this is d.w. news live from berlin and the standoff at the venezuelan border intensifies opposition leader won by dove vallance to answer the blockade of aid supplies but soldiers loyal to president nicolas maduro remain firmly at the bridge marking the border with colombia when doro has vowed not to let in what he called fate humanitarian aid from the united states also coming up a dramatic reversal in thai politics prince's one rocks candidacy for prime

minister is a big draw on her party says it will obey the king's order declaring her political involvement in appropriate we'll get the latest from bangkok. welcome to the program i'm mary in evanston venezuelan opposition leader and self declared interim president says a team of volunteers will be sent next week to bring in aid which is currently held up at the border with colombia president nicolas maduro meanwhile said venezuela is not a nation of bankers and blamed washington for the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis . in venezuela medicine electricity and food are all in short supply. at this market hyperinflation means that even vegetables

are barely affordable. as people struggle to put food on the table trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrive at the venezuelan border. anxious citizens wait in hope for food and medical supplies to be let through. when i saw the trucks with aid arriving i felt very emotional i felt deeply nostalgic i couldn't help but scream and cry where. i call in venezuela's armed forces to be on the side of the people. and allow this aid to get to where it's needed you know in the bank yeah. but the gates are closed . and closely guarded by venezuela's military under the orders of nicolas maduro. in the capital caracas the embattled president denied a humanitarian crisis exists and said the shipments are part of a u.s.

led cooler tempt me minister not venezuela won't allow the spectacle of fake humanitarian aid because we're no one's beggars it's not simple he also lashed out at european and latin american ministers who at a nearly a meeting in your ago i called from the door to hold free and fair elections. meanwhile thousands of desperate venezuelans continue to stream across the border to colombia hoping to access the aid arriving there. let's get you up to speed now on some of the other stories making news around the world. the fiance of murdered saudi journalist jamal khashoggi has said she would welcome a change in u.s. president donald trump's approach to the killing meanwhile there's been an angry backlash on capitol hill after trump failed to meet a legal mandate to tell congress whether he'll impose sanctions on those

responsible for kushal g.'s merger. the greek parliament has approved a measure for macedonia to join nato after the two states result a decades old name dispute last month lawmakers in athens endorsed in agreement with macedonia changing its name to north macedonia. u.s. prosecutors are investigating an american newspapers handling of amazon boss jeff bezos as extramarital affair bezos has accused the problem of blackmail he alleges that the national enquirer threatened to publish intimate photos of him in his lover if he did not comply with their demands. to thailand now which has seen a rollercoaster twenty four hours the political party that nominated the king's sister for prime minister has suspended her candidacy obeying an order from the king and one route shocks the country on friday when she announced she would be running for a populist party loyal to ousted ex premier taksim cina want one rob had defended

her decision to stand saying she had relinquished her royal titles when she married a foreigner in one thousand nine hundred eighty two let's get some more on all of this and for that we're joined on the line by boston heartache who is in the thai capital bangkok hello to bust and so is there now any chance of the princes could still run perhaps as an independent. well i think it's. a question i think it's important to understand the. position of the monarchy in this country monarchy the new too soon i knew would be and that is highly respected . in thailand and it's going to be defacto untouchable and there are strict laws criminalizing any criticism of the monarchy and surely of the king now the king came out yesterday in a statement which was broadcast on all tied television stations last night. clearly saying that he thinks it's inappropriate for

a high ranking member of the royal family to get involved in politics and to go on for political office and now it having having seen that and i think it's completely inconceivable that anyone be it a party or be to person would stand up and openly oppose the king on that not only because they would risk prosecution but also because it would be deemed as. extremely good inappropriate in thai society to speak out against the king in that way and to defy his wishes or. no cost and it's really been a rollercoaster twenty four hours we had first a surprise news that the king sister is running and now the reaction of the king and then the announcement that she won't be running how are people in thailand taking all of this. well look as you said this all happened in a very short period of time just within twenty four hours and people haven't really had a lot of time to take all of this in and to figure out what they're going to make

of it i think the candidacy of princes would have been what would have been a boost in popularity for the military campaign because you have to understand the military here as this huge advantage over the other parties didn't this upcoming election that is because of the constitution the way that is the way that is written and also the electoral laws and the electoral system and also when you look at campaigning for example. the good political parties have only been allowed to campaign for a few weeks now in the run up to this election whereas the military government has been touring the country for months promoting their policy and handing out and gifts to the population so this would have leveled the playing field to a certain degree now we're going after wait and see how that plays out because of course there are people in thailand who are really excited about the prince's. going into the political arena and running for office but there were others as well who said it completely inappropriate to the member of the royal family and well

families to get involved in politics so we're going to have to wait and see how this plays out of this is going to it is going to be beneficial for the anti government for the anti-military camp or it's going to be a backlash right back and heartache in bangkok many thanks indeed. brazil is in mourning after ten people died in a fire at one of the country's most popular professional soccer clubs the blaze broke out before dawn on friday at a training facility at the flamenco club officials say some of the victims were teenagers from the flamenco use team who were sleeping in the center's dormitory. this is where the teenage football players lost their lives. on the training grounds of one of brazil's most popular clubs flamingo. the blaze started while the boys slept in their dormitory. only thirteen managed to get out alive.

would look over the course of that time each. the place was completely engulfed in flames and sit down. and we tried our hardest to get to the victims. but all we found were dead bodies oh boy he's lucky to use it for you so i want to post what investigators are looking into reports that the blaze started when an air conditioning unit caught fire there are also questions over the building itself officials say the club had not been authorized to build the dormitory for relatives it's a tragedy that should never have happened. if it would i thought it was and so one looking after these boy. was i mean. there was a fire and they died but this could have been avoided if. no one was maintaining this building everything that was lacking it was a lot of. fans and relatives are in shock and

supporters of the club turned out to pay their respects to the young boys that died whose dream it was to play football. now imagine getting paid a salary every month. without having to do anything else sounds like a dream for many in finland the government wanted to find out what unemployed people would do if their basic needs were financially met but they looked for a job with a start their own business or would they do nothing at all the results of the two year experiment are in as have a look. tourists who come to helsinki these days end up in the city covered in deep snow with temperatures just above freezing and some might just end up in this restaurant owned by cindy martine and she was one of two thousand unemployed people who participated in finland's basic income experiment that ended in december the basic thing on trial actually gave some freedom and they kind of i think the

biggest effect was psychological if they kind of got this idea that you have two years you have the security of four hundred six year old per month and you have to do something with that money she says the basic income she received gave her the freedom to open this restaurant and contribute to the economy ok there's some mathematician has to call and if we can afford a system like that but i don't think that their. earlier system is or the existence is to miss cheap either in finland's existing system the unemployed receive support from the state but critics like trial participant tumors say they're not much more than a number for the unemployment office. if you are off easily unemployed you can't work very much. if you have this kind of system like the trial was you can earn how much you want and you can still keep the money and that activates

. now that the first results from the experiment out it seems that only a few of the unemployed finns who took part found a new job but they all seem much happier and healthier than unemployed citizens who didn't have a basic income over the past two years. all right time now for the latest from the berlin international film festival also known as the berlin olive day to showcase veteran director france falls on film the grace of god which depicts france's biggest church abuse case and its attempted cover up the film itself has also been caught up in the scandal the priest accused of molesting more than seventy boys is now trying to block the film's release in france. it was a rather quiet night on the red carpet with the premiere of the movie taking it difficult issue. a claim french director false well known tales to story of several

men who were abused by a catholic priest when they were kids. long repressed memories awakened when they find out at the same priest is still in charge because if. you got connected to these awful. sci fi moment i had also been talking to us and call them. the film is based on the real case of father bear now play in the stomach of a french priest who is currently facing charges of sex really is salting around seventy. director of false wells also as he wanted to break the silence about the alleged crimes in preparation for his film he spoke extensively with the victims. i stuck closely to their stories but to protect their families i took some liberties with the details which were much more disturbing than in the film.

footage you don't wash and i don't have in the movie asked in real life the victims fight for justice and against father play in our superior whom they accuse of covering up the alleged abuse. to get your feet wet close wallows on his cast are celebrating the world premiere of their movie here in berlin lawyers representing the real priest want the movie banned from cinema screens in france the movie they say portrays the priest as guilty but the courts have yet to decide that. false wattles all says he's aim is to give the victims a voice now he and his cost must wait to see if their fin will win over the barely knowledge. and a quick reminder now of our top story. venezuela's opposition leader has value to end the blockade of its supplies at the border with colombia one fido's says a team of volunteers will be sent next week to bring the it across president

nicolas maduro meanwhile calls the a fake and blames washington for the country's i'm going to humanitarian crisis. they're up to date now on. american evans dean from all of us in berlin thanks for watching. because don't embarrass the entire screen from jurors or dealing with i mean i think i killed many civilians i mean the harsh comment including my father was so good and i was a student and i wanted to build a life for myself. but suddenly life became mellish kind of song. providing insights global news that matters w made for mines.