stories discussions on use of easy to outwit safety deputed comes here to join us on facebook c.w. for. this is d w news at live from berlin tonight europe tries to move in its way as nicolas maduro out of power and out of the way today several leading european countries including germany france and the u.k. recognized one as the interim leader of the country but nicolas maduro insists he is going nowhere and that he'll never beltre pressure from outside also coming up

the pope delivers a message of religious tolerance to the united arab emirates france's makes and historic interface address in the first visit by upon shift to the arabian peninsula. and millions of pilgrims are traveling to northern india for the world's largest religious gathering hindus believe taking a dip in these waters cleanses them of their sins and brings salvation. plus the united states to sitting thousands of more troops to its border with mexico strongbow says he's stopping an invasion of illegal immigrants critics say it's a political stunt our correspondent will go on patrol with the border guard at the find out more and the records tumbled in atlanta at the super bowl the new england patriots defeated the los angeles rams to win american football's biggest prize for the sixth time let's take you through all.

i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we start tonight with the crisis in caracas and the increasing pressure on nicolas maduro to get out of the way today several major european union countries recognize but it's when there's opposition leader one as the legitimate interim president and we came after president maduro ignored a deadline to call a new election nel says if violence breaks out in his country the leaders of europe and the u.s. will have blood on their hands. venezuela's power struggle deepened on monday off to several european nations officially recognized opposition leader of one quite go as the country's acting president spain was the first to announce their support

germany france the u.k. and several other countries quickly followed suit this gets done in a new presidential elections were not called by yesterday. that is why kwan go i don't know is the person we expected to initiate an election process as soon as possible about the ignorant. and by put and germany along with several other european countries recognizes him as the legitimate interim president to oversee this task the president. and also because if you don't here's up. venezuela's ally russia accused european powers of meddling and condemn their actions. so you should i don't know why the european union considers itself intitled to dictate conditions for the international mediation efforts and could it be more effective for everyone who is interested in sucking the crisis to get together and talk before any announcements are made to discuss with one another how

to help this nation. maduro insists he will never bow to his opponents he also refuses to let foreign humanitarian aid into the country for fear that aid could be coupled with a military intervention. as the standoff intensifies life remains desperate for many venezuelans amid the country's bitter economic crisis many of forced to rely on food donations to survive. and we want to take this story now. linker he joins us from the capital but that's where the caracas good evening to you a member of so how significant are the endorsements from european union states for venezuela's opposition to not. well it's significant it in the sense that by recognizing what i know as president they're also recognizing men who know and sent them fact of president and that can bring severe consequences and

a diplomatic arena that is i'm president of the opposition's focus at this moment is asking those nations to support weight go to protect venezuelan assets in those countries from the mother rejean it is no test and this pressure mounts for my will and his high ranking officials there will be more sanctions sanctions and frozen accounts ahead so the support for the european states gives one way though some negotiating power to force moderates to step down but that seems unlikely because there are so many there there are no many options for its government with open investigations on human rights and corruption among other accusations waiting to be processed in international courts and despite all of that the president. government is still in power the president condemning the moves that came from europe so what can the government what can you do once it's threatening to do in

response to this action by your. well there's not much that middle ground and his government can do to threaten other countries other than break off relations diplomatic relations but that would mean that just like what he did with the us why the would have to name new ambassadors to these countries now we have seen bad nicolas maduro has been taking her in military parades from where he said he was going to collect signatures in all major squares and that's where they are from people who reject these endorsements to one day though and interventions have been as well affairs but there's not much more that he can do other than completely break relations with these countries diplomatically which they have already done by increasing one of the long and announcer once the situation tonight in terms of the more oil teat of the military is it still firmly

in the durhams camp. well i think that way but we have seen some generals. posting videos about their endorsement of one way though as president we've also seen military that have deserted during exile that have said they want to rejoin the armed forces with one way though as president we've also seen in the past year several reports from low and middle ranking officers against nicolas maduro and there are some serious allegations that there are a number of military there are imprisoned and are being tortured because there was a threat and suspicion of their revolt a correspondent on the story for us tonight from caracas oscar thank you well in and exclusive interview with the conflict zone the venezuelan ambassador to

the european union claudio so leno called there says she hopes that nicolas maduro will complete his six year term here's a pretty. how long do you think president maduro can hold on now six years i hope because that is what the people we european union the european parliament voted to recognize the interim self declared right of the critical eye going it's not like the iranian parliament. now we have france spain germany and britain who have recognized the new interim leader as president how long can you go on with this how long can we hold on you doesn't depend on that i mean a president doesn't hold or doesn't hold on because of for in countries ask them or like them or not he's impoverished the country and he's subject to the massive

repression whenever you want to put your views before you have elections to do it and we had it in may last year and the majority of the people rightly judge jury a president adly judge why you are pm contraries have to say that if they like a government or not of a country that it doesn't belong to their system it was an interview you do not want to miss you can catch the entire interview starting wednesday at seventeen thirty u.t.c. it will also be available on demand shortly afterwards at the w dot com slash conflict zone. well in his historic visit to the united arab emirates pope francis has urged faith leaders to bring an end to war in an interview religious meeting now the pontiff entered the founders more huge in christian muslim relations in the region. joining me now here at the big table to talk about this papal visit is not here from arabic good to have you here on the show so this is the first papal

visit to the arabian peninsula what does it mean for the islamic world to have the pope this it means a lot for for the muslims because they are very i mean peninsula is seen as the heartland of islam although you know or the u.a.e. is a little bit perfervid the heartland of islam is mecca and medina as we know but it's highly symbolic muslims appreciate such visits because all they think that all is when it comes to. talking about muslims in the media it's always about violence it's always about wars and human rights violations so this kind of the visit strang and strengthens their impression that the the catholic we're going to the catholic know is trying to see it from another angle and we know that pope francis has concentrated in his a.b.c.

since two thousand and thirteen on this dialogue with the muslim world so how does somebody visit and it's very important for the region and he was invited by the u.a.e. to come and to visit he has been invited for example by saudi arabia would it be a stronger signal would it send a stronger signal if he were to visit the country where mecca is located instead of so you know a country that's on the periphery as you say definitely this would have been a very very strong message if so to arabia invited the pope to come to react not even to mecca or to medina but the problem is that saudi arabia does. allow any other religions to practice or another people to practice their religion on its territory rather than muslims so it would have been a very strong message. but. i think there is another maybe political side of the story the u.a.e. wants to show itself to the world as religiously tolerant and open and they want to

propagate this there's you know this. picture of a modern muslim country so it has two sides as i said and it's also building on what you're saying there the u.a.e. could come out of this visit actually looking more progressive to the international audience than saudi arabia is for example some how they are in religiously speaking but the problem is also that there is also the the yemen war and that's what the pope today condoms and he said it's the war has to stop this is your human catastrophe that we know for three years. i don't not expect that the iraqis hear what they what the pope has to say or even in from what they have what he has to say but it's a kind of a gesture he's also under pressure to mention this this war this him and these

atrocities he's also been criticized by human rights are going to organizations because we know as we know. the united arab emirates have not really a great record of human rights so he is under pressure to mention these issues as well. from our arabic. we appreciate your insights thank you and as we heard the pope would deliver a groundbreaking mass on his visit to abu dhabi catholics they are hope that his visit can boost tolerance of their faith in the wider region. many nationalities united in their faith at the st joseph cathedral in abu dhabi. t.v. a parish clerk from pakistan german priest martin stephen and the many catholic foreign workers living in the united arab emirates are awaiting the pope's visit with great anticipation of

a momentous occasion and it's probably want and life to market and for many of us to see him and especially in this part of the world. and even the pontiff visit is of major importance. just as it's the first time the head of the church or even a leader of the church has come to the arabian peninsula that's really historic and that's why there's so much discussion about the visit most of the talk centers around the meetings being held here between christians and muslims in the heart of the islamic world. vision to follow for his torch and. the pope's visit also carries a political dimension the emirates a part of a saudi led military alliance deployed in yemen the pope has repeatedly called for peace in the water own country but despite the stormy issue religious dialogue will remain center stage the u.a.e. is keen to show its exemplary when it comes to religious freedom.

the united arab emirates is considered the most religiously tolerant country in the gulf region it wants to see as much foreign investment as possible and remain an attractive destination for foreign workers. the best example of religious tolerance in the u.a.e. is the buddhist temple in dubai. according to buddhists here it's the only one in the entire middle east. buddhists are not always welcome in the islamic world this scene is infidels and therefore often can't practice their religion in public. as far as you ease concerned it's very what he told and in fact i keep saying all the time that tolerance is the wrong word to use because we are welcome to it in this country with a cherished. leadership looks after us very well can do residents agree the

government has approved the construction of an impressive temple and this is what it's expected to look like religion here regardless where it comes from does not have to be practiced in private in many different countries all over the world and i've never come across where you have almost two hundred different nationalities living harmoniously together with defeat into practice their religion freely and. the pope is visiting the emirates for three days religious tolerance aside the country's track record on political freedom is the darkest side of the story anyone who questions the u.e.s. involvement in the yemen war ones up in prison. where here are some of the other stories now making headlines around the world a nigerian court has ordered the country's top judge to appear in person at the tribunals to answer corruption charges chief justice walter. who heads the supreme court was suspended ten days ago he's accused of failing to declare foreign currency bank accounts and breaching rules governing public officials a u.s.

jury is set to begin deliberations in the trial of the alleged drug cartel boss your walking boots man commonly known as el chapo prosecutors say the sixty one year old mexican is believed to have smuggled at least two hundred tons of cocaine into the u.s. . things is life in prison if convicted a light aircraft has crashed into a house in southern california killing the pilot and four people on the ground with this is said the twin engine cessna colt fire woke up in mid-flight employees into a house southeast of los angeles. villages in central bosnia are struggling to contain flooding for a second. heavy rain and melting snow prompted by a rapid rise in temperatures have destroyed homes and wrote rescue services have built small dams in a bid to halt the flood waters. were germany's chancellor angela merkel

is in the japanese capital tokyo meeting a with japanese prime minister shinzo abbott in a joint news conference both leaders stressed the importance of close trade ties in times of rising protectionism visit comes just three days after a sprawling trade pact between the european union and japan took effect. good friends are important especially in hard times that's why german chancellor angela merkel has been emphasizing during her visit to japan a major ally in her coal for free trade but their relationship is about more than trade even sometimes. i am in japan for the fifth time now but we've met seventeen times already. and we've always worked well together even at international conferences. and we have a long friendship with twenty twenty one marking one hundred sixty years of diplomatic relations for us it's an incentive for us to work even more closely in

an ever more disorderly world. for his part a warrant against rising protectionism saying germany and japan the world's number three and four economies respectively had an increasingly important role in protecting multilateralism both countries face similar challenges a rapidly aging population and the need for improved digitalisation germany is japan's biggest trade partner within the e.u. some four hundred fifty german companies are active in japan and the german chancellor is traveling with a business delegation eager to forge even more deals. you're watching the w. news still to come the new england patriots to take down the los angeles rams did not show up its work equalling sixth super bowl title we'll take you through the rough and tumble of last night's game. but first here's another story from the united states the pentagon says it's sending additional troops to the border with

mexico opponents described the move as a political stunt designed to create the illusion of a crisis our correspondent alexander phenomena traveled to arizona and accompanied a border guard on patrol. patrolling the u.s. mexican border he and arizona it stretches for more than six hundred kilometers agent down in the hernandez takes us to a remote part of it protected by an anti vehicle beriah he says what's happening at the border is a crisis like he's never seen before there are still a lot of people that are trying to cross the border illegally that do not want to be caught but now we have added element and dynamic of having family units from central america there giving themselves up the border patrol which brings in humanitarian crisis images recently captured by a mobile through billions you need show families crawling under a small fence into the u.s. even though the total number of preventions along the border has dropped over the

last two decades the agents say their job is no more difficult than ever we're in the city of nogales agents under the existing border fence here only recently has concertina wire been installed on top of it. we know that there is certainly a possibility that people can still come over or drive because i'll come over and recognize that but it's definitely a tool that works effectively and in this particular area has completely changed the landscape for more security less illegal crossings that sounds like an argument for president drums border wall but was it worth shutting down the government over the border patrol agents told us they don't talk politics they're here to do their job regardless of what's going on in washington however they seemed happy and relieved that a deal has been reached at least temporarily we opened the government neither the shutdown nor trams plans for a border wall have been popular in downtown nogales we need each other says the

city's mayor democrat are to regard the economists on both sides of the border heavily depend on mutual trade. maybe you president he says sometimes give in a little bit and say you know what ok it is fine this find a common ground this find something that we can do together but stick to border security and economic development and by national relations with the next. thirty five days of shutdown the federal workers in our ways on now will be finally getting their paychecks but their role but the border wall is still far from over but. it's one of the big game to lots of people are talking about as there's lee in the united states the super bowl the new england patriots have been crowned american football's champions after beating the l.a. rams in atlanta last night the rams lost thirteen to three in the lowest scoring super bowl ever but for the fans there was plenty to celebrate.

the fans of the new england patriots have every reason to celebrate their team took a victory on a historic superbowl night quarterback tom brady was the man of the hour he won his sixth title a record for a player for many it cemented his status as the greatest of all time. what it means to me the patriots are the best tom brady is a god he's the best ever and if you ever want to dispute that just look the other way don't talk to me. brady won his first super bowl seventeen years ago after becoming the oldest quarterback to play in and win a super bowl he says he has no intention of retiring just yet timmy has a tattoo for every time the patriots have won a ring he's fast running out of room so he have to get it. all out the tonight i'm going out to get some more former numerals on the up problem i have is they when so

many super bowls i don't mourn are all running up i don't know about the road a. whole lot man i don't know. super bowl sunday is the sporting event of the year in the end i. it states over one hundred million americans watched the game on television even without a ticket these funds came old a way to atlanta to cheer on their site to me i will travel anywhere for mighty anywhere for my team if it means that we're going to win the super bowl and i get to be a part of it for the little part this is why i'm here the l.a. rom's were the underdogs i couldn't get there much a lot of fans going in the last quarter thirty fans buckled. there heard it was sad i like all of that but i like all. from tears of despair. here's of joy for patriots fans on a night that made n.f.l. history. investigators have found the wreckage of the plane carrying

the card as city football or a million young osama the aircraft disappeared two weeks ago one identified body was found inside the aircraft the wreckage was located off the island of gurnsey in the english channel and his pilot were flying in the white plane from nuns in france to cardiff in wales when contact was lost over the channel the search for the plane was abandoned but a crowd funding campaign raised three hundred thousand euros to privately fund a recovery operation. well millions of pilgrims in india have traveled to the northern section of the country for the most important day of the hindu festival the world's largest religious gathering of the pilgrims plunge into the cold waters where three rivers meet the can fluence is considered a holy site induced believe taking a dip in the river cleanses them of their sins and brings salvation.

they rise at dawn on so-called no moon day the holiest date of the combes male a festival destination. the place where three sacred rivers converge. holy men smear themselves with ash and lead the people to a cold bath. devout hindus believe that bathing in the holy waters on no moon day can free them from the cycle of life and death and it provides a visual spectacle my dear mother a thing on new moon day was a thing of beauty. then you didn't get if you did a nice godsend wasn't that why did you come here. yet today it's very beautiful. and in mythology says that gods and demons fought a war over a sacred pitcher or come here containing the nectar of immortality the festival

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