player to play this is g.w. news. a live shot from berlin and u.s. president donald trump, orders thousands of troops to leave afghanistan and iraq. the move helps fulfill his campaign promise to bring american troops home from conflicts overseas. but some military officials and nato allies are sounding the alarm about the decision. also coming up on the show. hurricane iota, tears through nicaragua, claiming several lives and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee. forecasters are still warning of life threatening flooding and landslides. we'll get

a live update from the nicaraguan capital for not one plus paris. thank you. we're looking at exclusive d.w. news footage of an air strike in ethiopia is tikrit province. the rebellious region has ignored a government ultimatum to surrender. ethiopia's defense minister tells us he expects the military offensive on to grad to be over within a week. and play richardson welcome to the show. the united states has announced it will be, bringing some troops home from iraq and afghanistan by made in january u.s., president donald trump had earlier suggested he wanted to accelerate the troop withdrawal from both countries by the end of his charm and office. the pentagon says it just to choose hours and $500.00 troops will remain in each nation

respectively. these conflicts have lasted through 3 american presidencies, with u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan since 2001. and in iraq since 2003, national security adviser, robert o'brian says, the troop drawdown fulfills an election pledge important to the outgoing presidents . before years ago, while president trump ran on a promise to put a stop to america's endless wars. today it's just announced that the pentagon president trump, is keeping that promise to the american people for president. trump understood that the way to end those wars was a dud to adopt a peace through strength approach to the world. he rebuilt the american military, which had been decimated by defense seaquest ration under the obama administration . he required our allies to step up their game. and for more on this, i'm joined now by our washington correspondents. all over is al. it's over good to see, you know, how is trump's call for troop reductions going down in washington's powerful

defense community. now there's a lot of criticism clear even from within his own republican party and look. 6 donald trump is trying to make good on a campaign promise. we've just heard o'brian laying that out essentially in 2016 promise to bring american soldiers. they coleman, he did already in syria, in 2019. when he pulled his troops out from there, that was a big blow for the kurds at the time that we're a partner in fighting isis on the ground. now it happens again in afghanistan and in iraq and analysts have called this move already a huge gift for the taliban in afghanistan. also, nato secretary general stoltenberg said that afghanistan could become again a platform for international terrorists. so essentially throwing the country back for years. but we do have to keep in mind clear though, that it takes time to withdraw. troops from an assignment like this in time is exactly what the outgoing u.s.

administration doesn't have. it's just a little bit under 2 months left until president elect joe biden takes office. and that's right, and you mentioned some republicans are unhappy about this decision. we know that even trumps close ally. mitch mcconnell, the republican senate majority leader, opposes the idea. let's take a listen to what he had to say. erupted with the role of u.s. forces from afghanistan now, would hurt our laws and the light, your life. the people who wish us harm violence of fucking afghans is still rampant . the taliban is not abiding by the conditions of the so-called. peace knew the consequences of a premature american exit. would likely be even worse than program obama's withdrawal from iraq. back in 2011, which fueled the rugs of isis and a new round of global terrorism. that was mitch mcconnell there, and oliver break this down for us. what are the concerns with a quick withdrawal?

yeah, you just heard senator mitch mcconnell laying it out. basically, the united states and nato negotiated a peace deal with of ghana's town that was in february and the peace deal included a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan until 2021. a 1st of all those peace talks they stalled, and then also former acting secretary of defense. mark aspers said the time is not ready to pull the troops out of afghanistan. and he was fired as we know, by trump. he put a loyalist in place. cristobal miller, so the announcement of pull the troops out, it was one of the 1st things we heard from him. his job is that knowledge to fulfill that plan. now there's just one big question that remains on answered, and that is how to secure stability on the ground because that withdrawal is certainly a threat to peace. and it's also a possibility it once again for the, for the taliban that would go all strengthened out of that such a withdrawal. and of course we are in the late days of this u.s.

administration. we'll have a new president there in a january. where does president elect joe biden stand on this? do his plans for afghanistan really differ so much from donald trump's? they actually don't. if you look into is agenda. basically, he wants to withdraw a vast amount like the vast majority of the troops there certainly biden knows that those assignments are unpopular among american voters. and he certainly for that very reason won't send any troops back to a now the government, the afghan government, the hopes that he has a tougher stance on the taliban. and also, joe biden is certainly more open to leave a small amount of troops on the ground to act like a counterterrorism force. so no big difference, but certainly a better position for the afghan governments to continue their peace talks. are crisp on and all of his out in washington d.c. many thanks. let's take

a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. peru has sworn in a new interim president its 3rd head of state in just a week. francisco sagacity will leave the country until a presidential election next year. there have been a mass protests across the country since the impeachment of peru's popular former president, my team discovered and the president of azerbaijan has been a visiting regions of nagorno karabakh, seated by our media as part of the peace deal brokered by moscow last week. french and american diplomats are due to hold talks with russia on wednesday to clear up so-called ambiguities in the ceasefire agreement between azerbaijan and ethnic armenian forces. a hurricane iowa has claimed the lives of at least 2 people in central america is the latest hurricane to batter the region in less than 2 weeks iota made landfall in northeastern nicaragua, with winds of more than 260 kilometers per hour. an estimated 40000 people have

been evacuated into shelters, just 25 kilometers from where the destructive hurricane came ashore 2 weeks ago. and the extent of the damage is unclear as much of the region and now has no electricity and no phone service. for more on this, let's bring in be taught to have an album who's the sustainability director at world vision international. she's joining us now from the capital managua in nicaragua. i try to tell us more about the situation there on the ground. well, you just mentioned right now there are more than 50000. people in shelters are we still don't have very we have 3 are almost all a little bit contrary reversed and snowy houses are out there. we know not for sure any that passed from your

house. you know, less than 2 weeks we had an r.v. speed. the main house is the resort town top 10000 feet. well that has no houses anymore and that, and these people right now is in shelters. all of these families are in shelters in the area and all of the thousands. now in addition to, to the challenges of just understanding how bad the damage actually is on the ground, what would you say are going to be the biggest challenges going forward for your team? at this communication few sallis every big challenge because we cannot, it's my, on the ground, we cannot communicate with our audience and be leaving soon. natter will seek out where again all her and asked are out if i am larry and you know, i love her for the rest of the country. are we believe that these match where are

we gonna just very huge damages are on hold. while the contrary and also all the leads us to actually just roll and reduce abby, i meet her, you start your car, you were talking, it's talking about that infrastructure. there is still of the risk of landslides and flooding in the region. in your view, are authorities doing anough to ensure the safety of the population? yes. this is me. they're all possible lead our nation are asking equals. are you really get we get insulted in the asshole? i would not reach him. somebody are right now in very nice, shared inspire. we got really good out there just like a vision. awesome will be possible. it is the vehicle for good humor,

only family in arms. they are very rowdy et al. so we are to use the acting as much as possible of our lead. as a human you are getting station all the support possible little fool. you are those that have been by your exact name and in the well with an update for us. thank you. so much ate you. now, ethiopia's a prime minister has announced what he says would be a final military operation against a gripe province after local leaders ignored his surrender all to made up earlier., the federal government carried out what it called surgical airstrikes on t., crys regional capital. the government has so far resisted international pressure for mediation in the conflict, but fallout from 2 weeks of fighting has the potential to destabilize the entire

region and has already started. what the u.n. says is a full scale humanitarian crisis. ethiopian air force fighter jets on a mission in the skies above tikrit i captured by d.w. journalist on the ground. local t.v. later showed what appeared to be buildings damaged by the air offensive. was he escalating? violence has sent down and spilling out beyond ethiopia's borders. hate groups say 25000 people have fled to saddam. since the fighting broke out half of them children. some may not see death, fathers or husbands again. well, i don't think, you know,

we came with the clothes on our backs. i don't know where my husband is. i've been looking for him for 5 days, and i don't know where he is. in an exclusive interview with t w. ethiopia's minister of defense says his country's fight was with rebel groups. group that you really must occur in ethiopia, gross violation of rights, and then they contradicted your p.r. . therefore it's the operation. it's getting this the state t.v. pictures claim to show national forces liberating towns, but hundreds are reported to have been killed. nevertheless, the government continues to resist calls for external mediation issue let your 2 of the so lonely or internal affairs. so. busy and also it doesn't have

many, many pounds. it is really going to be completely within a week. therefore, we don't consider it. it is a big, it's a spanking but teacher i regional t.v. appeared to show footage of captured eritrean troops with whom the rebel forces have also been fighting. ethiopia's prime minister has promised a quick end to the conflict with his quote, final and crucial military operation. he said then he'd be ready to reintegrate the swelling numbers of refugees now trying to survive on the banks of the to keys the river in sudan. well to sports news now and to the german soccer team has suffered its worst defeat in almost 90 years. and germany lost 6 nil to spain in their final nations league group match scored 3 of spain's goals. the

result in spain finishes ahead of germany in their group. that's your news update at this hour. remember, you can always get the latest news and information around the clock on our website . or follow us on instagram and twitter, and richardson in berlin for me and a whole team. thanks so much for watching. but dusty, muddy time is on drugs. we deliver urgent, lifesaving boxes, we give our everything to reach those who need us the most. every box feeding their futures says for the heart. hope of life saving fruit in the sun, much more down roads with no names. we feel asleep, deliver relentless, you know, promise to make every delivery special. not just next day. but

every day thousands of children are still waiting for their delivery sponsor books today. so together, we can not deliver inches. this is state of the news africa on the program today. ethiopia's prime minister thracians a final military offensive and it's a gripe profit. this is steve levy of footage, all financed strike in the region. it has ignored a government alsa mates. interest of rand paul has comments from that ethiopia's defense minister in a moment, also on the program. even of the country lost in conflicts, a new report shows. ethiopia is the only country in africa that's made progress in

governance. over the last 10 years. the press will take you to my rain. of course, in lagos, the local government wants to populated the poor clothes in advance to divert traffic from the city's contest of roads. hello, i'm christine one day. it's good to have your company. ethiopia's prime minister has said government troops are about to launch a final offensive into cry. it comes off at c.p.m. . their forces in the northern region missed a 3 day deadline to surrender on his facebook page. the rows following the exploration off the state line. the final critical actual law enforcement will be done in the coming days. now, d.w. spoke earlier to ethiopia as defense minister kan

a year data. we asked him why ethiopia was rejecting mediation office and also now in june, this all humanitarian aid into to cry. this is an issue related to a dissolute, the war, internal affairs. so, and also if it doesn't that many, many cons is really be going to be completed within a week. therefore, we don't consider that it is a big, it's from the internet mark we for the price, the minister and aust, how long this so-called final operation against that's a cry ins was to go on and do they should just that gives a hunk to his arm so if we didn't get to that under no pressure will be completed. ethiopia's defense minister there. now the latest report by the most ebro him foundation on african governance shows a decline for the 1st time in

a decade. this has been driven by worsening security and the rule of law. now only one country, and that is ethiopia, has made progress across all areas as measured over decades, but the continent's 2nd most populous country isn't broiled in amidship. conflicts that many fear could reverse the gains. it's made over the last decades. if you had these issues of social cohesion, you have some laws may go to pieces. it's the difference. if the groups had something you know differently that people read it after they had wrote about. this is fine too for you to do. but if you are this, if this, if you, but also to be presumably through citizenship. and there is no contradiction between full mall on governance in africa following the status report, i am joined by adults a deal of portable. she's a senior lecturer in international relations at middlesex university in rishis. she

also specializes in governance. welcome to news africa, dr. quotable, save me stop with this situation in ethiopia. as we've been hearing many people comment on this, what do you make of prime minister? need to shift at this time and perhaps what do you think needs to happen in ethiopia? so prime minister as the ethiopian prime minister has leadership of them on it is a hot topic of discussion and it's related to governance not to. and he is in a book peace prize winner as well. and that is being scrutinized in relation to how he's handling the conflict in the country. so moving forward, the focus should be on negotiation and you know, peaceful to looks that should be the way forward. and that will help us as well. good show leadership off if you can. prime minister cut it. that's the latest report. now it is saying that overall progress on governance has still and that for

the 1st time, the scores have actually gone down. and what are these indicators surveyed about the state of governance in africa? in the report over the last 5 years, they have noted that overall the violence has been on the decline. because the rabbit has slowed down and in 2019 for the 1st time, it has declined. so it's, it's very alarming because it's pointing out to indicate a is where areas of improvement really are needed. the only in security right in this sector because he almost is coming to the question i was going to ask you next in terms of what are the main or major problem areas you were just getting into? i think it mentioned security 1st, yes. 2 indicators where we see an increasingly increasingly deterioration which is in the red zone at the moment is the part situation rights and inclusion

indicator. and then the one which is slowly deteriorating as well is the security and role of floor. these 2 indicators. now they are deteriorating and the others are slightly improving. but why security? who are slow and bought supervision, inclusion and rights are important. it's because even these rights and these indicators, they are not improving. they are going to affect the of their own human development and economic fortune. it is somewhat is why don't you write one more for you before we go. i do have a few more seconds effort here and i wanted to, if you could tell us about what is a good example in africa that, that perhaps the others should look set to follow. a good example to follow. there is say shows of the moment those chad and the us, well each whose lives are on the rise and they are improving in different indicator

is. so it's good to look at such countries where yes, there are deterioration. but there are areas for improvement, that is why it's good to scrutinize all the data present in the latest report by index does a portable see a part of the brain foundation's now generation, and this is 237 young african citizens from 43 countries working to know what would be your personal vision for the future, african governments. so from the engine post 50 years and not generation network best 50 of our vision for future governance is one where actually the youth, our ideas and our voices, our heads. and that's where we are identifying good practices of governance. we are going to sate out loud and i suppose where areas are needing improvement,

and saints are declining or there are abuses of power. these things need to be highlighted invoiced out. so the future of governance, these equally is the one that is county of all that is there are leaders that are going to show transparency, accountability, and they are hearing the voices of africa's citizens. that's how governance should look like in the future. all right, that's not set in a court of books. thank you so much. lagos in nigeria faces massive transportation challenges. africa's most populous city relies on roads for most of its transport, but waterways are a viable alternative, especially as the 3rd main bridge connecting the mainland with the economics of lagos island remains under construction. the city spirals of several islands, all connected by waterways which could be used much more. but the number of residents who commute is way below capacity

beating device is probably the hardest thing to do in their groups. on the estimated 6000000, people commute every day that creates extreme congestion on now, if you thought the grecians used to transport is one of the few who do prefer the waterways. she travels by boat to work and for private troops. i prefer that what she really transports because 1st, it's really fast. so we're going somewhere that's supposed to take 30 minutes at max and use into both. i'm very certain we're going to get bad that sign, but you buy where to go by road. it would take me 3 to 4 hours to get to descend destination more than 10 fold, and people use this quarter of their gross every day. but this is a tiny fraction compared to today's biggest corporation,

a very close to 2000000 or so the majority still use the road transport, which they said that it's overcrowded and it's more than half they go. state is covered by water only covers 35 percent of nigeria's most populous state. official figures showed that more than 100 people moved today goes every day. investments in the transport sector have not kept up. engineer bill has been working got the money now for 25 years. he says significantly more people from road transportation, but he wants the government to do more to help cope with the rising number of passengers. the defended woman is more board 11 or live versions. the

government says it is already working hard to ease the transport headache. but they're on this bridge that connects to parts of near goes under construction. this means the government has had to divert commuters off the road. their go state has called on private investors. the authorities say the process is going well. and by next year there will be enough boards for passengers who are currently refining the licensing. so we have enough operators to call all of the locations of the demand evolve out the supply. so coralie, do right now is also invites in bids for private operators who can bring a bigger boat. but there is another program, passenger safety. this growth driver struggles to start the engine, though he's confident that he's machine works well, and that there is no passenger yet on his boat engines quite often die in the

middle of the water, posing a danger to cross into lives. right, then we would as moving liberties that we are all over would you travel with us in the us? so not does not like it shows people have died in the water recently. now the government has offices in all ports to make sure all passengers and both drivers have life jackets. with the monday they are, you most will live like that because in the case of any emergency, lived like it will keep you secure tomorrow in a ports. it's time for and have friends to take off to cross to the side. and that's a for now be sure to check out all of this story as an africa. we're also on facebook and a visit today. we'll leave you with images of people in nigeria, at least in the niger and wash away

they're constantly growing. living costs are rising, they're becoming more densely. and now cities are pulsing to the beat of corona. they've become breeding grounds for the virus or is it the end of the world is beginning to see the planning in the smocks made in germany 60 minutes. what secrets lie behind the swine

discover new adventures in 360 degree and explore fascinating world heritage sites. world heritage, 360 get enough now. is the boeing 737 about to take to the skies again? aviation regulators in the u.s. are expected to say that although can return to service a lot's been done turn, show the plane's a safe for them to our poor coming out. also on the way as german businesses brace for, likely more coronavirus restrictions, sweden and austria introduce yet strict, stricter measures to get their case numbers down. and we're off to finland is the

only e.u. country with all the wrong materials for making electric car batteries. not all famous for the fans of its massive mining strategy. this is the degree of business . what's in berlin? welcome to the program. they've been grounded for more than 18 months. the boeing 737 max jets could be soon returning to the skies. the models expected to get the green light to go back into service from u.s. regulators on wednesday. but passengers will need reassurance that the 73 c. 7 max. they say hundreds of people lost their lives in 2 separate. boeing, 737 max crashes just months apart. that led to the grounding of the models entire fleet in march 29, teen. but now it looks like the planes could soon be airborne in the u.s. . again, the country's federal aviation administration is expected to lift its grounding order on wednesday. particular will not approve

a plan for 200 passengers for us until i'm satisfied that we've got a quote, we address all of the known safety issues that played a role in the tragic loss of 346 war. the regulator and boeing were found to have made a horrific culmination of failures that led to the crashes. a recent investigation in the us found fault with boeing, engineers, a lack of transparency in company management, and grossly insufficient oversight by the f.a.a. . the aircraft will still rely on software linked to the 2 crashes, but the regulator is demanding new training to hand lead inspectors will check the jets in person before a flight significant is granted. the 1st flights could be as early as this year. american airlines has planned a 737 max flight from new york to miami of a christmas. boeing will certainly welcome the news if it goes the go ahead. but

amid a sharp drop in demand, during the pandemic, a new european terrorists getting the feet ready might be a scramble. let's cross to our financial correspondent in new york quarter. yes. boeing is going to be hoping that this is the beginning of the end of what's been a very damaging saga has no you know, clearly, i mean it would be a welcome news for boeing and the stock actually was up by about 4 percent. clearly the biggest winner in the dow jones industrial average just so far in the 1st 3 quarters of 2020, buoying has lost about 2 and a half a $1000000000.00. hundreds all from orders for their 737, say jim, have been cancelled. some orders have been deferred, so it would be some welcome news. and clearly on one side, we have all those technical issues and problems with the mix. and then on top of it,

we also have the pandemic. so it would be clearly a good day have once, at least to the max is allowed back in the air's does allow that. will this be an enormous relief? i suppose for the entire aviation industry, this really suffering yeah, well, i mean, i'm not quite sure if that's going to be such a big thing for the overall industry, especially with the pandemic going. i don't know if you might see the skies over a minute over new york in the background. there's still not that many planes there . if you look at the month of october, for example, passenger traffic is still about 65 percent lower than in october of 2019. a business might pick up a big bit. now it was thanksgiving, next 2 weeks, but estimates are that traffic will still be evolved to 40 percent or lower than

last year. and if you look at the employment situation in the asian industry overall, in 2020, maybe about 90000 jobs might get lost. that was the big lines that we're talking about, the lowest employment in that sector in decades. i'm so i'm not sure if they're recertification of the next 8 is really saving the industry what everybody is just hoping and crossing their fingers for is that the visio we're talking so much of all it will come soon and will work in new york. thanks for joining us. now, some of the other global business stories making the news. amazon has opened an online pharmacy that allows customers in the u.s. toward a medication and prescription refills that have the delivered to their home within a couple of days. stocks in u.s. pharmacy firms including wolverine c.v.s. and write a hotel mort after the site was launched on tuesday. wal-mart has posted

a 56 percent jump in 3rd quarter profits as online sales soared, nearly 80 percent. the world's largest retailers expansion into online groceries and a subscription plan providing free delivery to compete with rivals. but wal-mart has, scaled back its businesses in the u.k., argentina, and japan. europe. it's looking like a particularly bleak winter, as many countries struggle to get a 2nd wave of the coronavirus pandemic under control. the coming weeks are likely to see the further tightening of restrictions on lives and economies. sweden has just for the 1st time banned public gatherings of more than 8 people. meanwhile, a new lockdown has kicked in in austria. here in germany, chancellor merkel is pushing to tighten the existing measures. the doors are closed, the curtain has dropped on operas and plays even cinemas are shut down. restaurants are limited to offering takeout orders. it's all part of the lockdown that began the 1st week of this month. german chancellor are gone. merkel is considering even

tighter restrictions starting next week, but many are against the complete shutdown that would include schools and daycare centers. there could be a new wave of job cuts despite the current lockdown. merkel is optimistic about a rebound next year. it's not all good and we're expecting strong growth in 2021. if we can keep the pandemic in check if it's likely we'll also have a vaccine by then much depends on that vaccine. biotech and pfizer, where the 1st one out successful trials soon followed by u.s. biotech firm. medina. but none of the vaccines have been approved yet. and that's exactly what's needed. the economy can only reboot once vaccines are readily available or economists are expressing some doubts. everything is based really on

this. they see it on this big scene being rolled out in the course of the 1st half of next year. if this doesn't happen, then we're in a completely different way than we would not talk about a recovery of 2021. but really a long lasting now germans are hoping the 2nd wave of the pandemic can be quickly contained and a vaccine is approved. so the economy can pick up again and demand for electric car batteries is growing. experts think it could reach 10 times the current level in just a few years. finland is the only country with all the natural resources needed to build batteries, such as a place for extracting them and marketing them. but not everyone is happy about it. the largest source of them in all of europe can be found at the tariff a mine 300 kilometers south of the arctic circle. the ores crushed and processed and a 60 square kilometer site. cobalt is mine. here too. 50 percent of the company's

revenue comes from the sale of minerals urgently needed for the production of batteries. and the percentage is growing. the company c.e.o. says that battery technology is the wave of the future in the next 20 safe. but these technology, if it's all based on winning for the next to the trade tickets, at least the finish government has promised $300000000.00 euros to promote the country's battery industry. 7 additional mining sites are now being developed. but environmentalist, fear that extensive mining could destroy finland's untouched nature, its huge forests, lakes and diverse animal and plant life. these minerals now,

but i don't know if we still need them in 15 years. what will the technology be like then? it's betting on the technology of the future that they can learn from our understanding of this money that you can produce these products that in an environmentally responsible way that the west will assist. the mine operator tariff frame insists that it's complying with all environmental regulations. for example, the safe disposal of toxic waste water produced during the extraction of nickel but its tariff aim is to me investing some 240000000 euros in a new refinery in the coming years. it will produce the nickel sulphate needed for a 1000000 electric vehicles. foreign companies like germany,

are establishing operations in finland to be close to the resources they meet. and finally, we bring you christmas in a galaxy far, far away, where there's presents christmas sweaters and an awful lot of money to be made. 2 powerhouses of many children's toy boxes are taking to t.v. as lego star wars team up for a christmas special on disney plus the media giants streaming service with friends . and so for me, in the business team here in berlin, thanks a lot for joining us. today

don't miss our highlights program online. w dot com highlights the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. the rate of infection been developing measures are being taken. what does the latest research say? information and context. the coronavirus of the code.

monday to friday. it's for me, it's for you it's for help. beethoven is for is for the beethoven is for us. is for beethoven 202250th anniversary, year long. do you ever go into those poppy wine despite coming from a poor family,

the pop star wants to become president. jesus, god, this is the credible story of bobby one starts december tell d.w. with news that arrests have been made a year off of the daring raid of priceless treasures from dresden screen vault will be asking if germany's museums secure. all also coming up today, famous celebrity photographer rankin has changed tack with his latest project to boot surrounding the kurdish iranian part shop again, shaking. now living in berlin, top stories about what it feels like to be exiled from his own country.

welcome to arts and culture. germany is a treasure trove of cultural delights, with over 6200 museums, but with a number of infamous robberies in recent years. what is security like in these museums? this question comes after the news of finally being arrested one year on from the daring raid on one of europe's greatest treasure trove, the green vaults museum, dressed a massive police deployment in the district of noise. in the south of berlin. hundreds of police raided homes, cars and garages on the lookout for evidence of involvement in what has been described as the biggest heist in modern history. last year's green vault robbery. and instead on tape, we have arrested 3 persons of german nationality. they belong to the so-called clan mill, you know they're also on the lookout for the stolen artifacts themselves. among

them 3 sets of 18th century jewelry from the collection of saxon ruler, the strong valued it up to a 1000000000 euro. dresden greenfeld house is one of the largest treasure collections in europe. the security here it was said to be state of the art that is until november, the 25th, 29, taking in the early hours of the morning, a small file was started allowing the museum salaam system to malfunction. the thieves then got in through a bad window and used an axe to smash display cases. officers were on the scene 5 minutes after the alarm sounded. but the thieves skate. it's the at the thieves may have had help from inside the museum. the treasures of the green vault survived allied bombing raids in world war 2, only to be counted off as war by the soviet union in their return to dresden. in 1958,

though it's thought unlikely all the jewels would be brought back intact. this time, our colleague is with me now looking at those pictures, many pictures of the green vault you call put a price on what was done. no, i mean there's been the financial evaluation of the, of the, of the stolen jewels. some people of the value up to a 1000000000 euros, but really know their prices. i mean these, this collection is from the strong leader of the 18th century ad. if you want compare, i mean the collection itself, its value prop, its cultural value as well as the parable of the crown jewels in britain. and this is exactly what the saxon cultural minister said, right after the robbery said this is, these are priceless pieces. they can, they can never be replaced. we've got arrests. so far the jury hasn't been found. what do you think of the chance of getting parts of it back?

i mean, this is also a last year after the robbery. various art experts said these pieces are so well known to be impossible to sell them on the market. i'm a black market. and so most of assume that they have been broken down stripped for their, for the jewels. and the precious metals. there is perhaps a small chance that some of the jewels could be recovered, but not if they've been, if they've been cut up or been been rekeyed them, they've been lost forever. as i mentioned earlier, this isn't the 1st such harsh we've seen in germany in recent times. and that she being quite a few are museum. seeing as soft targets are these criminals, they seem to be, i mean, one of the people arrested in this current raid for the green vault. a robbery had actually been arrested, convicted, but had not yet been imprisoned for another museum robbery a couple of years ago, where remember maybe the boat, a museum, a huge gold coin that was stolen from the boat,

a museum in another dramatic sort of smash and grab operating in a wheelbarrow exactly a lateral we're a barrel. and the thing to look at these, these are not sophisticated oceans 11 style heist c.-a. these are very simple smash and grab jobs by these criminal gangs. obviously they see german museums as, as easy targets as low hanging fruit that they can easily break into and, and seals incredibly valuable pieces of art. now has this robbery and others indeed have an impact on museum security across the country. well, i mean, what comedians, do you know it's a big question because we've seen, i mean, even with just recently the condition where a vandal smeared oil on in the program on museum. and i'm paintings in the national gallery. how easy it is for people just to get access to these very valuable pieces of art and do damage to them or even steal them. in some cases, i don't really know what museums can do because museums are public spaces. they need people, the whole point of them is the people have access to this, these works of art and we don't want them shuttle shot away as if they're in bank

vaults. these pieces are shot away as if they're bank also. i'm not sure what museums can do. they have to do more obviously to secure these pieces, but i'm not sure what they can do because we don't want to see them lost. the last piece is already done. thank you very much. rankin, the british photographer, best known for his shots of celebrities and super models, has turned his lens to the subject of death in an online exhibition that's just, ironically, it's been sponsored by britain's largest mutual life and pensions company, royal london. of course, steph is a very relevant subject at the moment as we are all being confronted by our very existence, jews to the corona pandemic. lost for words giving voice to the last taboo. you want that one or 2 things are out. and so everybody is you bought, you're born a good die. we all talk about birth like it's going out for sure. none of us took

but tell us for the exhibition ranken took portraits of people with images of their deceased loved ones projected onto them, including the mother and brother of stephen lawrence, a black london teenager who was murdered in 1993 in a racist attack. alongside the photographs, interviews about death and dying ranken subjects share their experiences and what they have learned from losing a loved one. through talking about death, the exhibition restores grief and sorrow to its rightful purpose in our lives as part of the healing process and part of life itself. some of the subjects of celebrities, others with chosen for their stories like london mother of 4, we joke with grandma, who lost a 17 year old disabled son daniel to covert 19 in april talking about death. and grief is very important. i was looking at my son's picture today,

and that picture was taken in spain on holiday last year, and he was in the sea and he loved it. he absolutely loved it. he was vocalizing very loud and lots of happy sounds. and we were all in the sea with him. so talking about grief, evoked those lovely memories. and then i looked at him and i felt proud of him, and i could celebrate it. with his exhibition ranken wants to open up a conversation about death. so we can be better prepared for it. what would be brilliant is if people can stop talking about death, we talk, we talk about the conversation when we talk, but it isn't everyone's business to talk about death and have a conversation about it. and also, just for me, they didn't have those goodbye conversations of the paris and you need to have the last 4 words now online

in our series on acts of assets. now, living in germany today, the kurdish iranian poet and writer, shahabuddin shakey, was jailed in the notorious evin prison in tehran for his views, but managed to make a daring escape 1st to iraq and then to germany. being in exile from your own country must be emotionally and psychologically very difficult. as you explain to us, when we met up with him, shall have a didn't shake. he came to germany 10 years ago, leaving everything behind. he had been an established writer in iran, a leading intellectual who took active part in social debate. he lost an important part of his identity when he fled is happy 1st. as if i had everything that people desire, i had achieved a high status. as

a journalist, i worked with the best newspapers and gave lectures at top universities. but then i came to germany and i am like a child who is deaf and dumb and half blind, or this has occurred shakey belongs to a minority in iran. his father taught him his mother tongue. kurdish became the language of his soul, is in the most being shall have a done, shaky writes, poetry, simple and true to life. in iran, he became known as a modern poet and a critical voice. he fought for equal rights and for human rights. he became a very vocal activist in 2009 when iran's youth revolted against the regime shaky, became part of the green revolution and put his own life in danger. if you're arrested, there's no guarantee that you'll get out after 2 or 3 hours,

or after 3 days, or after 7 days, or after 7 months or up to 7 years. or at some point at the death penalty. who knows? he was arrested but managed to escape from prison and initially to get to iraq. then, with the help of journalists, he received an invitation from the german government and left iraq. a stroke of good fortune. never the less he feels uprooted. it took a long time for shaky to find his feet is made of radical break, trying to build a new life to find a new identity and new words. his most important tool. he wants to communicate that in which language and now 70 percent of the people around me are germans, or people who speak german in the streets of my streets. these walls are my walls. this cafe is my cafe. you are my journalist. the people around me are my neighbors

. they are german, all speak german, that makes it exciting, but also difficult to write about it. but for the time being, it's also about finding peace, finding a secure job, and obtaining a residence permit. shakey has found employment as a social worker in a shelter for refugees in berlin. his new home, he feels an affinity to the city. this tired, thin man as in the berlin is the city of my soul. and berlin has a soul, something very crazy, wounded and brought only berlin works for me because it has such a similar soul to mine. at least that's how i feel. as a city that is stateless, stateless like shaky. when he returned to a brand one day, he doesn't know, he prefers to look at the step ahead and wants to write his next book. in germany.

incidentally, mole from shall have again, shakey and other exiled. a special edition of off 21 program this weekend. but that's all for this edition of arts and culture. thanks for watching syria dance, and they're

constantly growing. living costs are rising, they're becoming more densely populated. and now cities are pulsing to the beat of corona. they've become breeding grounds for the virus. is it the end of the road or a new beginning to see the planet in the flux made in germany and 30 minutes long d.w. counted by law enforcement. oh and forgotten by society. discarded children on the streets of the philippines, searching for homes. but what they find is persecution in prison and violence that knows homeless children who are fighting for survival every single day in 74 minutes on d. w

i think is everything challenging 1st on how to make a muslim school, much different culture between here and there. challenging for if this summer the so i think it was worth it for me to come to germany. i got my license to work as a swimming instructor. and now our 2 children wanted us to some of the toughest. what's your story? take heart sharon on info like greenstock and company push ups right now in the morning. right now climate change me the 1st cop, the story faces life lesson. when film goes one week

how much work can really do we still have time to work. i'm going to set up some scribes and morning news like this. this is day to day news, and these are our top stories. the u.s. department of defense has confirmed it will be cutting the number of troops in afghanistan and iraq before mid january. it will leave 2500 troops in each country . the move would fulfill one of president trump's campaign pledges, but nato has warned against forces leaving too quickly.