this is d.w. news live from berlin a growing humanitarian and political crisis at turkey's border with the european union. greek police have used tear gas and water cannon to drive back migrants at one crossing point thousands of people are pushing towards the borders after turkey said it would no longer prevent migrants from trying to reach the e.u. . coronavirus continues to spread around the world several countries have registered their 1st deaths from the virus and across europe many top venues

and events are closed or canceled. and the ink is barely dry on the newly signed u.s. peace treaty with the afghan taliban but the cracks are already beginning to appear in the deal we take a look at how ordinary afghans see the troops. american tilton thanks for joining us greek police have deployed tear gas against hundreds of migrants trying to force their way across the border from turkey thousands more are on their way after ancora said it would let migrants cross into the e.u. turkey has been calling for more support and tackling the migrant crisis amid syria's civil war. no man's land between greece and turkey greek police deployed water cannon to drop back people trying to cross the border into the e.u. . athens says it has blocked around 10000 migrants who are trying to leave turkey

after president richard said his country had opened the gates to europe. the greek all sources have sent an automated text message to mobile phones along the border areas of greece better urging people against trying to enter. the goods great record turkish soldiers have been seen patrolling with wire cutters to cut the fence and guide the illegal migrants here. this was only stopped because greek soldiers patrolling at that point intervened and repaired the damage fence. these people from afghanistan have made it across to greece but that doesn't mean they're safe. in the times we struggle. and. during our lives.

and. now that. the greek police are resting migrants they find on their side of the border they'll either be sent back or even jailed for entering the country illegally. greases border with turkey he described the scene just a short while ago we could see the greeks just 100 meters behind us and michael holmes this week it's calm. we can sorry to stoop to 6000 people. this is just. making. people think that. this is from a little bit if you can actually see how many. turkey is stepping up its attacks on syrian government forces in the northern province of islam the

last remaining rebel stronghold russia's military is supporting the syrian regime there but turkey back some rebel groups and wants to stop damascus from regaining control of it live on its border moscow is now warning it cannot guarantee the safety of turkish aircraft over syria. a turkish drone on fire intercepted by syrian government forces over it live province. rebels working with the turkish military gathered around the wreckage a successful blow against the barrier of attacks that the turkish military is making on the province. ankara says in the last few days its troops have destroyed syrian air defense systems and over 100 tanks as well as downing 2 syrian planes all this enter a tally a trio operation launched after a syrian air strike killed dozens of turkish soldiers last week but damascus has a powerful ally helping and it lead province russia. the turkish defense minister

is careful to avoid direct confrontation with moscow and called on russia to help resolve the situation. they already expectations from russia are as follows fulfilling its guarantor ship commitments and exercising its influence over the syrian regime to stop its attacks and withdraw to 2018 cease fire lines we have neither an intention nor a plan to confront russia. since december almost a 1000000 civilians have been driven from their homes and province the biggest single displacement in syria's 9 year war. talks between moscow and ankara a being needed for march the 5th with the leaders of both russia and turkey confirming that their focus is on resolving the situation in syria as it led province. time to look now at some of the other stories making news around the

world. the opposition party olando has won over resoundingly victory in slovakia's general election the party's popularity soared in recent weeks thanks to its anti-corruption agenda the election was dominated by public anger over the 28000 murder of a journalist who led a high level corruption probe in the e.u. country. dozens of people have been arrested during protests in kazakhstan over the death of an anti-government activists in police custody opposition leaders called the demonstrations after do a lot died last month in a jail cell the authorities say he suffered heart failure. the number of new coronavirus cases is on the rise in europe italy says it's confirmed infections doubled from saturday to sunday reaching nearly 734 infected people have now died there and many countries governments are trying to stem the spread of the virus by

banning large gatherings and shutting down museums churches and schools in the worst affected regions. not a tourist in sight the canals of venice without its famous gondolas no sound of fans cheering in milan's football stadium either where 5 major matches have been postponed due to the corona virus. as new infections climbed dramatically in europe's worst hit country they're telling government is imposing more drastic measures for in areas are controlled by army checkpoints in some regions and emergency aid has been promised to the sectors hit hardest by the rapid spread of the virus. in france tourists gathered outside the world's most visited museum the loo for in vain and sunday they were not allowed in the building after the museum staff voted to keep its doors shut due to the fears of contamination from the flow of tourists. the good to see the money

sound the same thing but unfortunately it's still so i'm a bit late then the french government has banned gatherings of more than 5000 people closing down trade fairs and large sporting events even though a half marathon in paris was officially called off hundreds of runners defied the ban then ran the full course. come across the side signed up to take part in the marathon and since i had nothing to do this morning i thought i might as well go and run it was my goal and if i can do it why not we have to stop all this paranoia with what's happening and we have to keep things in perspective it's just as well for what it says in recent days the us australia and thailand have reported the 1st tests on their soil but with more than 50 deaths iran has the world's highest toll outside of china that epidemic is impacting businesses and daily life

and shaking the country's already struggling economy. got a mother look at the us our people are panicked a little under stress has led to a drop in sales people have also become more hygiene obsessed and buy less food from bakeries restaurants and caterers. thing go. as markets around the globe to could hit some countries are more vulnerable than others. earlier we talked to margaret harris of the world health organization and i asked her if there were new insights on why the virus is spreading so quickly. well we know it's contagious so it's interesting it's a member of this family coronavirus say it's we actually call it code 19 to to distinguish it from the ones of the right of viruses that cause. the most other ones are not nearly so contagious although they are more lethal so it

transmits mostly through droplets and this is a drug that you spit out when you talk when you cough when you sneeze but we know they don't move that are going to be further than one to 2 meters away from you so in other words if you stay at your distance from somebody who is ill you should be protected the other thing that really really really protects you is keeping your hands but this if you ensure that your hands are washed all the time and also you do your very best not to touch your mouth nose and eyes they see a keep trying to keep it away from about those and eyes it's a hard thing we do it all the time but if you really discipline yourself not to do it not just during this coronavirus period but during any flu and cold season this will really protect you this weekend the u.s. and the taliban signed along the goshi to the agreement to end the war in afghanistan but it's already hit a rough patch afghanistan's president gunnies says his government has not pledged

to release thousands of taliban prisoners despite that being part of the deal. these signatures given at a historic summit in qatar as capital doha milestone on afghanistan's road to peace after almost 20 years of war. but that road was always going to be rocky under the deal the afghan government will release thousands of taliban prisoners ahead of talks between afghan factions but afghanistan's president ashraf ghani said his government never agreed to that and it wasn't for the u.s. to decide. now where that would be better you know commitment has been made for the release of 5000 prisoners. we have repeatedly said this issue clearly with the u.s. envoy that's out of my colleagues out and other officials with that mommy this is

the legitimate right and self-determination of the people of afghanistan. a request has been made and it can be part of the negotiation but it cannot be a precondition yet the might of the muslims. for many afghans the hope of an end to the violence is tempered by fears for their country's future. but they don't think that you know if the us leaves afghanistan we afghans are worried about her return to the brutal situation that the taliban will stop their attacks again. so we call on the taliban to sign the peace deal with the afghan government a soon as possible no that's not how many time these. women and girls especially suffered severe repression under taliban rule. kabul veterinarian toher rob rezaei is worried about the threat to women's progress if the group we gain strength through talks with the government. i don't feel very optimistic

because i don't know who will come to power if there's peace with the taliban. looking at the history i feel less hopeful that i'll be able to continue my work if there is peace with the taliban the war will come to. it's now a waiting game to see how talks between different afghan groups play out following saturday's deal. like reside people here hope they won't have to pay for peace with their freedom. and lesser in the bundesliga now where are the leipzig lost ground in the title chase after a one all draw at home to buy a liver causing leipzig remains 2nd in the table but they're now 3 points behind leaders byron munich white 6 believe it's their year to win the title and they were pumped up for this top of the table clash with leverkusen. guy habits and company had the better momentum coming in with

a 6 game winning streak plus events you can europe. for t.-mo vienna and the home sites title ambitions to remain tangible they needed maximum points especially being at home but it was leon bailey who needed for the visitors in the 29th minute laver cruises the demon mary intercepted the bad pass did the leg work and found chi habits who set up the leap from point blank range his 5th goal this season. life sick didn't need long to respond and were helped by a mary who took down vanna setting up a free kick and christopher on cuckoo didn't waste it finding patrick shakoor level to score with the beautiful header that was just out of her debts he's reached by after the break lives it had a good look then a touch passed in cuckoo but pretty good ski says not this time it prevents what could have been the game winner. with 2 minutes to go live 6 marcel sabots ahead

too much on it from outside the box missing another chance to score remain the same until the in life 6 share the spoils with leverkusen with an evenly matched draw. you're watching news from berlin up next world stories there's more news at the top of the hour i'm aaron tilton thanks for watching. with different languages we fight with different things that's fine but we all seek out for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choice global news that matters for the w. made for minds. it is for me. it's for. the children district.