he much kind of pushing this narrative or this idea that things are calm and that the military is on the government's side. give us an overview of russians involvement right now in venice well. well i think the most important thing to point out here is that at the end of march we officially got confirmation from russian officials that there are actually russian troops in venezuela now that comes after months of reports that there were troops kind of being flown in military equipment as well and at the end of march russia finally did actually confirm that they did however say that it was military experts that were being flown in rather than troops that would be active in fighting they said that these would be military experts that would carry out consultations of

some sort we don't know how many of those military experts or of those troops are on the ground but it is clear that russia seems to be willing to back to the end they also cited the fact that they have this military greenman between them this whale and russia that was signed in two thousand and one so very much emphasizing that they as opposed to the u.s. as they say are legitimately in the country and legitimately involved in helping what they see is the legitimate government of nicolas maduro ok no military advisors are. completely new dimension to this why is the kremlin so very invested in what happens to nicolas maduro it stop. well first of all the two countries have historical ties they've had historical ties for decades including under a nicolas maduro his predecessor who go to chavez but also russia is hugely invested because they actually have billions literally invested in the country

first of all venezuela is a big importer of russian grain as well as russian weapons and also russia has loaned billions to the country over the past few years and russia simply concerned that if there is regime change they might not get their billions back so that's a big concern for russia and plus venezuela is an oil producing country it has some of the largest oil reserves in the world and that's an important factor for russia as well because venezuela is part of opec an organization which of oil exporters and russia is not part of that so by keeping with his way look close they can have a kind of almost like a seat at the table and a stake in kind of regulating oil prices on the world market and that's of course very important for russia because it is hugely depends on the price of oil its

economy hugely depends on the price of oil so it literally has a lot invested in venezuela and it could lose billions if there is regime change. sure when of course in moscow thanks very much for that i'm away now for a look at some of the other stories making news this hour two members of the russian protest collective pussy riot have reportedly been granted asylum in sweden swedish public t.v. saying a court overturned an earlier ruling rejecting the pairs cation was seen john and alexei. cited death threats as grounds for asylum. u.s. attorney general william bars under renewed fire over his handling of special counsel robert russia reports revelations emerge that a mother complained to bar about his characterization of the report's findings bars four page summary exonerated trump on criminal collusion with russia in the twenty sixteen election but reach no collusion on obstruction of justice or will appear

before the senate judiciary committee later today facebook says it will restructure its platform to be more private at the tech giant's annual conference c.e.o. mark zuckerberg announced end to end encryption for its messaging services and the ability to hide likes and other user reactions to content. a new emperial era has started in japan after the abdication of emperor akihito his eldest son nor he though has ascended the chrysanthemum drum and his first public address as emperor he pledged to follow his father's example and devoting himself to peace and staying close to the people. in the final minutes of his say the era of outgoing emperor akihito. and the beginning of rewind the era of naruhito thousands gathered in the streets and night clubs to celebrate. the next morning the rain had cleared and the party kept going many went

to the imperial palace to be a part of this historic event. to the ticket they put down the chinese ition of imperial eras is an event that may happen only once in our lifetime it's a special day and we came here today as we wanted our baby to be present at this historic moment too if i did not know that she was to be one of the following the previous emperor i hope the new one will stand with the japanese people and do more things that people expect a lot from him doesn't look good. inside the palace too short ceremonies the first attended by senior government officials the prime minister and his cabinet parliamentary leaders and the male members of the imperial family chamberlain's present not who he too with the imperial sword and jewel as well as

the state and privy seal's. a short time later the emperor returned with all of his family and court. i swear this i will act according to the constitution. and fulfill my responsibility as the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people of japan always turning my thoughts to the people and standing with them i sincerely pray for the happiness of the people and the further development of the nation as well as the peace of the world. since a. prime minister shinzo abbey came next. quarter we will look up to you as the symbol of the nation in our unity while the international situation is drastically changing we are determined to create an era

where japan has a bright future which is peaceful and full of hope that. those begins a new era in japan. means beautiful harmony. and well japanese so abraded with sarkozy and can take notes of congratulation poured in from capitals around the world. we have some sports now in tonight's football action liverpool coach jurgen klopp texas team to mighty barcelona he's desperate to win his first champions league title after losing in the final with dortmund at liverpool but in an exclusive interview with you he proved to be as relaxed and unflappable. 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 the 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 the favorites barcelona something new for the fifty one year old i saw so many games from out of teams going to puzzle 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 are 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 club they lost the previous two but he would still be proud of the feat. oppressive. 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 then 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 former dalton boss at present manchester city top the premier league by a point from liverpool and the priority for fans is clear. on wednesday which i was think then on sunday said that they were needed from a leak got them to use the hearing just as big and then suddenly after that or sunday i think we have probably so. becoming that decision we have to play our best woodburn each game but because of people that's. very. obvious also from the people who would be winning the league liverpool of not won the english title since one thousand nine hundred ninety. the glory days back there's nothing noble about your

gun club. this is the interview news live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for being with us sunni's with you at the top of the hour for me in the entire team have a great first of. really . really tough news from africa the world when the sun facebook. for. us for celebration world press freedom day may third on d w.

that the world has changed weather is getting more extreme. there. to day be a struggling minute talking of people on the moon in the end then that hooking up of people in the billions. drought floods hurricanes that areas are being devastated by environmental catastrophe how many people will be

forced to leave their homes by the mid century not due to conflict in war but due to climate change we appear to be on the path to a troubling future. from mr hill region to southeast asia from the pacific to the caribbean some people are fleeing rising waters others drought. the world's population began to soar about two hundred years ago soon it will top ten

billion greenhouse gases are rising apace the resulting warming of the earth's atmosphere is wreaking havoc on the climate humankind which is responsible for this warming is becoming its victim more and more people are forced to leave their homes . inequality is being exacerbated by climate change wealthy industrialized nations are polluting our air while the main victims live in the global south for example in indonesia. pontypool hadia which means happy beach lies on the indian ocean due to rising seas and heavy rainfall the village is sinking into the sea. the flooding continues even now during dry season. the local primary school is down and smells of rot parents say conditions are

intolerable and more than half the children have been taken out of school. teachers in primary grades. he attended this school himself and is determined to persevered. his classroom flooded for the first time in twenty thirteen. one banana conditions here are very very difficult for us we often have to send the children home because when the classrooms flood the children sit with their legs in water. regular instruction has become impossible the children are falling behind within the next five or six years rahmatullah believes the school will be submerged. it will be abandoned along with the village . what will it

look like here three decades from now in the year two thousand and fifty. but at that time there will be the most extreme conditions of off the header for with our seventeen thousand islands that will of course and that will be if not by the sea so life will not be the same as here there is a lot of illness there will be plagues and comic growth off the hook a word. disturbed horizontal strife. one against the other because fighting for food water maybe erasure that very sad picture and twenty fifty. years. on the for the indonesian special envoy the catastrophic impact of unchecked climate change is the biggest challenge facing human time today ten years ago the topic was barely on the radar.

jakarta the capital of indonesia with some ten million residents it's the largest city in southeast asia around thirty million people live in the metropolitan area making it the second largest urban conglomeration in the world. in about the fish markets are located in north jakarta the scent of the ocean lies in the air mixing with the odors of the city. just a few kilometers from the city center the problems confronting this tropical metropolis become apparent residents struggle with small heat heavy traffic pollution population density and poor hygenic conditions and with increasing frequency flooding. the slum district of data is located near the airport it's five thousand

residents used to live near the sea but these days it almost looks like they live in it. eco zoom are no has lived in since the one nine hundred seventy s. he and his neighbors have watched the rising sea level with concern. at least once a month the flooding reaches his knees. sometimes the water remains two days sometimes a week you know. it floated here for the first time around the year two thousand. first it was just a few centimeters. since two thousand and ten the flooding has been getting higher and higher but it's never been as bad as it is now. in jakarta the districts closest to the coast face the biggest problems poor neighbor.