this is d.w. news live from berlin turkey is edging towards direct conflict with syrian government forces turkish president rajapaksa to one says a military operation is just a matter of time if syrian troops continue their assault against rebel forces in it live coffins hundreds of thousands of syrians have already fled from airstrikes and shelling also coming up. rescuing them fans from the icy waters will take you on board a migrant rescue ship as opposed almost 300 people from the mediterranean in the

middle of the winter how many more will risk their lives when spring comes. did the quarantine off a cruise ship help the fight against the coronavirus covered 19 or hinder it they insist i. have a full beard i was so scared of getting caught between 19 and experts view has almost 80 more cases of the virus a confirmed on the ship the diamond princess the japanese government comes under fire for its handling of the situation. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program we begin with some breaking news coming in there reports of a deadly shooting in the german city of high now police say at least 4 people have been killed in the attack other reports say there could be more. timms the shots

appear to have been fired from a moving vehicle police have sealed off the area and looking for the shoots so just a recap of reports of a deadly shooting at least 4 people have been killed in the attack and how which is close to the city of frankfurt we'll follow the story as it develops and bring you more. present one is threatening to launch a military operation in syria is it liberation if russian backed government forces continue to attack rebels in the area the fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and triggered a humanitarian crisis russia has warned turkey not to attack syrian forces but turkish troops have already massed inside the liberation. of syrian refugees on the move fleeing airstrikes and artillery fire in it live and aleppo provinces it's estimated 1000000 people are trying to escape advancing syrian government forces backed by the russian military however turkey doesn't like it as

it supports some rebel groups and it's alarmed by the number of people moving toward its country turkey already has more than 3 and a half 1000000 syrian refugees and says it can't handle any more. i don't know where i'm going i just want to get on the road stay under an olive tree what am i supposed to do. supposed to go. like that all hopefully not to turkey if turkish president wretch of tayyip erdogan has his way he spoke in the turkish capital ankara about how turkish intervention is just a matter of time. then i think we are no making our last warnings unfortunately we have not been able to reach the desired result so far during our talks in turkey in russia and in the field meanwhile russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has tried to tone down the rhetoric while defending syrian government forces who he claims are being targeted by turkey. he used just naturally the

syrian armed forces respond to these unacceptable provocations confirming that the hearings and the initial agreement on. including cease fire agreements and we support them and. with. a country still deep in war with desperate people looking for salvation meanwhile a startling contrast domestic flights have started up again to a level for the 1st time in 8 years just like back in peace times a sign of normality only it's anything but. desperate migrants overcrowded boats and a dangerous crossing an all too familiar combination on the mediterranean sea d.w. has been getting a close look at a rescue operation to help some of the people risking their lives to reach the shores of europe. one of our own reporters is on board the rescue vessel ocean

viking which has carried out its 3rd mission in just 48 hours off the libyan coast the ship took 80 migrants on board today some of them in funds and small children and almost $280.00 migrants aboard and though the lucky to be alive they face an uncertain future. correspondent near drugs surratt sent us his impressions of the rescue missions that he witnessed on board the vessel. well the latest rescue mission was really tough the weather conditions were challenging we had strong wind sends to now 3 metre high waves when we have close to the rev a boat we saw that was a severely over 5. people for the 21 women and 28 miners we had 3 women who are pregnant the driver of the fast rescue boat. where i was. he did i think it just traveled good credible job

because it's pretty. damning this has been so that the message has been come over from their boat i this it must be a dangerous situation because if you hit the boat off the refugees their boat can't break and that with the refugees that have fell fell that's out of the water so the rescue operation a crude. oil platform and there was also other ships present but no one did anything you have to make sure that somebody is taking care of those refugees the doctors are taking care of them and i think the medics are also reporting and i think this is a new information the medics are reporting having seen wounds from violence related injuries that patients report to having been sustained during that time in libya so this is another proof that you know those people who left libya that they had no

other possibility to do anything else that there was nothing else that they that that they could to. now let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world a lawyer for julian assad stays a trump administration made an offer to pardon the weak unix founder in 2017 if he agreed to say russia was not involved in leaking democratic party e-mails during the 2016 presidential campaign the white house has said there is no truth to the claim. the e.u. has unveiled a strategy for regulating the controversial artificial intelligence technology also known as ai in the 27 member states event commission president was left on the line is calling for strict oversight of the sector saying ai must comply with people's privacy rights. japan's government is facing criticism for its apparent failure to contain the corona virus as 500 people who all tested negative left the cruise ship

diamond princess just quarantined off the yokohama the government said nearly 80 more passengers still on board had tested positive so it seems that effort to stop the spread of the covert 19 virus has failed some analysts are calling the current operation a flop. a floating prison that was host some on board had described the diamond princess know after testing negative for the corona virus some of those held captive have finally been allowed to leave the quarantine ship to their obvious relief. recuperative i was so afraid every time they made announcements about infections that there was so many of them. i wondered if wait the next. many already had their minds on home and creature comfort. i want to take a bath and sleep. i want to take it easy and eat some of the good with everything.

but an expert on infectious do. zis control who had earlier been invited on board to inspect the ship's response to the virus warned that the quarantine had been far from effective. completely cerdic and. some crews had a fever then went to the medical center wearing and mask he had in. between sheets room and medical room he says he was worried about catching the virus while on board and said staff had failed to take adequate measures to halt its spread. in said prince is that in one. i was scared of getting caught. because there was no way to tell where the battersea is no green zone no red zone everybody could have and everybody

was not careful about it when the ship arrived the new 10 passengers tested positive for the virus 2 weeks later more than 600 had been infected japan's government defended its response. with the urgency of the current situation japan has taken full measures to ensure prevention of the spread of infection taking into consideration human rights and humanitarian needs cooperating with the relevant nations and taking appropriate measures. thousands remain on board the diamond princess for some of those evacuated on land the journey is far from over they still face up to 2 weeks quarantine in their home countries. but for others back under their own roof like the commuters from kiel to the simple act of turning on the kitchen tap is reason enough to rejoice. now

a brief look at some other stories making news around the world prince harry and his wife meghan are to carry out the final details as active royals in the. late february and march according to british media reports their decision to step down means they will no longer have an office of buckingham palace as of april 1st. u.s. rapper pop smoke has been shot dead during an apparent robbery at his los angeles home 2 men wearing masks are reported to have fired multiple shots during the incident early on wednesday morning the rapper regarded by many as a rising star was pronounced dead at hospital a short time later. champion's league action continued on wednesday and it was a night of upsets italian david turns atalanta's sunk spanish side valencia 41 meanwhile blunders leader club rb lives extern last year's finalist tottenham in their 1st ever knockout appearance the red bulls pressed from the get go but it

took a foul on conrad lima in the 2nd half before they could grab the lead to more than a rose to the occasion converting from the spot in the 58th minute leipzig managed to defend their lead despite a late tottenham onslaught billionaire goldman's been called baby marino well he edged out the real mourinho in their 1st ever meeting. every now and then athletes come along with abilities beyond their years in russia a very young girl has caught the eyes of the snowboarding world she's already a hit on social media and hopes are high for the child prodigy. she could become the face of russian snowboarding in the future that. has already mastered 360 degree jumps and 540 degree spins. but get this she's only 6 years old snowboarding obviously runs a new d.n.a.

her father is her coach and a former competitive snowboarder. we wanted to put her on skis but she just came and took my big snowboard she got on it with both feet and rode away. no matter the season she's always finding a way to finesse her skills in the summertime she tends to skateboarding. that it's on the slopes she feels at home vasily some practices for 5 hours a day. could go away she jumps at 6 years old there's no one like that in russia and i'm afraid not even in the us sure there are children doing those kinds of jobs who are 8 or 9 but age 46 no one jobs like that were her progress has been crazy. her talent hasn't gone unnoticed she has over $36000.00 followers on instagram. that's lisa cohen is a flying prodigy at age 6 and she may have found something special.

just a recap of some breaking news we're monitoring for you now reports of a deadly shooting in the german city of her now police say at least 4 people have been killed in the attack other reports say they could be more victims the shots of his have been fired from a vehicle police have sealed off the area and are looking for the shooter and all is close to the city of frankfurt and we'll follow the story for you as it develops . you're watching news coming up next as d.w. kneels africa don't forget you can keep up with the news all around the clock on our web site it's d.w. dot com you can also follow us on twitter at. i'm told me a lot of thanks for joining us.

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