this is g w news live from berlin tonight the irish border breaks it and the berlin wall the german chancellor visits ireland it may be growing fears that there will be a no deal brock's it i'm going to medical sizing her own personal history behind the iron curtain and telling the irish prime minister that she understands the importance of maintaining peace at the irish border especially with breaks at least also coming up germany's foreign minister feeling the heat of seventieth anniversary meeting the u.s.

secretary of state takes aim at him for not spending enough on defense plus a home run for cuba's baseball players for years cubans could only play in the u.s. if they defected but that is now history will tell you what. i'm bring coffee it's good to have you with us as the deadline approaches for breaks it germany's chancellor angela merkel says she will work until the very last hour to prevent a disorderly withdrawal by britain from the european union britain crashing out of the e.u. could mean a return to a hard border between the northern or the republic of ireland and northern ireland or today merkel met with the irish prime minister leo varadkar in dublin to see how they can prevent bet on having grown up in former east germany americal says that

she knows what it means when walls come down and borders are no more. a womb welcome that family house with german chancellor angela merkel dublin says she has been a strong and unwavering to and i have on and throughout the great surprise has now called in the irish prime minister leo varadkar held roundtable talks on what could happen if the person leaves the e.u. without a deal the focus was on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. merkel drew on her own past experience with borders in her support of home . personally come from a country that was separated by a wall for many years. thirty four years i lived behind the iron curtain and such when i know what it means when walls fall and when borders disappear it's

good and so i'm aware of the need to do all we can to uphold the peaceful coexistence here for which so many lives were sacrificed. flee to this is already modified. the irish borders separates northern ireland which is part of the u.k. from the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the e.u. the brics it at the moment there is no physical border between the two the absence of a hard border is essential part of the nine hundred ninety eight good friday peace agreements between the republic of ireland and the u.k. which ended decades of fine and. prime minister varadkar laid out audience priority is. good. and we have to compare ourselves for all icons. without a mind to discuss planning european and domestic level for no deal thank you to

that we can work together to meet start when objectives protecting the good friday agreement on which pieces are and is based and also protecting the intact. the european single market in the questions in. the commons following debates with fifteen people from both sides of the pull down about the impact a new deal scenario would have on the lives you didn't give us any indication if it were overly microcephaly but you're starting to weigh the importance of the customs union and think on markets across the aisle divide into economies it's the way of the graham norton. the two leaders will consider further breaks it defended minutes ahead of the special european council summit next week. well our chief political editor is in dublin to cover the chancellor's visit good evening to you make me there were some very strong emotional words coming from you know emotional support for the irish what else did the chancellor say today. well he was quite

clear that this was not just the symbolism although of course it was coming at this particular moment in time to ireland and together with the irish prime minister effectively looking across the border into the north and wondering whether london which after all has the final say in this whether the british parliament will actually find a way ahead one thing was also quite clear from the side of the irish prime minister of iraq that he saw an event or potential breakfast scenario as something that would then be a joint responsibility between islands on to other e.u. member states so the new division there but also new word coming from him that he would make absolutely sure that there is no sign of a real hot breakfast in the end because he says the boy is simply still so much with london and the german town says cause peking to those who were affected both

north and south of the border then came out afterwards and gave that press they've been saying that they really felt that the demands on the two hundred seventy understood the personal circumstances got to go to. the killer do you think the thanks to the german chancellor is in ireland now with brights it looming just proves the suspicion that the european union is now worried that the irish border will be its problem after rags it and do you think that the irish for please what miracle had to say today. i think i was pleased to get that kind of backing under the macro's been very restrained in making any kind of public comments but then she did yesterday say that this was a matter of peace essentially war and peace in northern ireland very very strong wording from basically calling everybody to pick up their piece of the puzzle and

actually share responsibility and actually got the chance in that press conference oscar specifically for this she felt that all parties involved in this had understood that this effectively was a question of war and peace specifically looking towards london towards britain and then she mentioned everybody on and on the other e.u. member states except britain so i think that also quite a lot about her kind of quiet criticism but no doubt she has a lot more patience than certain the the irish prime minister and particularly the french cousin in monaco who has come out a couple of times already now against an extension of that break that deadline without a real graspable path ahead of the german chancellor and the french president definitely not on the same page when it comes to the next step with products that the killer took in reporting from dublin tonight mikhail thank you. well in london

bridge to talk to cross the political divide continue the u.k. government has been meeting with labor the main opposition party for a second day trying to find a way out of the brics deadlock the meeting which lasted a little over four hours was described as productive they're expected to have further discussions tomorrow but the talks have a good hard weinberg since years in may's conservative party they fear any new plan that she presents will include much closer economic ties with the european union after that something they do not want. or joining me now is our very own july to pods she's on the story for us tonight in london good evening to you. how is the first of all how is the miracle visit to ireland how is that being received there in london. well it wasn't perceived at all really i think everybody is busy here with their own political infighting and finding a compromise between jeremy colvin and theresa may at the moment but of course it's

priority for the u.k. to avoid hot blood between northern ireland and the republic of ireland at all costs and this visit from dublin was also about symbolism the symbolism that the european leaders standing together while may has to fine fight her own battles here at home alone and what about these cross party talks are we seeing any tangible progress there and what about this piece of legislation trying to force the prime minister to get an extension it's hasn't gone all the way through parliament right . yeah that's right so first of all in the talks between jeremy called an end to reason may no great breakthrough that today the talks will continue they were detailed and technical and i think technical we should look there is actually some common ground between the two leaders both want to stop the free movement of people

and they technically want that the u.k. leaves the european union with the deal at some point but they are on polar opposites of the political spectrum and in both parties so we have seen the base and some m.p.'s really rebelling against these new alliance between two recent may and jeremy corbyn so in london there is little hope for compromise on this so and then paul amend also pos this piece of legend legislation where basically may have to ask the e.u. for a longer or for an extension and it's up to her the length but may has to go to brussels now as a messenger of them and not as the negotiator anymore so we will see what comes out of that next week we'll see if she has anything to bring to the summit in brussels next week on the story for us tonight in london thank you. for here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the u.s. and several of its european allies have called for an immediate deescalation of

tensions in libya that's after the head of the libyan national army called. ordered forces to advance on tripoli dozens of militias have fought for control of the oil rich country ever since the overthrow of moammar gadhafi back in twenty a while the. clashes have broken out between migrants and police outside the camp in northern greece hundreds of migrants have gathered at the border to north macedonia in the hope of crossing in travelling further into europe some threw stones at police the police responded with tear gas and. nato. seventy of anniversary this week the alliance remains focused on the threat from russia today nato said yes to new measures countering russia in the black sea region including increased naval cooperation with georgia and ukraine but the appearance of unity masks disagreement on other issues within nato case in point

germany's money. family reunions can be false and makes his seventieth anniversary meeting was no exception in washington with ministers from member states gathered round germany played the reticent relative foreign minister hiker mass was in the hot seat as the us press germany to spend more on defense is not the time to repeat tired excuses that our citizens don't support increased defense spending or security spending each nation has a duty to make the case to our people we as leaders have a duty to make the case to our citizens germany is far from meeting the alliance a stated goal of spending two percent of g.d.p. on defense the country now aims for military spending of one point five percent of g.d.p. in twenty twenty four is it your money is always the focus here because the biggest some certain player there is just so it's understandable but this is not an impossible question to resolve myself with president bush referred to all of the

nato secretary general and stoltenberg trying to calm tensions by praising specific german contributions. is the lead the nation up almost on has been there for many years germany it leads all the robotic groups and you start off with that audience in the in the in the trail but that's unlikely to settle the money question which has a way of making family squabbles drag on and on. well for decades even baseball players have had to defect to the u.s. if they wanted to sign a professional contract but the days of risking everything well they are history the cuban baseball federation as announce its first list of players authorized to sign contracts with the majorly. it's a historic agreement that's a homerun for both sides the cuban baseball league has struggled to turn a profit and only pays players a basic wage of fifty u.s.

dollars a month players like yasiel puig defective and subsequently signed a contract worth millions with major league baseball in the u.s. now teams in the states will pay their q.b. counterparts a release fee for each player to besides providing a huge windfall for cuban baseball cuba's top tier tell it has now been shortlisted for teams in the u.s. . if that were world will see that this agreement is a reality in this case there are thirty four players i think cuber is a baseball quarry those who don't see themselves on this list do not despair will have no less in the future this is an agreement that should last forever the locals in havana seem pleased about the venture and are looking forward to seeing more of their heroes on the biggest stage. basel is a great step there's a ton of talent here and we can do well and do things for this country there's no longer any need to go via regular routes it's great for cuban baseball to rise again as it deserves to with the best in the world there are strings attached to

being on the coveted list however both baseball federations are working together to showcase cuban talent and the u.s. potentially strengthening relations between the two countries in the process. play ball all right business is up next with christophe stick around for that. what secrets lie behind the small. find in a purse of experience and explores fascinating cultural heritage sites. d.w. world heritage three sixty if. you're going to an official estimates more than one point two million venezuelans live in colombia illegally and.