plus nine hundred ninety one unbiased or just subscribed no one to. this is d. w. news live from berlin showdown in venezuela and a video posted on twitter opposition leader on why though backed by soldiers launches what he says is the final say in the bid to oust president nicolas maduro we'll go live to caracas for the little girl. also coming up the end of an era in japan's emperor akihito abdicates in a solemn ceremony in tokyo security policy it's the first abdication the country

has seen for more than two hundred years. and with the champions league semifinals looming we have an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach. ahead of his team's clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish club will have a big challenge on the town. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we start with breaking news from venezuela self declared president though says what he calls the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas maduro has now begun now in a video posted on his twitter feed he called on the military and the people to join him in a coup saying the moment is now now he's surrounded by men in military uniforms as well as by the opposition leader leopoldo lopez the government says. it's

confronting what it's calling a small group of traders and has called on supporters of president nicolas modo to rally at the presidential palace but quite though has urged the military to switch sides. and think i'm going to date as the legitimate president of venezuela as the legitimate commander in chief of the armed forces that's all i am calling on soldiers and the military to join us keeping within the framework of the constitution as we always have. the moment is now it is not just a moment for peace and decency it is also a moment for bravery so that peace can be restored in venezuela god bless you we will achieve freedom and democracy for venezuela let's get the very latest from our correspondent also question i got is on the line in caracas hi oskar give us an idea of what is happening right now in caracas. well we woke up to the news one way going asking people to join him in the media that's a fraction and got into

a very important military takes and to around in his favor for his bid to host president reagan on some other little now there was a very big protests planned for tomorrow that starts today and we've seen that people are. answering to this call and gathering near this. structure mccarter we're looking right now some images from a little bit earlier one by the on the streets in qatar there have been crowds gathering there also we heard reports from a witness that your gas has been fired at least that's what we've heard what more can you tell us about that. yes that's correct there was a cheer camp fire from the military base where they are new from that military base they were there were some cheer dance thrown. protesters that were gathered. near this military base but there hasn't been any injuries or any kind of deaths

fortunately there haven't been any of that or did however could be more repulsion and turmoil as to day continues just for our viewers we're looking at images of what appears to be that tear gas being fired a little bit earlier a few can you tell us who is on the streets at the moment we have some live images coming into us now of of crowds of people gathered around you why don't i said he has the support of what he's calling brave soldiers who is gathered there with him . what we have seen in the past few weeks huge crowds gather in support of one variable in different parts of the country not only that i've been in that i guess we've registered some incredible large crowds gathering in. support of one wave don't that is what is expected was expected for tomorrow as well huge crowds going

out to protest we are seeing that these crowds are gathering today in support of one wave on answering to his call and what's surprising is the military that he has by his side we have seen that other uprisings from military that's been responded by the government with violence with oppressed and with torture that has been denounced in the u.n. and. as well so it's incredibly brave for the men to support one way the wrong knowing what the consequences. are facing them. and that is the question oh how is the government nicolas mahut of government are reacting right now. well they are saying that this is a small group of traitors they have said they were well good for to accumulate a small group the minister of defense has said they are cowards and

they will be dealt with the attorney general have also said that the judicial system will. respond to these acts accordingly so those are threats not only to the military and the politicians on the board in one way though but also to one way though. we have been friendly to be imprisoned several times however we did see today that and inside was. a very prominent political leader that is open opposition leader that has been a political prisoner for the past five years and it was surprising to see him today freed and next one was all that gives an indication that there is some support from within the military that they allowed. their boys. no but to repeat the tragedy speaking we're looking right now at some images of new polls on those has as you said he's also joined what appears to be these crowds on the street and has

been walking around these images from just a little bit earlier how significant is he what does he mean to one why don't cause in his effort here. he's very significant he's the secretary general of the political party that represents one but i don't he was one of the most prominent political prisoners in its way that which internationally and nationally people have been rallying to forty three don't. give him house arrest after pressure through the government a couple years ago and he's had a gag order for the years and we haven't heard from him in a while here's why you have the authority is one of the most prominent activists in support of foreign bodies on the opposition. spoken several times also to do a tremendous and other. asking for the freedom of. choice very significant and

very surprising to see him today at one of those lies and in freedom. all right well as we said a developing situation our correspondent all squashed one time monitoring of the latest developments there for us in caracas thank you. now some other stories making news around the world sudan's ruling military council says it is willing to negotiate with opposition groups but the generals have called for protesters to stop disrupting trains and roads the council also said a general would head new joint civilian military council when it is for protesters have been demanding civilian leadership to pave the way to democratic elections. sri lanka's president has lifted a nationwide social media ban it was imposed after the easter suicide bomb attacks that killed more than two hundred fifty people the band had blocked facebook whatsapp you tube and other popular sites the government said it blocked social

media to curb the spread of misinformation in the wake of the bombings. us president donald trump is suing deutsche bank to stop it from giving congressional investigators financial records about his company's dacha is one of trump's main business creditors to congressional committee a set of subpoena the bank as they investigate allegations of possible foreign influence on u.s. politics. japan's emperor akihito has formally stepped down from the throne in a ceremony a tokyo's imperial palace he's the first japanese emperor to abdicate in more than two hundred years his eldest son meadow hito will officially assume the throne in a short ceremony tomorrow the emperor holds no political power but japanese people were very him as a symbol of the nation's tradition and history. a simple ten minute ceremony and being a thirty year reign and breaking with japanese imperial tradition for the first

time and moved into centuries against an unpretentious backdrop and akihito perform the main ritual at the imperial palace tondo over what's known as the chrysanthemum throne to his son. the ceremony saw the emperor relinquish an ancient sword and jewel sacred regalia that tradition dictates should be seen by no one but the emperor. addressing those assembled in the palaces room of pine acca hito paid tribute to his subjects. so. i am very thankful and happy and i have been able to fulfill my judaizers emperor with trust and respect for the japanese people for the last thirty years. prime minister shinzo abi had warm words for the outgoing emperor reflecting on some of japan's recent challenges including the two thousand and eleven toonami and earthquake. pros were

always there for the victims of disasters and it gave them hope and courage for the future. came. up right here before us. akihito was granted permission to abdicate on grounds of age and declining health but his reign has left an indelible mark on japan's tradition bound monarchy. after succeeding his father hirohito in one thousand nine hundred nine acca hito were to extend a hand of peace to those harmed by his country's imperial ambitions. it was in his father's name that japan committed many of the atrocities that shook the pacific during world war two after hito spent much of his early reign on diplomatic trips where he expressed his deep remorse over his country's wartime transgressions after he tows application will make him the first japanese

emperor to leave the throne without leading his country into war. but after he hasn't bid farewell quite yet the eighty five year old technically remains emperor until the stroke of midnight. not when the throne officially passes to his eldest son crown prince naruhito. and the country is in a new imperial era of ray you are beautiful harmony. is following the story for us you grew up in japan and reports from there for us hi keogh put this into context for us what does this event mean to the japanese people it is a very big event basically nobody. who lives today has ever experienced an abdication the last almost two hundred years ago and it is a complete change of era imagine we are now in the western world in two thousand and nineteen and all of a sudden tomorrow it's the first day of something completely different so it is

a very very big event and it is marked with celebrations in japan social media is completely full of it in japan is this incredible combination of a country that is so future oriented and high tech incredibly developed but also really steeped in its own history and tradition what did you make of the ceremony this morning it was very formalized it was incredibly short it was just ten minutes it was over before you really could concentrate on basically and i found it very interesting because it was very very short and not that big. basically and it showed also the mix of the japanese traditional garb and pro-war as you can see in the background in the morning and he was also very in the modern western style dressed like about you know we see those images there of him wearing those modern western clothes i do want to talk to you about this new era that's

being offered in a moment the new emperor but first let's take a look back at the reign of akihito. emperor akihito greeting his people for the first time after ascending the chrysanthemum throne. his reign would see him modernize japan's tradition bound monarchy and extend a hand of peace to those harmed by his country's imperial ambitions it was in his father's name that japan committed many of the atrocities that shook the pacific during world war two. and akihito spent most of his early life in diplomatic trips where he expressed his deep remorse over his country's wartime transgressions in modern times his frequent calls for peace have been seen by many as a quiet message to forces within his own government ones who would like to see japan take on a more assertive role on the world stage. driven by concerns over his own failing

health akitas education will make him the first japanese emperor to leave the throne without leaving his country into war. a legacy he reflected on during his last official appearance as japanese emperor as his country marked the anniversary of its wartime capitulation. thinking of the peaceful times that have extended for many years after the war reflecting on our past and with a deep feeling of remorse i earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never be repeated i also pray for world peace and our nations for the development you must. hear we saw glimpses of it there but archita really has been an incredibly popular emperor has any yes he has i think more than eighty percent of the population is in support of him and i think about fifteen to twenty percent basically the rest is

indifferent and there's almost no opposition to him tell us about the new emperor now his son not who he took fifty nine years old what can we expect from him. he is more of a more just because he's also younger but he's also the first emperor to study abroad actually in oxford his wife as well and he's also known to subtly have criticized district court traditions which his wife suffered a tremendous lot because she's a commoner and she had to basically. adjust to life and maybe in the new era it's going to be a more approachable royal family so we could possibly see some changes being about to brought to the throne we mentioned that the emperor in japan doesn't have a political role but does have thinking political significance doesn't he is especially in a time of such uncertainty in the region yes especially of the emperor akihito he

was known to be. to travel a lot he wasn't diplomatic missions a lot and he also. apologized for as we also saw atrocities that japan committed during the war and that was a very new stance and i think also that his son is going to follow in his footsteps to try and make amends or also speak diplomatic matter without all of the politics because that is a quite a difficult matter but as a symbolic figure he can be more shore but also more unifying i think the end of an era in japan as we said is that he advocates our reporter thank you so much for your insights. now he's been presumed dead more than once but the leader of the so-called islamic state could be alive a propaganda video released by ass shows baghdadi praising the easter sunday bombings in sri lanka he says are part of the group's revenge for its losses in

syria but. if this is you islamic state claims it is that it would be abu bakr al baghdadi is first appearance in five years. in the video shot in an unknown location he acknowledges the group's recent defeat in its last syrian stronghold of bug juice he also refers to other i.a.s. losses in libya and in iraq. but he tries to justify the defeats by saying doesn't have to win it just has to continue carrying out to jihad. urges his followers to carry out revenge attacks around the world while look at the road and. he goes on to praise the deadly bombings in sri lanka on easter sunday which killed two hundred fifty people saying they were ordered in revenge for what he calls the brothers in. with his body to despite his threats analysts say the

purpose of this video is to show that he's still in charge and larch and has managed to evade capture. since this moment back in twenty fourteen when he announced he stopped a shipment of the caliphate in the iraqi city of mosul. but he remains the world's most wanted man the u.s. has a twenty five million dollars bounty on his head and they say they will continue to hunt him down until he's found what are you. to mozambique now which is struggling with severe flooding in the wake of cycling kenneth moore terentia rainfall is forecast in the country's north where the powerful storm made landfall on sunday so far thirty eight people have lost their lives the poor weather conditions have been complicating aid efforts flights are grounded it's the second cycle to hit the country in as many months six weeks ago cyclonic died devastated the region further south. they can't get rid of the

water quickly enough the rain here in pember in northernmost on beak keeps on coming. road snarr resemble rivers well actual rivers have burst their banks leaving huge areas underwater. aid agencies say psych loan kenneth's will bring twice as much rain is e.t.i. entire crop fields have been whites' out and people a shortage of food. you know the only reason for making it is because these people need is needed then i don't think you sell them something at the frequency of. the sheer amount of water on the ground is making it difficult to access the affected areas rescuers from brazil are on the scene to come with boats

because at the moment it's too dangerous for helicopters to fly but helicopters are what's really needed with many stranded without supplies. and want to help. police people young people men to help you until help arrives or they can do is wait counting the cost of the latest tropical disaster to land on mozambique shores. to football now and anticipation is reaching fever pitch ahead of the champions league semifinals this week tottenham take on i.x. tonight the english team will be without some key players for the home first leg striker harry kane is sidelined with injury and forward song young men will miss out due to suspension i exit hoping to continue their streak after knocking out real madrid and you sentence. on wednesday liverpool coaching club takes this team to mighty barcelona the still waiting for his first champions league title

after losing in the final with dortmund and liverpool in the past but in an exclusive interview with g w club proved to be as relaxed and unflappable as ever barcelona it warnt. liverpool coach your gun club is on the cusp of possibly the most important few weeks of his career thus a loner awaits in the champions league semifinals and a premier league title is on the line but the german still has time to fool around showing d.w. his normal worn mogue a reference to former rival josie marino once labeling himself the special one book club is special his team are enjoying a dream season and now look holmes with favorites barcelona something new for the fifty one year old i saw so many games from out of teams ago puzzling because i never played them in a competitive game and so many times i was a failing by doing it that's how it is because they're just so good and i always

thought it would be interesting to try it yourself once liverpool overcame porto in the champions league quarter finals and are looking to reach a third european final in four years on the flop they lost the previous two but he would still be proud of the feat. impressive. i don't know we would see it's a pretty good team to face so it's possible and. that's a really good for both teams but i don't see how it is a sport so if you're in it and so should try to win and of course that's what we will do and we are not a dream draw i would say it's not that you think yes since we were poor little messi and his barcelona team mates including clubs fellow german mark andre tesh dagon are not the only ones occupying the form adult and boss at present manchester city top the premier league by a point from liverpool and the priority for fans is clear. on wednesday which

obviously then on sunday said that they would hear from a league to use the hearing visitors league and then said are they after that or sunday i think we have probably so. begin to make that decision we have to play our best football in each game but if you are so people that's. very. obvious also from the people who would be winning the league liverpool of not won the english title since ninety nine see. the glory days are back there's nothing noble about your going. to poland now where the simple act of eating a banana has become a former protest it started when authorities removed a work of video art from warsaw as national museum showing the artist eating the fruit in a sensual way poland's culture ministry says it's obscene but some poles think that's an analyst's. occasionally protesting can be a tasty affair hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the polish national

museum in warsaw to eat bananas together an almost jolly event with a serious focus after all this is about artistic freedom. to fully reject censorship in art over the past few years our freedoms have been increasingly compromised and now it starts to turn. look at this we're protesting against the removal of our freedom of speech our artistic freedom. the debate centers around this installation by leading polish concept artist natalia l l in one nine hundred seventy three she photographed in films herself sense you will eating a banana calling it consume art for six years the installation has been on display at the polish national museum now it's been taken down that's called many under the hash tag banana selfie exasperated poles have been posting pictures of themselves with a banana including many celebrity artists and journalists the museum's new head. appointed by the conservative peace party says the work is offensive and

a potential danger to young people this is the national museum as such it's not the place for gender related content to be so explicitly portrayed opposition politicians have long complained about what they call attacks by the peace government on artists just under two years ago the culture minister pulled it subsidies to the multiverse estival in poznan saying the curator was too progressive the festival still went ahead thanks to donations this is the latest attempt to censor art. which of course i'm always anti censorship is particularly dangerous in asking culture and suggest the government has no interest in artistic freedom. the protests are having an effect even before the demo the national museum announced it would put the artwork back on display but many here are skeptical. it's not likely to end up in one of the museum storerooms i have no illusions about the museums had in his decision this is indeed the museum says this won't be the

nost time it may remove from its exhibition. let's recap our top story now venezuelan opposition leader one why though was posted a video on social media and what she says the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas modo has begun the government has responded saying it's confronting what it calls a small group of traders. will be back with more news at the top of the hour.

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