the storm started to pull something on g.w. . this is news live from berlin russia slams the box expulsion of its diplomats as a very unfortunate very unfriendly move to the u.s. and more than twenty western countries unite to kick out scores of russian diplomats in a coordinated action in response to the poisoning of a former spy on british soil. also coming up the arrival of this high security

train in beijing prompts speculation that kim jong un is on his first visit to china as north korea's leader we'll go live to our correspondent standing by in beijing and germany keeps cattle on independence leader carlos pushed along sitting in jail as he awaits a decision on whether he will face the extradition our correspondent is outside the prison. plus we will head to sierra leone where there has been a green light for the presidential runoff vote a top four goals that the west african nations presidential election runoff can proceed this saturday the boat was initially delayed due to broad allegations. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us it is said to be the law. largest collective expulsion of russian diplomats in history in

a show of solidarity with the u.k. the united states sixteen european union members and several other nations are ousting more than one hundred russian diplomatic staff this as part of a response to the poisoning of a former russian spy on british soil was go for its part of this that there is still not enough proof of its involvement and has threatened to quote have a harsh reaction. behind the closed curtains for diplomats are clearing their desks but out in front of the russian embassy in berlin the ambassador remained defiant. you who are in the movie the pain of device. we still haven't heard any evidence we keep hearing the words great probability which of course does not convince us at all stanley v if. we are of course very disappointed by this decision and we are obviously not happy that our partners are taking part in this

provocation by the english authorities. rift and burnin says it's responding not just to the attack on former russian double agents saikai script out in the u.k. but also to a major cyber attack on the german government's computer network. british investigators believe that x. intelligence officer script pal and his daughter junia were poisoned with novae choke a soviet era nerve agent the two were found unconscious on a park bench in the southern english city of soulsby on march the fourth they remain critically ill in hospital. that's an e.u. summit in brussels last week all twenty eight member states condemned the attack the expulsion of russian diplomats by fourteen a u. countries was a coordinated action they say all evidence points to russia and this is the largest collective expulsion of russian intelligence officers in history. i have found

great solidarity from our friends and partners in the e.u. north america and nato and beyond over the past three weeks as we have confronted the aftermath of the soulsby incident moscow continues to maintain its innocence it is valid to retaliate in kind and warned western governments that the expulsion of russian diplomats was a mistake. and joining me now in moscow is d.w. correspondent novak storage and in brussels bound riegert is also standing by welcome to you both good morning here drag i'd like to begin with you because we know that russia's deputy foreign minister has warned of quote a harsh reaction what sort of retaliation could we expect from the kremlin well to moscow all responsible for tat measures that expel an equal number of diplomats this is probably going to happen in the days to come russia's point of view still is we have nothing to do with sells worry so we don't understand why do

you want to punish us is there any evidence please show it to us so if there is no evidence why do you punish us and dmitri peskov spokesman spokesperson all the problems that president putin is going to announce in the days to come how russia is going to react. absolutely and also how the e.u. may react further we'll go to you that with that burnt because how unified is the e.u. really in its response because we know that not all member states have decided to take part have they. of the member states participating in that effort so you can say the glass is half empty but you quote could also say the glass is half full and that it's certainly the e.u. institutions doing because never this effect the not all on board the biggest member states namely germany france spain poland italy all participating in these concerted effort and this consortium is as such is

a big success or it's if you say if you see that the united states canada australia and others on board so the west is has closed its ratings and this is seen here in brussels as a huge success and a show of solidarity for the british despite the fact that britain is about to leave the european union and the brics it pros says and so this is this is viewed as a big coup sign of sort of their egypt for the brits given that neo drag is russian more and more isolated internationally. not from a russian point of view that the west is not unified when it comes to the expulsion of russian diplomats important countries like belgium austria hungary or turkey even not willing to put more pressure on the russia i've just watched the russian t.v. state controlled t.v. and there was a spokesperson from turkey basically saying we have great relationships with with

russia and we're not willing to change it just because of the west would like to put more pressure on russia so russia is not isolated think about countries like china india iran brazil and many others who just don't like this western attitude of you know we will put pressure on puts impose sanctions on countries that are not willing to do what we would like them to do so for that reason russia's perspective on that is a completely different one band what is the west's strategy here because we've we've heard it alluded to that we can actually expect further actions against russia after this right. yes the european union certainly would like russia to put to participate in the international. efforts to bring some clarity into this nerve agent attack the west that the european union does not point fingers directly at the crime it's not saying putin did the yukon's the president only said it's highly likely that russia is behind this effort so it's still

a strong bonds for cooperation maybe and if that is not going to take place then more is to come announce don't tell us maybe sanctions but sanctions are very difficult to achieve in the european union because you knew to get in that they already sanctions in place for the. exemption of premier and for russia's road in the ukraine conflict if you look at it it's still a low key diplomatic boy if you want only a few diplomats from the russian embassies all over europe being expelled and only some resident spies it's not meaning that and bess and this is a shutdown that there are no further divided contacts absolutely important to keep that in mind although if we add them all up over all of the countries which are expiring diplomats it comes to more than one hundred. joining us there in brussels and you know back storage in moscow thank you. well meantime north korean leader kim jong un has rumored to be in china on

a visit but there has been no official confirmation from authorities on either side japanese media reported that a train which was similar to one that arrived in beijing earlier today. the special train looks like the one that was used by north korea's previous leader if confirmed this would be kim's first visit since he came to power in twenty of left. thank you so let's get more now on this intriguing story we're joined from beijing by our correspondent who has both injured his standing by so tell us what are you hearing there in the country. well it looks very much like putting together the pieces of a puzzle we have seen the footage of this train arriving which is said to be similar to the train kim jong il the father of the current north korean leader you used we've seen security measures stepped up in beijing in all these areas where

usually guests guests visit high ranking visitors visit including the guest house where kim jong il used to stay so all this nourishes speculation that there is a high ranking and boy from pyongyang and possibly kim jong un himself who has never visited any country abroad so far there's no official confirmation from the foreign ministry but that's not unusual because of prior visits of kim jong il the confirmation came always after he had returned to pyongyang ok is there no official confirmation there but we're just looking at pictures and perhaps i can throw them back up of a train which apparently looks like the one that his father used as well as a motorcade so it doesn't take you know a lot to put all of that together and then have some speculation here and if it were indeed that you came in who is visiting beijing this would be very significant

wouldn't it but yes. it would it would be his first visit abroad it would be a visit to beijing which is one of the closest allies of north korea but relations have a bit soured in the last few years. it would be very important for beijing to have him here as a meeting between donald trump the american president and kim jong owned is scheduled had and it would be a major loss of face and possibly also of influence for beijing if kim jong un would meet donald trump before he meets seeds in paying. in the meantime we know that china has in the past supported sanctions against the north korean regime has that all soured relations between the two neighbors. indeed into how it's not only beijing but also north korea has made a few has sent

a few signals to beijing that they are angry with beijing's influence in pyongyang . the beijing is very unhappy about john young's moves to to to to move forward its its nuclear program it wants to take him appearing young people young is wary of influence of beijing so this comes at a moment when probably relations between the two countries are as bad as they have ever been before mathias ballinger standing by in beijing where it is rumored that north korean came jiang might be on chinese soil at this very moment thank you so much mathias and allocate a quick check of some other stories that have been making news around the world polls have opened for day two of voting for egypt's new president incumbent leader abdel fattah el-sisi is expected to win easily but his only challenger the little known stuff. other hopefuls have been either forced out on

a rest in the runoff voting will and on wednesday. russian investigators say that blocked fire exits could have contributed to the high death toll in a massive fire at a shopping center in siberia which killed sixty four people the blaze broke out on the fourth floor of the complex in the coal mining city of kemah rovio on sunday. well now there are more troubles for germany as a leading lender monica i mean they just stand around humming in don't have it and they just keep looking for a new leader sara dorsey bank certainly is looking for a new boss and that is according to a report by the british newspaper the times which says that his chief executive john crime is about to be ousted due to daughter's miserable financial results the fifty seven year old took the helm of the lender in twenty fifteen after a failed co c.e.o. a range meant in recent months experienced many sacked setbacks in efforts to

rehabilitate the bank its profit warning in january dashed all hopes that germany's largest financial institution was on the mend up to two years of crises well later this morning we'll get some reaction to the story from the frankfurt stock exchange meanwhile spanish authorities are lauding the arrest of an international criminal mastermind his gang used some of the most sophisticated technology to rob hundreds of bank accounts around the world the sipe or heist netted a million dollars each on average. it's a major breakthrough for the police in spain after a three year investigation they have arrested the mastermind of an international criminal gang. it stole as much as one billion euros according to spain's interior ministry the group operated in some forty countries using technology to change

account balances and instruct cash machines to issue the money. just to give you an example of how important the detention is in twenty thirteen this group managed to access practically every bank in russia one of the benefits gained in cyber attack were about one million dollars on average. there's already the media many banks and authorities in several countries worked together to snare the gang leader so the arrest is being celebrated around the world. believe it or not but bilin isn't the only capital struggling with getting its applet up and running the new mexico city outports could also run into difficulties that's if a leading presidential candidate to address manuel lopez obrador wins the election in july because he wants to abandon the thirteen billion dollar project at the

epilepsy or warns that the cancellation would cost more than half the amount. it's the biggest public construction project in the country but the face of the thirteen billion dollar airport being built here depends on the outcome of mexico's upcoming election its biggest opponent this man andrus manual lopez obrador a leftist who's currently leading opinion polls he's called the deals behind the project corrupt and has threatened to scrap construction if elected he's since softened his stance calling for a review first but his outlook has left the company responsible for building the airport on the defensive. struggling larmer plated against corruption it's been built abiding by the law it's all public transparent it's a glass box through which any citizen can see what's happening in real time where they barely spoke. the stakes couldn't be much higher cancelling the airport will

cost six billion dollars and tens of thousands of jobs making public trust an invaluable asset. impending diesel bans here in german cities could shift the problem of air pollution to other countries that is because many german diesel us a selling their old vehicles to used car dealers who then resell them particularly in eastern europe and experts fear that even african countries may soon experience rising diesel pollution a second town to german cars find their way south across the mediterranean. smog in poland it's not just the coal heating that sends large amounts of microscopic pollution particles into the atmosphere many cars in eastern europe are older diesels in germany on the other hand there are strict emissions limits it's possible that soon only new diesel cars will be allowed in german cities many car

owners are selling their all the diesel is now to secondhand dealers they are not willing to let cars that still hold a significant resale value get scrapped their then sold on through partners in eastern europe. the number of exported used diesels climbed from around one hundred ninety seven thousand in twenty sixteen to two hundred thirty three thousand in twenty seventeen that's an eighteen percent rise exports to eastern europe grew particularly strongly the export of sixteen thousand older diesels to ukraine in twenty seventeen was more than double the tally for the previous year sales to albania kosovo romania the czech republic and poland also rose while western european countries are going to be introducing even stricter emissions levels in the coming years most countries to the east won't be changing their laws environmental groups are now wringing below. we have no pollution tax for cars

which makes romania a haven for old and polluting cars authorities do not encourage or support healthy alternatives and the government doesn't actually fight air pollution. so more and more older diesels are ending up in for example the rumanian capital book arrest the diesel air pollution problem is being profitably shifted beyond germany's borders. and the catalonia crisis has reached germany absolutely and right now it's a waiting game in terms of monica because a german court has ordered spain's most wanted fugitive to wait in jail as it decides whether he will be extradited catalan separatist leader carlos pushed him on was detained in northern germany on sunday while en route to belgium where he's been in self-imposed exile he's wanted by spanish authorities over his role in catalonia unauthorized independence vote. pushed months detention has ignited anger and catalonia supporters of the former leader approach traffic to

a standstill near the region's border with the rest of spain. despite the protests much rick this isn't backing down in the pursuit of its most wanted man. but. other than him. said it many times. those people currently on trial and those in prison are not being punished for their ideas. but for not obeying the law. mission. impossible lona make his station a partial strike to protest the arrest of independence leaders chanting for freedom . freedom extradition push to months detention in germany has put palin in a tele keep position and prosecutors say not to expect an immediate decision. this is kind of. this is not a question of hours but something that needs to be examined very thoroughly and

accurately a decision should not be expected before easter. the german regional coach will now have to decide whether the charges against pushed amount late in germany. and standing by for us now outside of the prison where put him on is being held in one star is our correspondent yulian bono welcome to you leon and we just heard there that a german court has ordered that pushed him on remains in custody so what is likely to happen next walk us through it. well this order by the judge yesterday was just really the opening off this whole extradition process ball is now in the courts off the public prosecutor in the federal state off she is because time with this prison is located and the office has to check whether the conditions for an exhibition to spain are actually given one crucial condition would be that the crime that she's being charged with in spain also qualifies as

a crime in germany so if the public prosecutor does indeed decide that this is the case it would then peel to the regional courts in this same federal states to issue an extradition order and a decision by that clause is not expected within this week. it could take a few days and a lot of people especially in spain especially you know in barcelona where he has from supporters there they have been critical about the german government saying that berlin should stay out of the matter do they have a point. well i think lynn is being very careful to indeed stay out of the. speaker for the general staff staff and side but has said that spinning this democratic stage and due process should take place so i think in berlin. politicians in berlin are really careful not to appear to be a to sharing in this mustn't let the legal process run its course elian what is the

most likely case scenario now for pushed him on and what are his options if the court rules in favor of an extradition. but i think at this point it is really not so easy to say what the outcome of this will be how the court will decide if it's indeed decides for extradition then which to mount could launch a constitutional complaint with the highest court in germany that would be one option and then the other option would be she could apply sole to screw asylum which the federal republic of germany that's the latter option however is highly unlikely to be accepted julian by now with the latest from nine months there outside of the prison where carla's pushed him on is being held awaiting a decision about whether he might be extradited back to spain over his role in catalonia as an authorized independence vote million thanks for your reporting on

meantime so many sierra leone's top court has ruled that the west african nations presidential runoff can go ahead this coming saturday the vote was originally scheduled to take place today but was delayed after the ruling party filed suit claiming the opposition had engaged in fraud during the first round earlier this month we'll talk about the election with our correspondent in freetown in just a moment but first his report about the court's decision. heavy security on monday outside the supreme court of capital. in freetown worried about an outbreak of riots as the country's future press on the verdict pos inside. the country's presidential runoff election be held on to say entirely tense crowds gathered outside as a way to the ruling. it's

what the opposition had been hoping for the green light for the vote to go had a supply and. many sierra leonean still not have a lot of trust in the additional system they fear the government could have influenced the judges but now that the court's ruling came out in the elections will go ahead there's a lot of relief in the country especially on the site of the opposition party. but the chili was short lived just a few hours later the country's high court approved the election commission's request to delay the runoff until saturday they say that a vote on tuesday is no longer logistically feasible and while some locals price a decision many here are fed up with waiting.

this close just because of this election so some of us are parents are just be out so let us go to school. but they'll still have to wait another week until school open again. they're hoping that the election drama will finally come to an end. on the house no sneakers across. seekers rather across eastern europe have experienced some very unique weather indeed in the russian town of sochi locals and tourists alike were left to will durant when they were met with that is right orange snowfields that's not a filter that we have on there they are actually orange mountainous regions in russia ukraine and romania were transformed into tain shereen tinted tundras and that was due to apparently sahara and sandstorms in fact the mars like landscapes

were caused by sand pollen and dust particles mixing high up in the air and this combination then spread across north africa drifting across the mediterranean blending in with the snow here meteorologists state that this phenomenon occurs roughly every i here. a quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here at russia slams decisions from both sides of the atlantic to expel diplomats a remarkable sign of unity with the u.k. this as a response to the poisoning of a former spy i'm for sale. and don't forget you can always give you news on the go just download our app from google play or from the apple store it will give you access to all of the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the app to send us photos and videos that you feel are news relevant and you can wash our program a live stream i'm sorry kelly in berlin thanks so much for your company hope to see

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