d.w. multimedia series from. d.w.m. dot. this is news live from berlin george herbert walker bush the forty first president of the united states has died at age ninety four tributes pouring in from across the world for the president to lead the u.s. through the end of the cold war our correspondent in washington has the latest also coming up will the current u.s. president further fuel tensions at the g twenty summit in argentina donald trump

cancels a meeting with vladimir putin and denies meeting saudi arabia's crown prince will world leaders agree on a communique we'll have expert analysis later. next vice or welcome to the program former u.s. president george herbert walker bush the forty first president of the united states has died at the age of ninety four bush served only one term from one thousand nine hundred ninety nine nine hundred ninety three overseeing an invasion of panama and u.s. involvement in the first gulf war his presidency also coincided with the crumbling of the soviet union he earned praise for his promotion of democracy in post cold war eastern europe here in germany bush sr will be remembered for playing a key role in reunification but an economic recession at home led to a dive in his popularity and he was ousted by democrat bill clinton eight years

later george bush sr saw his son george w. bush become the forty third president of the us i'm joined now by our correspondent . in washington what reactions have there been to george bush senior's death. well we've already seen reactions pouring in from across the u.s. and across the political spectrum we have the first reaction from president donald trump in which he said having read here through his essential authenticity disarming wit and unwavering commitment to faith family and country president bush inspired generations of his fellow americans to public service to be in his words a thousand points of light illuminating the greatness hope and opportunity of america to the world and we've seen a reaction from former president obama saying that his life is a testament to the idea that public service is a noble calling president clinton saying that he is

a grateful for his friendship with president bush he was a really a man who was admired broadly across the political spectrum especially after he left office and continued working in public service in the way that he did bringing attention to causes around the world often working in tandem with his fellow former presidents and what would you say were his or his greatest achievements. well he's definitely known for his international work as you mentioned the crumbling of the soviet bloc there and sort of bringing eastern europe back into the world fold or shall we say also under his leadership the north american free trade agreement was signed of the nafta agreement being candid the u.s. and mexico which was one of the largest trade deals at the time and something that was just renegotiated under president trump. he also oversaw the u.s. involvement in iraq in the first gulf war something that the u.s.

preoccupation with iraq has continued really to this day both physically and politically so a lot on the international scene that is part of his legacy. just briefly he also came in for some criticism while he was president if you don't. absolutely will while he was a mostly known for his international work it was really his domestic agenda that brought him down as you mentioned he only served one term one of the few modern presidents has only served one term and it was because he was from a very. wealthy family and he was seen as somewhat out of touch with average americans and it was that sort of distance from the average american to him him coming from this tony in so far as america has nobility and noble family that evidently brought him down and was the subject of much criticism during and somewhat after his presidency ok my schweder in washington thank you so much for

that. reaction continues to come in from around the world let's take a look back at the life and legacy of george herbert walker bush. this was one of george bush's last public appearances and surely one of his toughest. it was his wife barbara funeral in early twenty eighteen. he bid farewell to her after seventy three years of marriage. the couple married shortly after the end of world war two george was a war hero he was the youngest pilot in the u.s. navy bush flew dozens of missions in the more he was shot down at sea then rescued at the last minute and became an instant legend. he returned to texas where he founded an oil company then he turned to a career in politics joining the republicans he became u.s. ambassador to the u.n.

then the u.s. top diplomat in china then head of the cia. in the one nine hundred eighty s. he became vice president to ronald reagan. after his two terms as vice president he then decided to run for the white house himself. and he won. preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine the berlin wall fell and with it the iron curtain. most consciously and calmly weathered the transition he worked hard to develop a good relationship with the president of the soviet union make gorbachev and campaigned heavily for the reunification of germany bush is also the president who

led the u.s. into its first major military operation in the middle east report to you air attacks are underway against military targets in iraq. bush launched operation desert storm against iraq's dictator saddam hussein after he had attacked kuwait after the first gulf war president bush's approval ratings went through the roof but that didn't last long many americans became unhappy with his domestic policies because of tough economic times he was forced to raise taxes it was a broken promise and the perfect ammunition for bill clinton bush's next democratic opponent clinton won the one nine hundred ninety two presidential election and after his one term in the white house bush called it quits. he focused his efforts on humanitarian activities. and his family which in two thousand and one once again wrote history as bush's son became president. the g.

twenty summit in buenos aires is entering its second and final day high on the agenda is the ongoing trade dispute between the united states and china other topics include the killing of saudi german journalist ashaji in turkey and heightened tensions between russia and ukraine. in boy no side is thousands marched in unity showing their disapproval of the world's top brass. if you want to see trends he is being held now with all the world's most powerful people is of course him and we came to oppose him because the working class the international and every country shit united in the fight against those who came here and i got. the police kept the protests tightly controlled inside the g twenty summit however things were less choreographed german chancellor angela merkel arrived

a day late missing the opening photo due to technical problems on her plane saudi arabia's prince mohammed bin solomon stood alone with controversy over the saudis role in the war in yemen and the unclarified murder of journalist jamal khashoggi and b.s. was offered few handshakes i one greeting stood out. russian president vladimir putin's bright smile belied his own rejection from the group putin is in hot water over russia's seizure of ukrainian ships after a clash in the black sea europe if you like that is. a sobering. take rooty this is why i will show that they were all over the sanctions against russia. but also on the agenda trade the united states and china are expected to hold a bilateral meeting in an effort to find

a solution to their ongoing trade dispute and us president donald trump had an early success signing a rewritten north american trade agreement with canada and mexico. i traditionally the twenty leaders issue a joint communique at the end of the summit this year it could be a struggle to get to that moment. carnelian sad to hear as an independent political advisor and analyst here in berlin to talk more about this about the g. twenty donald trump canceled his meeting with putin he seems to be studiously avoiding the saudi prince mohammed bin salim what does this say about the future of relations between washington and moscow and riyadh i think both leaders both foreign leaders they have experienced a volatile trump a president who changes his mind from one day to another just a week ago so he issued a statement in strong support of the saudi crown prince meeting just the day before

so i think these two leaders they're still trying to make out what they can get from this relationship with the united states they have invested a lot in it and right now it seems that saudi arabia is still strong but the russian u.s. relationship has been shaky over the past months and president putin would have wanted to talk to present trump but it hasn't happened. many people are watching the saudi prince mohammed bin salomon who seems to be shunned to a certain extent in buenos aires by their leaders is that fair and is he being punished for the murder of her mouth showed gina study writing writer well not being given a shake of hands is not the form of punishment for what he may have done or he seems to have done no it's true that few leaders can pretend that business is as usual but the mere fact that he is allowed to travel to this gathering there were rumors off an indictment in argentina of his to be apprehended but this hasn't

happened so far i'm sure he was safe to travel back to riyadh but the fact that he does have this internet international exposure isn't really a punishment given what happened inside his country on turkey we understand turning to to ukraine now which is one of the big crises being discussed that russian president vladimir putin met with french president a man you're not called showed a map of the courage peninsula and try to justify russia's actions do you think he has any. it's a persuading the french leader well at least he used the paper. to. illustrate the incident and not demarcate zones of influence i think that's a good sign what this shows is that he's actually at the highest level is trying to make the case and we also don't know what exactly happened with it before these ships and the state of azoff so what he's trying to do is to talk to one of the leaders of the normandy form that he will meet in the course of today he will make

the case but what is important is that at the end of this summit there is some kind of a solution to this but at least he's investing his time in this ok thank you so much that was cornelius of the heart political analyst based here in britain. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. police in paris have fired tear gas on protesters who are trying to break through security cordons on the star that is a at least twenty four people have been arrested the protesters from france's so-called yellow vests movement have been protesting against fuel price rises and the high cost of living. hundreds of mostly central american migrants have moved into a new shelter in the mexican border city of seal want to many have been living outdoors or an overcrowded shelters for several weeks around six thousand people and from honduras have traveled to the united states in the hope of fleeing violence and poverty. sports now and in a few hours byron munich face vereker braman who are just two spots behind them in

the bundesliga standings in seventh place the reigning champions have endured a tricky season well off the pace in the title race last weekend they were held to a humiliating draw against lowly dusseldorf with coach nico now in danger of losing his job their opposition bremen are also struggling winless in four bundesliga games following the following a promising start the season. and a reminder of the tops. we were following for you should use pour in from around the world for george herbert walker bush the forty first president of united states has died at the age of ninety four his son former president george w. bush has described him as a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. don't forget you can always get deja vu news on the go just download our apps from google play or from the apple store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any of breaking news you can also use that to send us your photos

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