this is news coming to you live from berlin the european union delays the deadline for braggs it but the e.u. has imposed a condition the british parliament must pass the withdrawal deal with the e.u. next week to have brakes that delayed until may twenty second if the e.u. will support the shorter delay until april twelfth also coming up. we've broken hearted. we broke. a

message to new zealand from a christ church whose mosque was attacked one week calling from the shootings that claimed fifty lives the nation pauses for empathy and unity. oh i'm sorry martin thanks for being with us european union leaders have agreed to delay the break that process postponing to beyond march twenty ninth britain is being offered to delay until may twenty second but only if parliament next week approves the withdrawal deal already negotiated with the e.u. if they do not the e.u. will back a shorter delay until just april twelfth this with prime minister theresa may time to possibly get the deal through parliament e.u. council president says the only other options beyond that are for britain to withdraw its brags that request or delay for

a much longer period. the union jack at the european council will stay in its place at least for another few weeks. after almost seven hours of practice the talks e.u. leaders of grudgingly offered the u.k. a bit more time to complete its departure from the block we were asked for clarifications in this time we gave them we were are sure sure. we gave them i was asked for further reassurances last month will know to believe if we got to the big step i gave them this closes and completes the full package the reason no more than we can if the length of the delay will now depend on whether the prime minister to resign may can finally get her breaks a deal through parliament pending a vote and approval next week the new deadline is may twenty second any extension beyond that date would require the u.k. to participate in this year's european elections

a scenario prime minister may want to avoid at all costs i believe strongly that it would be wrong to ask people in the u.k. to participate in these elections three years after dating to leave the e.u. . well the decision today underlines is the importance of the house of commons polishing the brakes it next week so that we can bring an end to the uncertainty and to leave in a smooth and ordinary man without approval by parliament the bricks that extension agreed in brussels will run only until the twelfth of april at this point britain would face a disorderly brecht's that could ask for another extension if you sent off island we are not prepared for all scenarios we still want britain to leave the european union in an orderly fashion but we must be ready for the different possibilities which also need to be acceptable to the people in europe he did mention in the uk to tavis and other leaders pleaded directly to the british parliament to finally

accept the agreed to brics that deal and how big city had some shopping to hard bricks it would be damaging for the european union but even more so for the united kingdom come one can only advise british m.p.'s to change their opinions and vote for this deal which is a good one to name and while the new deadlines mean britain won't crash out of the next week the threat of a chaotic departure is still there and so is the uncertainty so much linked to brics it. for more than i'm joined by our correspondent there good muscle in london and in brussels. the e.u. summit which recent may have produced a timeline of sorts but hasn't really taken the senate be closer to resolving the breaks that impasse. we've done what we could that is terry what the luxembourg's prime minister bet will set up on

a rival on the second day off the summit really what they leaders have done is put a number of options on the table for theresa may option number one she gets that deal through the french presidency is a five percent chance of that happening and so in that case she got this second deadline. basically where she can decide if she doesn't get the deal through it it'll be a heartbreaks it's old no deal or she participates so the u.k. participates in the european elections and she'll get a longer extension but really the message from brussels is it is in the hands of the u.k. to decide its future brussels has done what it could. get theresa may wanted a longer extension for breaks that she didn't get it how is that going down in london. well that's been widely reported that's reason make ever really unconvincing performance at the summit and that she was described as wooden and really not convincing so overall the picture more of humiliation of the british

prime minister in brussels it's been pointed out it's not the u.k. taking back control but if the e.u. taking back control in this instance. is expected to ask parliament again to approve a deal they've already rejected twice will the speaker of the u.k. parliament allow that vote to take place and if so are the chances any better now that it will pass. all this we will find out next week the speaker has attached conditions to this deal getting in front of parliament another time this will really mark the beginning of another exciting phase in this brics it crime drama because if the deal does go in front of parliament m.p.'s will try and influence the whole process they will try and take control yet again somebody else trying to bat take back control they will try and forge a consensus in other vision basically for for britain for britain's relationship

with the european union and that could happen as early as next week here at the summit we've seen the e.u. twenty seven member states sticking together pretty well in this negotiation with the u.k. but i understand there is some disagreement between the french and german leaders about giving london more time tell us about that. i'd say unity is still very strong even when it comes to that time limit yes there were some differences the french president wanted to get the u.k. last time a german chancellor angela merkel made clear that a no deal scenario is so terrible that she'd be prepared to give some extra time and so they found this compromise which is now in the council conclusions those two basically deadlines that theresa may is facing now overall you have to see that patients with teresa mayes really running out here in brussels they've done what they could is is their message and it is up to the theresa may basically if she wants where she will lead the country will it whether she wants

a heartbreaks and whether she wants revote breaks it or whether she wants an extra extension participating in the european elections garrick thank you very much that was our brussels correspondent masses there and in london big at last thank you both. new zealand paused today to reflect on the shootings one week ago at two christ church mosque fifty people were killed the horrific event has moved the country to unify around its muslim population a long way from all along. the. call to prayer resoundingly in christ's church. after that silence falls across new zealand for two minutes the nation mourns and remembers. as many as twenty thousand people have come together at christ church is hardly

park opposite the newer mosque targeted in friday's attack the mosques the mom calls the country's reaction an example of love and unity. if dearest. if you always had. the lead we have all. but. we have a. new zealand's prime minister wearing a headscarf in sign of support and quoting islamic scripture we will leave the heart of the body south as the home already feels prime. new zealand mourns with you we are one. while the grief is palpable in christ's church a message of unity prevails. it was good time to

get it today as one found and and all we got to do now is. for the muslim family and the muslims. as the government takes steps to prevent tragedies like this from happening again new zealanders in christchurch and across the country are determined to find a way forward as one community. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today the united nations world food program has started air lifting supplies to parts of mozambique have been cut all by severe flooding the u.n. says it has delivered aid to some twenty thousand people so far. was hit by one of its worst storms in decades last week. officials in seoul south korea say north korea has unexpectedly withdrawn its staff from an interview in libya's own office

just six months after it was set up the development is a setback for peace on the peninsula it came hours after the u.s. imposed the first new sanctions over the north's weapons program since the collapse of talks last month. two u.s. servicemen have been killed while carrying out an unspecified operation in afghanistan their deaths bring the number of u.s. soldiers killed in the country this year to four the incident comes a day after a series of bombings killed at least six people in the capital kabul. in china the death toll has risen to forty seven after a huge explosion at a chemical plant in the east of the country hundreds were injured by the blast in an industrial park in the city of yen child north of shanghai it's one of china's worst industrial accidents in recent years. the sheer force of the explosion that shook the city of yen chang at its center

a chemical plant with a long record of safety violations thick toxic smoke seen from all around. us all the black smoke in my house is windows and doors were all broken. emergency services worked around the clock to bring the blaze under control and to rescue the injured. while none of them was a member of parliament is now. this man clearly hurt now safe. by morning the devastation all too plain to see several chemical factories once stood here the company at the center of the explosion had already been accused of thirteen health and safety violations including mishandling tanks of toxic benzene it's benzene that's thought to be the

source of thursday's explosion but the cause of the blast one of china's worst industrial accidents in recent years is still being investigated. you're watching t.v. news still to come the man still considered by millions to be the king of pop a new exhibition here in germany looks at how michael jackson has been portrayed over the years by more than forty artists this in the midst of a firestorm over accusations of the people's. russia's foreign ministry has warned that a change in the status of the golan heights would violate united nations resolutions on the issue the warning is a reaction to a tweet from u.s. president don't trump who said the area should become a recognized part of israel israel annexed the golan from syria in one thousand nine hundred one in

a move not recognised internationally syria still lays claim to the region and has condemned trumps declaration as irresponsible. well hilly golan heights area measures around twelve hundred square kilometers and is situated about sixty kilometers southwest of the syrian capital damascus united nations observers or forces rather patrol a buffer zone in the disputed region. well standing by for us in jerusalem is our correspondent tanya cramer tony what more can you tell us about reactions in the region. well of course this tweet has caused more concern and also a lot of criticism and neighboring countries here in the region the syrian state news agency quoted foreign ministry officials saying that the golan visit remain the golan heights remain always syrian that the regime would work to recover it by

all available means also the rain ians have slammed the decision calling it a move that was illegal and acceptable but of course here in israel the move was widely welcomed a kind of consensus here that this is just a defacto recognition of reality on the ground and the golan heights are seen as strategic a set israel is also in the middle of the fierce election pain and old and main parties have called out or called for recognition in a sense here that the ministration is leaning towards such a move and when the tweet was. prime minister prime minister netanyahu action was very swift he had been hosting u.s. secretary of state mike pompei all here for the past two days and this is what he had to say the president. has just made history.

i called him. i thanked him on behalf of the people of israel. he did it again for us to. recognize drusilla was israel's capital with the u.s. embassy here. then he pulled out of the disastrously wrong we impose our actions but now we did something. historic importance he recognizes rules so we do with the golan heights. open enough and yahoo is clearly pleased with. the statement there could donald trump's tweet end up giving netanyahu a boost in the upcoming elections. well that's what's definitely also being discussed over here and some commentators here see it as an election gift to miss netanyahu with elections just being three weeks away and this netanyahu is also.

waited to meet with mr trump next week in washington of course all eyes will be on that meeting whether this tweet then will relate in to translate into actual policy some also here in its was said to deflect from mr netanyahu as legal troubles because some new allegations against him in another corruption affair have surfaced in recent days having said that there's also the question what does it benefit. because the intended recognition by the u.s. is of course a major u.s. . major policy shift of u.s. policy and the region but is totally ignored again international law it also ignores you and security council relations resolutions and also most of the international community would consider the golan heights still as occupied territory tony thank you so much for bringing us up to date you know use ton your

kramer in jerusalem. now efforts for getting clean water to people in every corner of the globe today is world water day and a new united nations report shows how vulnerable children are when they don't have access to clean water has more on that ripple effect. here in the sight of daily drinking water is delivered twice a day in this neighborhood it's for free not one of the houses has a water connection and that has consequences for these families. because even children cannot go to school you know want to since the idea because they had to go and fetch what other than we do scoop so was defective and then people would be well little and children and do we mean this lack of access to clean water not only affects the people in the slum but also the rural population and refugees worldwide in twenty nine countries across the asia pacific region water resources are scarce

and in places where there is no water sanitary facilities are missing to the women in rural india there are no public toilet facilities for them although the government is trying to change that and there are other issues isn't that i just think as it is drinking water is not the only problem and water consumption is increasing in general especially due to consumer behavior and eating habits we have a becoming more similar to those in western countries with lots of meat and a very high water footprint the clothes and all the other water intensive goods we consume also affect the water crisis because you have to buy succes alice the united nations report calls in the world to recognize that clean drinking water and sanitation are human rights. an art exhibition featuring different perspectives on the life of singer michael jackson is opening here in germany that's despite new controversy over allegations that the pop star's that of the pop star's alleged

abuse of children the art show opens just weeks after the documentary leaving neverland sparked fresh debate over jackson's past. who is this man that millions of fans still today hailed as the king of pop the exhibition and bonds. michael jackson through the work of more than forty contemporary artists among them some very famous pictures like those of any warhol but should the singing still be given center stage in light of the most recent accusations of abuse the exhibition is controversy or. so we have developed an exhibition which explores michael jackson as a cultural phenomenon naturally jackson's personality is also included in that ultimately we're showing a media cultural history here but we take the criticism seriously there have been previous allegations of child abuse by michael jackson in two thousand and five he faced charges in court but now a new documentary film has been released telling the story of two men who allege

that were abused by the late pop star jackson died in two thousand and nine that's why the exhibition and bone has been slightly modified as paul mccartney sculpture portraying jackson and his pet chimpanzee for example could now be seen differently as he said on harmony three months it's unsettling to see how the michael jackson figure has a monkey sitting on his lap there's a certain link with the new allegations so perhaps it could be regarded differently now for here the exhibition organizers definitely did not want to put jackson on a pedestal but they do want to show the huge influence the artist had on an entire generation of fans there is music and style but in light of the seriousness of the allegations should his music be pulled from radio play lists. i know i have to be says yes because i love it but the other half says no no way music bag the music is amazing the man made mistakes but the allegations haven't even been proved. still

love him he was a superstar and you still hear songs on the radio amazing you know. his music has fascinated fans for decades that's why the man who conceived this poetry collection never even considered canceling the exhibition. it probably won't be another figure like. someone who achieved such worldwide recognition that meant so many different things to so many different people even the way he transformed physically or all of the ongoing questions about his life and probably the realities we may never know we may never know the truth music genius amongst the exhibition michael jackson on the wall is polarizing audiences just as much as the one time king of pop did in his lifetime. for more likely jackson's legacy and the exhibition and ball and i'm joined here with our culture correspondent scott roxboro good to see you scott

allegations of sexual abuse by michael jackson have been around for a while but the documentary needing leaving neverland has really revived the discussion it's making the ball an exhibition about jackson very controversial why is this film having such an impact yeah i guess it's probably a couple of reasons i think first off this is coming in the post me two era and i think victims or alleged victims are now being given a platform to being listened to in a way they maybe not have even been a year ago or or longer were they probably just been ignored so that that's the reason i also think it has something to the way with films made because this is doesn't offer any new evidence this film but it's two very very personal very moving testimonies of these two men who claim they were abused by jackson when they were killed. and and it comes across as a very authentic very very moving and powerful so it is very hard to deny and i think that's one of the reasons why it's having such an impact and people are are

rising up and decrying jackson and his work that your film critic and as such an art critic what do you think an artist speak separated from their work from their art can ethically minded people still listen to michael jackson yeah i guess that's the big question here and i always used to be the attitude that you separate the are the artists i mean i think you can you know listen to richard wagner music despite the fact that he was a horrible anti semite for example but i think the conversation sort of changed now and that we were thinking a lot more about who the person was who made the art and. i don't think that necessarily means we should not listen to michael jackson's music but maybe we should think about who was the man behind this music what was the real person behind it and so maybe don't stop listen to his music but think about the real man behind it and maybe that will impact the way you think about the songs and what they mean scott thank you so much for your insights d.w. culture correspondent scott roxboro. now film and

football and this year's edition of a festival dedicated to the beautiful game it takes place every year right here in berlin the festival's opening film this year tells the story of. the brazilian football team in two thousand and sixteen a plane carrying the first team squad crashed on route to colombia killing all but seven on board despite the tragedy there is hope for the future of the club. in front of the battle in cinema berlin lies not a red carpet but green astroturf it's eleven millimeter time again they came in their droves for the opening film among them brazilian sports journalist rafael hensel was one of the seven survivors of the tragic chapnick owens of plane crash in two thousand and sixteen. no such operation a documentary about a football fairy tale turned tragedy. due to a lack of feel of the plane with the brazilian team onboard crashed into the

mountains near minty jean colombia. quote of the day i remember every moment of the flight we were happy yes entirely princes lies. hoping for a fairytale ending to their cinderella. after only three years in brazil's top division choppin reached the final of the many contests one step closer to making a fairytale come true. i. took them to the moment the target audience went to everyone remained. there was no excitement or chronic but not far from the airport there was a turn for the wars only three players survived the crash. no such shock is about overcoming grief and starting a new one it's

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