this is news live from berlin political turmoil in malta as the government is caught up in the murder of. protesters say the prime minister must go a suspicions growth of a high level cover up connected to the killing of an investigative journalist also on the program. u.s. president holds a so-called homecoming rally in florida a swing state is a battleground for both the head of the 2020 presidential election to cross to our

correspondent for the latest on the tram campaign. the rescue teams in albania trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings turned deadly earthquake struck overnight more than 20 people have been have so far been found dead hundreds have been injured. i'm told me well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister's political fate is looking uncertain after he was pelted with eggs by protesters. was it must have had to be escorted out of the problem by security guards was an angry crowd gathered outside the building calling for him to step down i have been a series of high level resignations from the government i made

a growing scandal surrounding a murder a journalist was fascinated glitz yeah was killed in a car bombing in 2017 after reporting on corruption in the country. keith schembri chief of staff to the maltese prime minister resigns to other ministers swiftly left office comrade mitzi and chris cardona here on the left why the explanation for maltese prime minister joseph muscat regarding his chief of staff decision to quit. she said this would enable the government to go ahead with its work serenely mort said and some suspect that what's really behind all this is the murder of stephany. a popular journalist described as a one woman who wiki leaks killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago she had become known for exposing cronyism within the country's political and business elite 3 of those who now quit were all accused of

corruption. was 3 men were arrested for planting the car bomb but little more was done since then there have been regular protests in malta was last week a suspected middle man involved in the murder was arrested but the prime minister granted a pardon if the man helped find the murder mastermind i. was the very next morning a multi businessman was apprehended on his luxury yacht and legibly preparing to flee. the businessman to is now reports of be seeking immunity in exchange for cooperating with the police. and now 3 ministers once accused by carol want to leave office. many in malta say that their government is corrupt and want prime minister muscat to go he denies any involvement our on a gilet see his family go further by saying that muscat is protecting those who were behind her murder was u.s.

president donald trump is in florida for so-called homecoming rally in the sunshine state the region is key to trump's reelection in 2020 the president recently announced he was switching his legal residency from new york to his mar a lago resort in florida his campaign hopes the move could swing votes his way but it could also motivate support for democrats in the key battleground state. a joining us from the trump rally in sunrise florida correspond the. public via reno has emptied out now but the trump seems to be in full swing. you're absolutely right now just a short while ago this was packed to capacity and with supporters who were very very excited indeed to be here president you know really riled up the crowd he spoke about the ongoing impeachment inquiry there were plenty of boos when he spoke

about he spoke about how booming the economy was here in the united states which of course. everybody copying and cheering for him and he spoke about how strong the jobs market was how strong the stock exchange was and how the democrats were basically looking for any way possible to not have him win the 2020 at election so it was very much he was talking about him coming home here to florida because like as you mentioned he's changed his residency here his legal residency from new york to florida in an effort to sort of capture the voters down here which let's not forget this is a big swing state the state of florida and why is florida battleground state in terms of votes as. well if you look back even just at the last 2 elections back in 2016 president trump won here he didn't actually win by

a huge margin back in 2012 president obama at one boy just point 9 of a percent and you know this is a state which is very diverse it has almost an equal number of registered republicans and democrats and then it has quite a significant number of independents and this is why it's one of the big swing states also it has a very changing as a changing demographic you've got a lot of younger people moving to the region from different parts of the country and different parts of the world which is sort of changing as well and how people are voting and how people are viewed and also let's not forget the number of electoral votes that actually go for grabs here in florida makes it we'll call it the most lucrative volved the swing states so the republicans and the democrats are putting heavy focus on the state of florida and inside you said the arena was packed with trump's supporters but outside there was an demonstration of those

protesters saying. you know you're absolutely right and they were focusing of course very much on the impeachment inquiry focusing on of course president losing down here in florida and you know even president from couldn't escape the ongoing impeachment inquiry his supporters here were chanting you know support for him throughout so you know no matter water the impeachment inquiry won't be going very far isn't very far from president trump ok. in florida thank you. u.n. secretary general antonio good terrace has been holding talks with german chancellor angela merkel here in berlin the 2 discussed a range of issues including conflicts in syria and libya terrorism and climate change before the meeting mr good terry attended the un internet governance forum which aims to ensure that the internet is accessible affordable and safe. the

w.'s chief political editor michela caught up with the secretary general just before his meeting with the german chancellor she asked him if world leaders were failing to cooperate adequately to address global problems here in berlin you're also meeting german chancellor angela merkel how concerned are both of you about the state of multiculturalism well it is clear that the problems of today are global it is clear that no country alone can solve them it is clear that we needs. the multilateral governance we need international cooperation to the rest climate change to address the it's the impacts of these of the technology to address the serious problems of terrorism and crime in the world and so multilateralism is more necessary than ever and those that think that they can do it alone will sooner or later recognize that there is no way we can avoid the strong multilateral

governance to a lot of our world to be able to face the enormous challenges that are slipping us climate change the risks of the age of the victim ologies all the domestic problems of poverty and hunger of the world let's look at syria there the political process seems stall before it really gets going what's your expectation to or intern octets right now that we see in the very beginning it was good to have a constitutional committee but the conceptual reach is not a political solution we need to make sure that we move ahead with it was decided by the security council relation to. syria's interested in negotiations for a political solution and it's necessary that all countries are involved in the syrian conflict and that stands that they need to put their interests a little bit aside and to work together to finally end this absolutely tragic situation in which so many syrians have suffered in a way that is totally unacceptable there's evidence that there's large scale abuse

of human rights at the weak minority in china what will have to be the response of the international community that we have said time and time again that is absolutely essential that human rights are respected and whenever there is a situation where the minorities are absolutely essential to have policies that allow for minorities to feel that their identity is respected and at the same time that they fully participate in the society as a whole this is valid in that particular situation is it then it is valid everywhere else in the world secretary general thank you very much ukrainian filmmaker sense of has finally picked up the european union's top human rights prize when he was awarded the sacral prize last year in the sense of was in jail in russia in september he was freed in a prisoner swap with the ukraine he said he accepted the award as a tribute to all ukrainian political prisoners in russia. only soft

spent 5 years in a russian prison camp in the arctic circle russian investigators accuse the ukrainian filmmaker of planning terrorist attacks in 2015 cents off was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he had publicly protested against the russian occupation of crimea international observers called it a show trial now 3 years travel to the european parliament to accept the sakharov prize which he was awarded a year ago during his detention. i do not accept this award as a personal one. but as a tribute to all ukrainians who are political prisoners in russian prisons. in september sense of was freed after a prisoner exchange between russia and ukraine he has long campaigned for human rights in his home country and was a key figure in the ukrainian revolution of 2014 for over 30 years the european parliament has been awarding the soccer of prize to individuals and organizations

which fight for human rights this year's award will go to ilham tohti the we go human rights activist who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by china in a recent 2 day trial. now to some of the other stories making news around the world clashes have broken up between security forces and protesters in the colombian capital bogota the unrest erupted after demonstrators announced they would hold a new nationwide strike while in crisis talks with the president the protest which started last week are the biggest the country has experienced in decades. at least 39 people have been killed in flooding in the democratic republic of congo torrential rains hit the capital kinshasa overnight causing landslides near the main university at least 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people is ongoing. 6 people have been killed in similar explosions in iraq's capital baghdad the blasts struck

in leeds shiite neighborhoods after about a dozen people were injured in violent anti-government protests earlier in the day demonstrators are demanding an end to corruption more jobs and better public services. rescuers in albania searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the country authorities say more than 20 people were killed and hundreds more injured the magnitude $6.00 quake struck about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital tirana is the most powerful to hit the country for decades i rescuers work into the night to free people from the deputy. finding survivors of albania's worst earth quake in 30 years is a slow and delicate operation but it is real ding results. a man has pulled out of

a collapsed building alive in 2 man one of the towns hardest hit by the quake it's around 20 kilometers from the epicenter that. was but many were not so lucky. or in the same town a child's body was found. the quake struck early on tuesday morning when most of the people here were asleep in bed. in my bedroom went to my kid's room and the door just slammed on me like hurt both my arms this is horrible i mean there were. numerous off the shops followed the main quake adding to the fear and causing further damage albania is one of the poorest countries in europe and its neighbors were quick to offer help teams from its league recent romania are already helping in rescue operations. the world. using hand signals rescuers ask the silence as they listen for cries of people

trapped under the wreckage many people are still missing their families are hoping and praying they'll be found alive. you're watching news from berlin coming up next business news with stephen beard's need more information visit our website d.w. dot com i'm told me a lot of all things horsey. girl who could ever know for sure that it was. in some. degree a book. you know nothing. well i guess sometimes down plays down nothing will happen. thanks to the.