in this drama there you go it's all that good. news i'm rachel join me to meet the germans on the w. . post. this sees d w news from the venezuelan government tells europe in the us to mind their own business rejecting calls for fresh elections the venezuela itself the interim president on board oas back on the streets amid fresh protests and now he looks after the support of the european union as well also coming up hundreds of feet dead in brazil south west after a down collapses conferee the area and

a torrent of much roads farmland and homes have been devastated. i'm kind of a home free glad you could join me here if you knew you know starring its weight behind the head of venezuela's national assembly one way to the block says it will recognize him as president unless venezuela calls fresh elections in the coming days well the venezuelan government has rejected the course saying it will not be dictated to by foreign nations the government is being backed by russia and china the international community is divided just like venezuela itself. on another day of protest in venice while a the opposition again brought thousands on to the streets. trying to demonstrate public support for his plan to amnesty the general. yes. it's designed to win army

approval so the troops will force nicolas maduro out but there's little sign madeira is preparing to leave he may have been calling for dialogue but the venezuelan leader continues to call the opposition's actions a coup. was elected by the people that need to really needs to leave we need to be out of face. the eyes of the world are on the crisis in caracas the u.n. security council met in new york the u.s. called this meeting to force the world's powers to take a stance. no more delays no more games either you stand with the forces of freedom or you're in league with his mayhem but nicolas maduro is not without friends at the un security council russia and the venezuelan government still live in the same message the venezuelan late a must i don't i'm just looking for a war in latin america is venezuela donald trump's war trophy and your we are not going to hand donald trump a war in venezuela thrown prime minister in. venice why the foreign minister wasn't

the only voice heard in new york members of the venezuelan community rallied outside the body they see the crisis in venice by the north as a coup but is a fight for freedom. and have any correspondent on it i thought has attended the session of the security council in new york from where he joins me now all of the u.s. secretary of state might pump a recording on countries that back kwaito which members of the council will recognize that call and which will not. well there were several nations here that were not even in favor discussing that issue with the topic of venice so here in an emergency meeting at the security council and among them are countries like china south africa but first and foremost russia really who had a very aggressive stance and position here. and it all came down to a shoulder really between russia and the countries i've mentioned and the united

states and its western partners in the end the strategy of russia here was to like narrow that down as if it was just an american u.s. american problem which is just according to the russian view of following its geopolitical interests in latin america that the united states wants to extend its impact there in the region and it's just after the venezuelan oil interesting lee if you take a closer look into the relations between venezuela and russia. you will see that russia invested billions of dollars in recent years into venezuela support of the model region with their weapons they just very recently delivered two aircraft to venezuela and its oil in turn delivered oil to russia so what we saw here today was two very close allies and russia standing by its ally much duro often as well meanwhile on a vat germany need to the security council and yet we hearing

a rather strong tone from germany on this tell us more about that. will germany is new to the security council is back with a non-temporal with a temporary seat for two years and wants its voice to be heard and we saw that very clearly today germany is picking way you know you've just mentioned this all tomato in germany wants to push for free elections and support in its way there but germany also raised its voice today several times and it came to a bizarre situation to an exchange of views to almost a battle between the russian ambassador and the german investor here and a bizarre situation was when the russian ambassador said or compared the situation in venezuela to the to the to the situation and the protests in france of the yellow vests when twenty thousand people took to the streets and the german

ambassador then you know reply to that saying you can't compare since there are no three million refugees and since there are no undernourished people in france so we had very polarized positions here and germany obviously tried to defend the values of freedom and democracy here at this issue but the security council of the united nations didn't have any correspondent on a sonnet a new york yankee. well rescue is in brazil searching for around three hundred people who are all still missing off to friday's. in on all mine in the southwest all of the country the death toll currently stands at thirty four. brazil's new president has flown over the affected area promised a full investigation rescue is now say they aren't up to the state they'll find many will survive this this is the woman they are the luckier ones the few who have been pulled out of the muck since friday that's when

a torrent of liquid iron ore waste broke through the dam barreling down on miners on their lunch break and pouring through the surrounding populated area officials say the death toll is sure to rise substantially as emergency workers struggle through the thick sludge to find victims. of. the rescue efforts are still ongoing we know that the chances of finding survivors are small but there is a chance so we are hopeful and doing all the work necessary. this woman's husband is among the many still unaccounted for if i don't have any news he's not have saying his phone i'll give you his number and you call him i need an answer i'm desperate my daughter is pregnant and is not feeling well the police aren't letting me go there why if nobody tells me anything if he's not find he has a family. what caused the dam to burst is under investigation it had been slated

for decommissioning but is reported to have passed safety tests the owner of the mining complex the valley is one of the largest mining companies in the world a lawsuit is still open against them for a two thousand and fifteen dam burst in the same brazilian state what's considered the country's worst environmental disaster for its latest dam accident brazilian authorities have already hit volley with more than one point five billion dollars in fines and asset freezes. let's get you up to date now with some of the other stories making news around the world the u.s. special envoy for afghanistan afghanistan's i make that says a significant progress has been made in doha peace talks with the taliban he's returning to kabul to discuss the details with the afghan government taliban sources say all remaining foreign troops could be obliged to leave afghanistan within eighteen months of a peace deal being signed to a group meeting. at least two people have been injured in the explosion in kenya's

capital nairobi police say they're searching for a suspect who they believe left the explosives in a piece of luggage near a cinema blast comes just days after a gun attack that killed more than twenty people. canada's ambassador to china jon mccallum has been fired by prime minister justin trudeau maccallum was sacked for suggesting that the united states should drop its extradition request for a executive among one joe chinese business woman was arrested in vancouver in december and is wanted by the u.s. on charges of violating sanctions on iran. australia celebrated its national holiday today the day commemorates the arrival in seven hundred eighty eight of the first fleet of british ships to the continent which the british claimed as their own but many australians refused to take part in the festivities instead tens of thousands took to the streets of melbourne and sydney to protest the holiday many indigenous australians view the arrival of british colonists as an invasion of

their lands the searches of chronicled over two hundred fifty massacres committed by anglo australians against the aboriginal population. reports on the n s it has been following these protests he joins me in the studio to tell us what's behind this hash tag well the hash tag is new but the protests against australia day they have a long history one of the first protests was actually in one thousand nine hundred eight for the hundred fiftieth anniversary and then again in one nine hundred eighty eight there was a really big protest to commemorate the bicentennial and by that point they were calling it invasion day and the reason is clear for a lot of aboriginal people for the indigenous population in australia they consider it a day that an invasion on their of their lands began this is the day when the british came and claimed the territory as their own basically pretending that there was nobody living there despite the fact that there was a civilisation artist on the continent one of the purchases demanding well there

are some protesters who have a problem with the fact that there is a national holiday commemorating what they consider an invasion but other protesters just point out that why can't we just change the date a date that all australians can celebrate so there's a lot of people on twitter today pointing that out and demanding that australia change they one uses said i still don't get why australia day can't be on a day where everyone can celebrate the entire history of australia not just the last two hundred thirty years another user was pointing out it's obvious why first nations consider it invasion day but i don't understand why engle australians consider the twenty sixth of january an appropriate day for us truly a day they were transported like dogs with into submission and subjected to force later labor what is to celebrate. what is funny out there is that australia was actually established as a penal colony so most of the settlers who came over on the first fleet were prisoners so they've a lot of people have proposed an alternative january first one thousand know one

was the day that australia became a country but of course that's already taken that's news they would be a problem any response from the government at this stage well the prime minister scott morrison has come up pretty strong he's called it indulgent self loathing and he's asked why australians want to crab walk away from history from his perspective he says that this would be a denial of what he considers modern australian history which is history of course colonisation some people in the government some green party members have come out. in favor of changing the date and some local city councils have actually officially decided not to celebrate the day for some victories are been won actually because this day has already become a national celebration of indigenous culture all right comments and news there which i'm sure will continue to make some traction online following it for a report on the n.s.a. thank you very much indeed. and

we stay in australia for ten days to ease japan's the osaka has won the australian open or sack of beach the czech republic's petra the fifth of a to secure second grand slam title in just four months well the defending u.s. champion took the first set off to mustering her opponents that pressure on creative about the czech cold way back into the match to win the second set aside to step to game up and make that she kept a focused and feel the match seven six five seven six four. and back in her native japan as like as ardent fans celebrated her championship victory. a result of the when she becomes the new world number one and asia's first ever player to rise to the top of the world record. at the world cup snowboard slopestyle competition inside italy two competitors came away with their

first ever gold in a world cup event in the women's is about their rooms that of switzerland stops an incredible run on her third and final attempts to win but her third on the overall world cup leaderboard and in the men's noways marcus put on a hugely impressive performance to finish first in the final event for the world championships in utah. and coming up after the break is the bundesliga with nick mckenna kline dortmund were sitting at the top of the table going into match day nineteen and wanted to get there through medical school working machine churning once more against turn over that and more coming up on the window. just before we go a festival kicks off in switzerland adding a touch of color to the skies over the swiss alps hot air balloon fans gathered in the resort town of shots a day in lake geneva for the annual spectacle organizers say pilots from fifteen

different countries are taking part this year and they're also celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the first round the world hot air balloon flight which took off from the swiss mountain town. you're watching news from ballet more coming up at the top of the hour course you can always get the latest around the clock on our web site of course d.w. dot com i'm headed home free thanks as ever for your company and by phone or. state school in the jungle. first climbing lesson. door as grand as arrives. joining a ring and chain on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary. and orangutan returns home w dot com tanks.