his party's armed affiliate which it perceives as terrorists so lame muslim spoke to earlier this week host sara kelly asked him if his party had links to the p.k. k.

a kurdish movement outlawed by turkey. let's just ask you turkey says that the y.p. cheney and that the people that these are terrorist organizations. they say that they are no different from the p.k. k. which we know that many governments around the world have classified as a terrorist organization the links are strong aren't they no that's not true i mean why why do you yourself though once with the p k k no i was really. so there. was a. generic what is it that then. nothing to do with why is it them. that was so lame muslim the former leader of the main syrian kurdish political party p.y.g. speaking with g.w. sarah kelly last monday still a muslim was arrested in prague today at the request of turkey you can watch the whole interview with him on our website d.w.

dot com china's communist party has proposed removing from the country's constitution a two term limit on how long the president can stay in power that means president xi jinping could remain in office after his second term ends in two thousand and twenty three and perhaps indefinitely he's already the most powerful chinese leader since moussa dong since taking office more than five years ago he has overseen a radical shake up of the party and an anti-corruption drive she's ideology it was in shrine in the party's constitution last october. at least two people were killed and democratic republic of congo on sunday and dozens more injured when security forces cracked down on church demonstrations against president joseph kabila could be a lot has been in power since two thousand and one his elected mandate expired in two thousand and sixteen but no lections have been held since brutal militia violence has been on the rise in the country and people are increasingly desperate

for peace. this is one of many refugee camps in eastern congo. arrived here recently he says he was the last to escape his village alive rebels burned ever things. got killed people with machetes. roughly five million congolese have fled their homes some made their way to other parts of the country others to neighboring countries they beheaded people cut open their bellies left them to die. rebel groups in eastern and central congo are often responsible for these attacks but state security forces have also been blamed observers accuse the government of inciting violence to stop elections from taking place president joseph kabila turned ended in twenty sixteen but he's been refusing to hold elections ever since the catholic church has long tried to act as

a mediator between government and the opposition and now priests are becoming political play is that was clear at a memorial service for one man killed in a protest in february. the people of congo will no longer take lives violence and mediocrity. protests against could be in his government continue people say they want peace. in russia supporters of murdered opposition leader boris nemtsov marched on sunday and honor of his life and work three years ago today themself were shot dead on a bridge near the kremlin his supporters marched through central moscow and that heavy security some brought flowers to the makeshift memorial at the site where he was killed in july last year are russian courts tend to samantha twenty years in jail for assassinating the prominent from one critic. the place where christians believe jesus was truce a fight and buried was closed amid a rout with israeli authorities the church of the hold this occur shut its doors.

sunday its leaders are protesting legislation that attacks church assets and allow the state to seize church property and they called it an unprecedented attack against christians in the holy land no word was given on how long the closure will last. bollywood is mourning the last of its first female superstar should have a kapoor suddenly died at the age of fifty four she is considered a legend in indian cinema and reportedly suffered a heart attack after attending a wedding with her family known for promoting strong women in her films bollywood fans are remembering the impact she had through her work. she was the actress known by one name sridevi was a pioneer in indian cinema she wasn't just a leading lady she starred in her own films a first for bollywood thank you sridevi was known for playing independent women strong characters who were anything but submissive. at the age of four she began

acting in films multi-lingual and versa tieless she became one of bollywood's biggest rock hearts adored by hundreds of millions of people. in two thousand and thirteen she was honored by india's president for her contribution to the film industry she reportedly died of cardiac arrest while in dubai for her nephew's wedding her death comes as a huge shock to her fans and peers. yes i'm in a town that was not the time for her to leave us which means that she would have celebrated our fifty fifth birthday and oldest. brawl curious to know what happened to jewish and it's a great mosque for the entire film industry. as. she did his last film was called mom she survived by a husband and two daughters her eldest is set to follow in her footsteps with her debut film due for release this summer. will certainly be missed

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