but. this is the double newsnight from barbarians former egyptian president hosni mubarak dies aged 91 to some he was a guarantor of the middle east ability of the u.s. ally to others an autocratic tyrant led egypt for 30 years until he was ousted in 20 is left the fact is he also on the program u.s. president donald trump says progress has been made on what he calls

a comprehensive trade deal with a new prime minister narendra modi describes the relationship between the 2 countries as the most important partnership of the 21st century. it's in the report its 1st coronavirus case south of rome as the country battles to stop europe's biggest outbreak spreading beyond northern regions already i'm locked up. in the seventy's berlin film festival the focus is on women on the politics of power today i'm in a safe and scott drugs for a down on the bad cop. hillary clinton name synonymous with politics and power the former u.s. secretary of state was here today to promote a documentary series about her life and in the category the personal is political we have 2 films in competition about women without power in a world controlled by men will have the details for you soon.

i'm phil gal welcome to the program egypt's former president hosni mubarak has died aged 91 he came to power in the early 1980 s. and will for 30 years during which time he forged stronger ties with israel and the united states while crushing opposition at home the arab spring of 2011 brought his rule to an end when more than a 1000000 egyptians angry about pubs him repression call for him to go to ceding power to the military he served time in prison for his conviction for complicity in the killing of protesters during the revolution was later overturned so we get more on this trauma of the reporter abraham welcome and correspondent ruth mickelson in cairo welcome ruth let's start with you ruth how are people there reacting to this news. well i think it's safe to say there are mixed reactions in cairo and

that will also. feel comfortable public to some people hosni mubarak was a statesman of. a record of war and she is specially during the night in 73 war against france and others he was a symbol of autocratic rule breaker and domestic institutions security said this is politically species in a way that many say hopes human rights and focus and a certainty a years in power he was a significant political figure like him along indeed i mean you have to imagine that by the time he was removed from office and 2011 there had been a whole generation of egyptians who had been born and lived under his rule no no other president ruler of the country and he certainly also a polarizing figure especially in the 4 or 5 years that came after the so-called

arab spring where egypt faced some you know a peoples in its economic situation or security situation some looked back at him as with a sort of nostalgic you know memory saying you know he was an autocrat but at least the country was stable it was the economy was stable and we didn't have all of. these problems so he's a quite a polarizing figure as well but that's about will have more from you both in just a moment 1st though here is more on the life and times of hosni mubarak. i'm a close me a so yes. it was one last triumph for hosni mubarak egypt's former president was acquitted off through a trial that last e.g. is the judges found him innocent of involvement in the killing of protest is during the 2011 arab spring uprising that ended his 30 year rule his career ended with a revolution it began with an assassination.

in october 1981 at a military parade islamist militants shot and killed then president anwar sadat mubarak the vice president escaped with minor injuries and took over the presidency in the same year he implemented emergency laws as part of his battle against militants he also expanded police powers. in another of his 1st moves he told the us he would stick by his country's $979.00 peace agreement with israel the 1st by any arab nation. but barack became an important mediator between israel and the palestinians for 3 decades he was seen as a guarantor of stability in the middle east in return his country was given billions of dollars in aid from the u.s. he was courted in europe and respected by israelis and arabs alike but it term a barrack showed a different face he cracked down on islamists ofter they orchestrated attacks and

threatened his rule egypt's democracy was little more than a facade all elections were rigged mubarak did little to address the poverty afflicting millions of egyptians at his in a circle and his own family became wealthy as egyptians resentment grew and mass demonstrations broke out mubarak reacted with force when that failed to cope the protests he attempted to make concessions but in the end the might of the arab masses forced him to step down mubarak was put on trial and jailed for 6 years mostly spent in a military prison having served his sentence for corruption the former president was released and returned home to his villa one of many properties owned by his family his wife and sons administer the assets accumulated during his time in office but barrick road egypt for 30 years honored and feared in equal measure.

is likely to be widely. and indeed abroad. well i mean we've heard that the state has declared 33 days of mourning in response there are also questions about what kind of funeral he is likely to have it will be a small family a family something much larger and there are also questions about how the state will on his legacy receiving statements from the presidency and egypt's military they mention his record as a lawyer hero but they don't necessarily talk about finally. among the egyptian youth he's likely to be someone who is from and they say his overthrow and the kind of corruption that they've been speaking to. as much as his name i mean internationally as you mentioned in your report he we see as

a kind of fooling and problems in the region but ultimately for a living young egyptians he will be remembered as a kind of protest might be the solution all tragically. egypt's current president is also a former military command how much of hosni mubarak so far tearing approach still remains i mean he certainly laid down the infrastructure for that what what is known in egypt as the deep state so the national security apparatus which it seemed for a moment after 2011 was going to be dismantled but has. in effect just been renamed it has been operating basically in even more repressive ways one could say under. the sea especially when it comes to issues around freedom of speech so under mubarak at least you know there were you know one had the impression that there were certain underwritten rules that the media or activists or even politicians

from the oppositions you know that they had you know these kind of limits but they could express themselves within a specific kuno limit and without the fed to his face and with the current. rulers of egypt it feels like you know the state has become more and more unpredictable but i think you know mubarak has certainly especially his removal has cemented the impression or the belief that you know you can't be a ruler of egypt without the backing of the military because part of the reason why you had to step down was because the the armed forces abandoned abandoned him and abandoned the support for him so that is his legacy indeed. abraham ruth michel so in cairo talking about the life and times of hosni mubarak thank you both. and i was get more of the day's stories of police in germany are waiting to question 29 year old man suspected of running his car into

a carnival parade on monday he 60 people were injured in the incident in the western town of folk mouth and some of them seriously many of them children the drivers amongst the hospitalized to authorities suspect him of attempted murder. haiti's capital port au prince is in lockdown following violent clashes anti-government protesters blocked streets with stones and burning tires police attacked the army headquarters to demand better working conditions and published caribbean islands has been struggling with a prolonged economic and political crisis. floods in the indonesian capital jakarta paralyzed parts of the city cut power and led to residents being moved to safety and this comes less than 2 months after nearly 70 people died in some of the city's worst flooding for years. now to india and day 2 of donald trump's visits during which the focus switched from pomp and pageantry to trade in defense following talks with prime minister and their andhra modi in delhi mr trump said they had

made progress on what he called a comprehensive trade deal no details were revealed but the 2 seemed keen to put the trump mody chemistry on show. at this welcome reception size didn't matter indian leaders made sure the think u.s. president would be greeted with a lavish extravaganza and mighty words yes i'm on this relationship it's the most important partnership of the 21st century. throughout the meeting the tone between the 2 leaders was friendly even loving. we're at a point where a relationship is so special with india it has never been as good as it is right now and i think just because the 2 leaders of each country were really we feel very strongly about each other while the president and the prime minister seemed at ease with each other the outcome of the talks was meeker both expressed optimism at the

prospect of a future trade deal and left it at that. the meeting was overshadowed by violence that erupted in another part of delhi over a new citizenship law claiming several casualties those opposed to the law believe it discriminates against india's muslim citizens the timing of the clashes is an embarrassment for the indian prime minister eager to show a polished picture of his nation. protesters also showed up to object to trump's visits their message to the u.s. leader was clear. in term of the fight for everyone but. you know. possibly here they're not going to say what will come in the us if. you're not on. the trumps unaffected by the criticism this is it's tourist sites between their official engagements the president for leave india with many

picturesque memories the deal maker however will go home without a trade deal that his pockets. the world health organization is warning that more has to be done to prepare for a potential coronavirus past week more than 80000 people around the world and in fact it most of them in china south korea has the 2nd highest number of cases a close to 1000 as it. was described his country situation is very grave other hotspots include japan iran into labor. health officials in italy are warning that the number of cases is rising rapidly they have not confirmed a new case in sicily in the south prompting concerns about the viruses spread this had previously been concentrated in the north where police have sealed off towns in the region around milan italy to host a summit of health ministers from neighboring countries later to discuss a coordinated response officials from the w.h.o.

and the european union are also due to meet in russia. so let's get the latest from d.w. contrapuntal band begotten milan and comes ponton seem to invite welcome both bet tell us more about how italian authorities are extending measures to control to contain the spread of coded 90. 3 telling government has put in place some rather drastic measures 5500 schools are closed in the regions of long body and venator all universities are closed many shops are closed restaurants. processions have been canceled the government tries to prevent movement travel the population as good as can it also big masses of people should prevent it because they are the corona virus could spread easily. the 2nd largest city of italy right now is 1300000 people is affected there less people on the street people stay at home

there are less tourists coming to the city but it's a kind of hibernation the north of italy is in right now so the same now that coronavirus same server escaped from the north and he's in the south what can we expect from this meeting of health ministers the next person rather. than. discussing. with this issue collaboration and working together seems to be the buzzword for profit step giuseppe conti he's been talking about how the different regions of it's really easy to work together come up with a standard protocol. video conference bt with that got this off all the regions to come up with this coordinated approach as far as europe is concerned we do know that france germany and switzerland have said that they are going to keep those

borders open and mr constant believes that italy is showing maximum transparency in terms of the number of cases what they're doing and they hope that he tally it will be treated fairly when it comes to the air but in this area what they are doing bill he's keeping those areas because 10 also towns in the north of its alleviate the long buddy any that it's on lockdown you can't go in you can't go up patrols having trees we do know the military is now also involved patrolling those serious to ensure that people keep to the measures that have been put in place so bad and sorry same confirmed cases in italy had been limited to the know of a dead now about soul changed how is that not affecting things. well what we do know is that the number of infections is gone up over 250 cases and yes as you mentioned we are seeing 2 cases in tuscany one would be good here and we will see her hearing of this one is it now that's the 1st case down south was out the role

that sit was a target just from who was traveling in sicily and she got sick developed symptoms and was tested i have 19 hours now of course here in the south people are concerned about the possibility of this right will it lots where is located they have set up these 3 tree odds tends out sites at all spittles because of course that's the concern about the spread of the virus in hospitals that's what's happened in the particular case in long but the which we saw in the town of dawn you know that 1st so-called patient one who was found to have gone to the emergency section and so there it spread to other people in the hospital feel pretty beat it got medical situation that's compromised debts with this virus can potentially deadly so really they're trying to target the hospitals but it will stop. ok so. you've had this

down for a couple of days what do people there think of the authorities response to the crisis. well of you people are really concerned not at the rise. in the streets i spoke to many of them but the majority of the people here now thinking that this might be a little bit overdone i talked to a teacher. who cannot work she said it's a panic curse stirred by the government and also by the media she says she's not concerned at all because corona is only less severe flu and also the president of the said today that. this is only a fluid and you cannot hold the whole economy in this region that would cause a recession over the long run ok a bird to really get in milan fashion q same or gupta thank you as well.

and you can get more on the coronavirus our you tube channel on our website d.w. dot com now let's take a look at some more of the stories making news around the world sweden's foreign ministry some of the chinese ambassador in stockholm to demand the release of bookseller ago i mean hey a court in china sentence mr chinese born swedish citizen to 10 years in jail on charges of illegally sending intelligence abroad he owned a hong kong publishing house that sold books critical of china's leadership former nasa mathematician catherine johnson has died at the age of 101 the calculations helped to put the 1st american into space and later the 1st man on the moon she was betrayed in the 2016 hit a film hidden figures about pioneering black female workers at nasa. for the hollywood producer harvey weinstein's been admitted to hospital rather than taken to jail a day after being convicted of rape and sexual assault he's due to be sentenced

next month but his lawyer says he'll appeal it was taken to new york's bellevue hospital after reportedly complaining of chest pains. at the 70th balin international film festival has reached its halfway point and former u.s. 1st lady hillary clinton is in the german capital promoting a documentary about herself 4 years ago she was campaigning to become democratic presidential candidate a fight that she won but donald trump went up to beat her to become president speaking to a festival audience mrs clinton was critical of mr trump's record. i do think that the campaign that he ran and the way that he has governed has certainly encouraged authoritarian leaders has encouraged the kind of. insult politics where you lift yourself up by picking out targets

other people whether they be migrants or minorities or people of a different religion or a gay background whatever you know and people are very clearly following that model and i think that's a very serious threat to democracy hillary clinton. i mean a safe. a down on the red carpet for us welcome both of you watched the film and indeed the clinton press conference what else did she have to say today. yeah well. hillary clinton i thought was in 5 form today obviously you would expect to have much good to say about donald trump she talked a lot about him today a lot about the 2016 election and russian interference in that election but what i found quite interesting was when she started talking about the current primaries

the current democratic primaries and she said that because the goal of for the coming election in the u.s. from her perspective has to be to defeat dall trump she said that she would even support her arch rival bernie sanders who of course she defeated in the 2016 democratic primary that she would even support him if he became the democratic nominee because the key goal was to defeat donald trump what i thought was also interesting was how she was received i mean hillary clinton in the u.s. as you know is a very divisive figure a political figure but here in berlin she was really i think given almost a hero's welcome that's right it is you know full of the better than i would prides itself as being one of the most if not the most political film festivals in the world and it's just significant that you know we've had johnny depp we've had to go and weaver but among them hillary clinton is one of the most famous people to walk on the red carpet this year so not a movie star but a politician is making the headlines here the banal and it shows how the film

festival is willing to invite and confront controversy but i find it a 2nd to. the competition that ensures that u.s. film never rarely sometimes always is being described as a future staple of feminist cinema so it's not all about. well it shows the story of a young woman who is seeking to terminate a pregnancy to get an abortion in a situation where she can't do this with her parents' consent so sticking with the themes of hillary clinton's careers if i may join the 2 themes here it's about. the inability to get a safe abortion in the united states where it's all sensibly legal there but where every state has some kind of complicated rule that often pushes young women to to seek other ways of doing it so she's accompanied by her cousin who gives or the courage to to go out to cross state lines to go to new york city actually where she can get an abortion without her parents knowing about it and it shows the young

woman at her most vulnerable moment but also showing a kind of courage that is really rare and shows her very strong though i have to say just the plot of this movie makes it sound like it's a political polemic it definitely is and this is a much more subtle movie. and i would like to just point of the incredible performances of the 2 lead actresses here these are completely unknown ones until they were discovered by law statement the film's director and i think they give unbelievable stand up performances here and i wouldn't be surprised if either or both of them come away with awards at the end of this festival want another come to an entry as the woman who is from a korean director a homeless song so tell us about. hunks and sue is a very well known korean director he's been this is his 4th film in competition here at the bell and all of this is also a story i guess you see of a woman in crisis but a very very different tale than than the american film this is about

a woman who seems to have nothing sensibly wrong she's on a on a small little mini vacation on is visiting a few few friends and she mentions this is the 1st time in 5 years that she's been away from her husband and seemingly have quite ordinary some of banal conversations with friends and just suddenly bit by bit you know you notice that something's not quite right and and you realize that maybe this woman is on the run from something and maybe she's desperate to to change her life and to find maybe maybe maybe her own story i mean what did you think of that and. just talk a little bit about what the film looks like because you might be surprised you go in there looking for a woman running which she. she doesn't do at any point but it's very minimal as it sticks with the career long shots were 2 people both in the frame telling having dialogue which is a master of dialogue and i think he really pulls it off with this film definitely a favorite for mine for the mike i'm in a safe and scott rockstro thank you. love in your sports and entertainment industries are buried

a final farewell to basketball star oscar winner kobe bryant on monday his home court and ice staples center it was the venue for the memorial service his widow for nasa lead the eulogies which contributions from former teammates have followed legends of the game like michael jordan the 5 times n.b.a. champions life was also celebrated by christina aguilera and builds. his remind our top stories this hour former egyptian president hosni mubarak has died at age 91 year old egypt for 30 years from $1800.00 till he was asked to join the arab spring his son said he recently undergone surgery. it's of a pastor because of his 1st corona fires outside the northern regions where it's out of the outbreak originated it was fighting to contain a dramatic increase in infections as the w.h.o. now warns that more has to be done to head off a potential global epidemic. coming up in news asia product protests in the indian

capital dahlias us president trump continues he told her that i will look at what's behind me on rats how the violence has affected the business. visit researches in hong kong at the forefront of the search for about sin against the deadly current. strategy will have both stories out just about with our back at the top of the out good.

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