i. came in through nov 14th w. this is d w news a live from berlin nato is divided the french president warned be alliance is facing brain death but germany's chancellor rejects mccraw as claims that the u.s. can no longer be relied upon to defend its allies or get reactions from washington also coming up. and go on the streets of iraq another day of anti-government

demonstrations turns deadly security forces used live fire on protesters plus where in west germany people were interested enough they gave us clothes. they gave us money we are helping everyone to talk to as germany remembers the fall of the limb wall we meet a former east german refugee he says his experience is driving him to help a new generation of asylum seekers. i'm told me all of the well welcome to the program nato members are at odds at the worst possible time as the world marks 30 years since the cold war began to end france a crucial member of the winning team suggests this alliance no longer functions that puts nato a future in doubt and that's prompted german and nato leaders to condemn the

criticism. part of the berlin wall is displayed outside nato headquarters right now yen stoltenberg is meant to be celebrating the anniversary of the victory over communism but instead he's declaring that his alliance isn't dead. nato is strong. united states north america and europe we do more together than got done for decades one of nato's most important members has spoiled the party in a historic week for the alliance emanuel macos elizee is calling into question some of nato's founding values in an interview with the economist magazine back home said the mutual defense pact was in danger of breaking down. what we are currently experiencing is the brain death of nato he said adding you have no coordination whatsoever of strategic decision making between the united states and its nato allies. it's the events of last month in syria that have met

home worried 1st the alliances largest member the united states announced a troop pullout without consulting its allies then another alliance member turkey marched into the syrian northeast despite the vehement objections of berlin and paris they're worried it threatens european security. but does all this add up to a threat or just a blip in nato's history nato in germany insisted today in berlin that the alliance is still alive and well even if we do have a problem. even if we do disagree from the german perspective nato is very much in our interest it's our security alliance had been. for its part berlin has been signaling an increase commitment to the alliance visiting trainee soldiers defense minister and a good outcome karrenbauer said she's in favor of making nato's 2 percent spending target mandatory she least is optimistic about nato even as other alliance members

question its future. let's get more on this from our washington correspondent pablo fully las problem has there been any reaction from the u.s. to mccraw criticism of nato. well the reaction really has come from the secretary of state. who in germany at the moment that it was actually what he said was pretty positive actually about nato on his visit to germany on thursday now we can't really forget that he actually spent time in germany as an officer during the cold war and what might surprise a lot of people is actually how positive he was about nato considering what president trump often said since he took over the presidency in 2016 now pump aoe said nato remains very important and critical and historically one of the most important partnerships that exists between many of these nations now he also spoke of the remarkable work of nato and the also defended president trump which is

quite interesting considering you know the words of micron and like i said what president trump has said about nato he's been incredibly critical of germany and the other european nations saying that they should spend more money they should reach the target which is set out by nato of 2 percent and what's definitely probably going to be coming up and president from one told back on that is the fact that he believes will be a topic of discussion at the next nato summit which will take place in london next month considering what you said above president trump in his comments about nato is the u.s. abandoning its nato allies. i wouldn't say that the u.s. is abandoning its nato allies now it has being criticized recently for abandoning its allies not its nato allies and that would be of course in direct reference to

where the u.s. is treatment of its longstanding allies the kurds in syria now that's really where a lot of the criticism has actually. recently and also the fact that the u.s. under president trump has actually you know. he's been sort of hesitant in many ways to consult with his nato allies and that's also come under a lot of criticism particularly from you know the european members feeling that they should have really been you know warned about a lot of. topics the president has brought up or also the criticism that he's been gearing towards nato but in many ways what's been interesting is that president trump has actually increased the commitment to monetary and also troops tonight and i this is coming made all these you know these strong words that he's had to say about the alliance so it's it's been an interesting day today with pompei 0 and

also considering what we've been hearing from president trump in recent months ok public in washington thank you. and as problem mentioned the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo is in germany where he's taking part in events this week marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall on thursday he and his german counterpart heikal did some room in this thing together to try and improve code relations between the countries. it was in some ways a deeply personal visit us secretary of state my pump you used the 1st day of a stay in germany to return to his former military base he was stationed here is a soldier in the eighty's one of these 2 teams back then patrolling the border that separated east and west germany together with foreign minister. this was also no cajun to ease the recent tensions in the u.s.

german relations. it was a bit of a walk down memory lane for a number of. members struck but you can see. you can see i saw a piece of history that i was a tiny little part of back in the late 1980 s. i think it's indicative of the incredible poured relationship between our 2 countries michael mass expressed gratitude for american support of the german reunification process is it always because. we have committed so you with great solidarity and gratitude that we owe our freedom to you as well as our unity. company also wanted to show solidarity with jews living in germany in the eastern city of hollow together with mass he visited the side of of recent anti semitic attack and they are nazi gunmen had shot that 2 people last month after he was unable to enter a synagogue and carry out

a mass shooting thank you thank you for coming here with me today thank you for being here to say honor to those individuals who were killed or to the people who want to simply become your worship in their own faith in the way that they desire in the in my computer will meet german chancellor angela merkel to discuss current issues in foreign policy. now to some of the other stories making news around the world in hong kong a 22 year old student who fell from a building has died from his injuries in hospital it's not clear what caused his death the police believe he fell one story from a car park during protests last week and. chile's president has announced new measures to restore order amid the country's worst rioting in 3 decades they include tougher penalties for people who destroyed property and greater surveillance unrest in past weeks has left 20 people dead and caused more than a 1000000000 euros in damage. in mexico the 1st funerals have been held for

victims of a drug cartel ambush around 500 mourners watched the burial of a mother and her 2 sons while soldiers got at the ceremony 9 american women and children died when the cars they were traveling in were sprayed with bullets in northern mexico on monday. to iraq now where protests against the government are not relenting at least 6 people were short was shot dead in the latest round of violence in the so-called battle of the bridges over control of crucial parts of baghdad there is still everything to fight for. for iraq's protest as this will go to is a symbol of a country divided it's a time to stop them getting too close to government ministries this triumph and say tearing down. the. book while the pictures might look similar this is not

europe in 1909 it's rather the start of another deadly clash in baghdad. with protesters again running for their lives and security forces apparently once more firing live rounds into the crowds evident we are not afraid of your boss or sound grenades or your smoke bombs we want to get rid of the government because we the young people of iraq are dying because we have missed out on our youths of margins over that. it is being dubbed baghdad's battle of the bridges because both sides a struggling for control of the crossings of the tigris river approaches says want to reach the green zone on the other side while security forces want to stop them from getting there. the now there's a strategic style made on the straits but it's one that power lies in the city and increasing pressure on the authorities. of the what the politicians have destroyed

the country for years have taken what's ours get out of we don't want to paralysis to outside the capital protests is resuming a blockade of one of the country's mind ports from here food imports into the country and oil laves that. political crisis that's already heating the economy threatening any remaining stability this country still has. now to auspex full coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall during the existence of the german democratic republic or east germany some $3000000.00 of its citizens fled to west germany as refugees. most have remained in the west as that's where they built new lives for themselves but the experience of being in exile is something they will never forget and in the case of one man we met in stuttgart it inspired him to take action when in 2015 germany became home to a whole new wave of refugees all he has left from his life as

a citizen of east germany are a few photos and letters exchange with a french woman met in the communist state would love it. when i got this postcard from all say i couldn't believe it for me it was simply fantastic and. it was 18 when he fled the east german dictatorship a few days before the berlin wall fell he went to cologne then stuttgart where he found a job started a family made a place for himself in a homeland that was both were familiar and new thanks to the solidarity of west germans. everywhere in west germany people were interested in us they gave us clothes. they gave us money that we had to help everyone in everyday life that work between. them and so in 2015 when a 1000000 refugees flowed into germany i didn't hesitate for a 2nd he got involved in helping refugees 1st in his company then in the regional

chamber of commerce he helped set up a welcome center career counseling language lessons and discussion groups all of it is here to make life easier for asylum seekers in stuttgart casimir was held all along his journey by tina. because of the fact that he's lived through this himself obviously affects him to see people in the same situation he was in just on you know rick perry. you have people come here they don't have jobs they don't speak german yet they don't have all the advantages that i huts so to help them out is just the way of me giving back and in return i guess a lot of gratitude and i learned a lot too since 2015 the ties that bind have gotten ever tighter between this old refugee and the new ones thanks to his commitment and out of thousands of other germans a quarter of the refugees who came then have since found a job. this is the news live from berlin coming up next doc film

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