this is news coming to you live from berlin a major show of opposition in myanmar protesters gather for what they hope will be the biggest demonstrations yet the u.n. warns reports of troop buildup scrutiny and imminent crackdown. also coming up to stay and fight or abandon the war against the taliban in afghanistan nato defense ministers take up that crucial question in a summit today with no end in sight to violence in the country. and street protests erupt after

a spanish rapper is arrested for his controversial lyrics and tweets did he cross the line into terrorism or was it just free speech plus millions are left without heat in record cold temperatures after a rare snowstorm knocked out power in the u.s. state of texas. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us demonstrators have returned in force to the streets of myanmar's biggest city and gone to protest against the country's military coup they've been holding some of the biggest street demonstrations yet to oppose the power grab carried out by the country's military on february 1st some have started what they're calling a broken down car campaign to block security forces vehicles from patrolling the streets. well for the very latest let's bring in activist pew pew tall

in yang dawn thanks for being with us 1st of all the human rights expert on myanmar has warned the prospect of major violence there today you or in young gone what's the situation there. on the market that are now hillary i want i want to see our get there even in philly and even get to show our unity because today that we have all the people who are feeling what. you know i don't think 30 m.p.g. go like you go there you crawl now. feet and there to make you 80 are younger over us and also i can see that they are. so if your grandma you would feel like i can't go on 'd and rant but again so so yes very

tense now you are opposing the coup what do you and your fellow campaigners there hope to achieve with this demonstration today. we of course we awoke to it seems that we want our democracy our main target is to release our. thoughts and thank you i would prefer we mean and be released immediately best for all over today protests we wondered still in the war that we are against military cope and we want our insight and also i also can't preach of stuff while i was so subtle our myanmar peoples in advance with the military. to all we would like to request your son whole the government to the polls and he face. we want you to take the whatever the necessary to take immediately. gets oak beach you know many people there are protesting the coup but there's not just the demonstration there is civil

disobedience measures going on around the country tell us a bit more about those and what effects they are having a. currency a currency any person also save our officer has joined the civil disobedience movement campaign because we when the military need we need to return her to know that we are we have you know the willingness to walk and that's a military yes and then more and more people are joining the c.d.n. you know civil disobedience for my campaign and also the rest of the parts and all the the either party and the other party boss and all of our of all most of it these are all the other 25 and. still one thing and the pressure on all the military. are you afraid. you know i'm not afraid i'm not afraid we beings that we have been and need to really control for years so this

is that we have to finish them so i'm not afraid and my fellow. mark you guys are not afraid this that i we this i we when i watch your devo crazy we no longer want david ferrie anymore ruining our offense and keep you told thank you very much for talking with us that was activist putah in wrangel. thank you. now it's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today the wife of north korean leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the 1st time in more than a year resul you attended ceremonies commemorating the birthday of her father in law of the deceased former leader kim jong il the secretive couple was married in 2009 and are believed to have at least 2 children together. australian news channel's. channel 7 and channel 9 have struck licensing deals with tech giant

google to pay to display their original journalistic content in search results australia is set to introduce a law forcing internet companies to pay media companies for content the country's treasurer said the law was a world 1st. and mt etna the volcano on the italian and sicily has been spewing out smoke and fire in a suppression eruption authorities say currently poses no threat to the surrounding villages but they are monitoring the situation closely the has caused the closure of qatar airport. nigeria's biggest city lagos is slowly recovering from a 2nd pandemic wave authorities say the number of known infections is decreasing but our correspondent there flourish shook laura tells us there's no guarantees this will continue as the country is still far from securing any covert 19 facts in those. welcome boxer mike. wallace sharing how 1960

race on. she contracted the virus here in ny nj area that was after returning from the u.k. ruggedness was with and the doctor. didn't see how these but. how was she doing. for you was case became critical because of her last asthma she says she visited 4 hospitals and told so before she started to get better. we are given access to one of the government run isolation in lagos to thrive in this whole city to be subsidized by the government it's run by a team of volunteers doctors and nurses only people in critical condition admittedly all those as saints whom the self isolates and chiefs themselves. most of the beds and. official figures of. virus cases

have been decreased since is the 2nd wave in january but the numbers may not represent the extant of the pandemic in nigeria we know the. reflection. of. it is. as a result of misinformation and lack of trust in nigeria as government and health care system many people are not even willing to get tested to hospital i don't have.

to guess maybe. it's. health experts say that the only way to completely prevent a major outbreak in the country is through vaccines but getting a hold of the drugs has been proving difficult. the government plans to vaccinate up to 40 percent of the nigerian population end of this year but it's still unclear when the 1st set of boxes where the right. doctor. is the head of nigeria for disease control he says nigeria is walking to acquire. but the his country is also prepared for the largest challenge is less user friendly vaccines. i think even more important with the human resources of the compound. you know things like the power supply. from the village and this is where we

really have a lot of experience on. the film health experts one. most . to prevent. something that and the country's health care. cannot afford to. catch up on some of the other developments in the current a virus pandemic japan has begun inoculating health workers after approving the 1st vaccine the country's slow rollout raises questions as to whether it will be ready to host the olympics this summer. south africa's says it will offer its doses of the astra zeneca vaccine to the african union the country suspended use of the vaccine after a study found it failed to prevent illness caused by the new south africa corona virus their e. and meanwhile the 1st batch of johnson and johnson vaccines arrived in south africa

on tuesday and the number of new infections reported worldwide fell last week by 16 percent world health organization says this shows that simple public health measures work you're watching t.v. news still to come free speech or support for terrorism we look at the case of the spanish rapper the midst of rest a spark protests across the nation. first nato defense ministers meeting virtually today will take up the question of whether or not to withdraw from the afghan war it's the 1st such gathering since the u.s. election meaning a deadline set by the trump white house to withdraw all foreign troops by the end of may is now in doubt here's a look at what's at stake for the major players involved and crucially for the people of afghanistan. that tax on police and civilians roadside bombs targeting officials afghanistan continues to be

hit by violence despite the ongoing talks between the government in kabul and the taliban at this very tickler juncture with such kind of the deterioration of situation we are getting closer to a situation of chaos and the need to ministers should be at key notes of this based on the our global universe so obligations of protecting civilians no one wants to troops to stay for ever or. says but a responsible with trolls should be based on conditions on the ground that seems to be a notion shared by many in afghanistan. for the average person rather than understand what they want is a decision that will lead to an end to the fight so that they can come to market think without work for the government what they want and then answer they want to know exactly what you want but maybe one thing and and when they don't that's it

all they want is an answer they can plan. and this is one of president biden's most challenging policy dilemmas if he you ask pulls out of afghanistan by may 2021 as agreed in a deal between his predecessor and the taliban the country could plunge deeper into chaos if the troops stay the taliban could retaliate the administration will be looking if they care to do 2 things the 1st is to withdraw a more measured way that will solve some stability from the situation in afghanistan and secondly leave the united states and coalition partners with some capacity for counterterrorism and do all of this in close coordination with its nato allies the biden administration has strongly signaled that they will listen to the experts and will remain in afghanistan for the foreseeable future this is

a major policy shift from the trump white house and this will be biden's 1st major policy decision for the middle east and could have a deep impact on this presidency americans have grown exhausted from endless wars and it will be a tough sell to the public that remaining in afghanistan is the best course of action. nato allies welcome the change in tone from the us administration the alliance relies on you as forces for logistical support in afghanistan and secretary general stoltenberg made it clear that nato wants leave before the time is right to clear hands that there may deadline could be extended. what was the ongoing event in this case. it will need decision to say. has its focus on meeting the needs. but

how they continue remains a big question after 20 years of military presence in afghanistan elyse are growing increasingly war weary they've been successful in defeating al qaida they had to realize they didn't have the capacity to reinjure new afghanistan they wanted to coordinate their next steps knowing that the price for leaving too soon could be very high spring in eleanor zinah here she is the country director for the congo foundation in kabul thanks for being with us 1st of all nato defense ministers will discuss their mission in afghanistan today one key point will be whether u.s. troops should withdraw from the region or not what's your take on the well i think currently everybody expects that the united states would delay their troops withdrawal beyond the 1st of may deadline they have agreed with the taliban so

we get ready to get to 12 for the scenario that the troops would stay for a wife and a couple of months but we are currently in a very serious situation because the violence has increased and type on have warned that they will increase even more violence in case the united states will not stay committed to the agreement of the doric 3 months. the taliban have positioned themselves around key cities in afghanistan for months despite attempts by afghan security forces to drive them away how much of a stretch do the taliban pose to stability and peace in that country well they definitely pose a serious military threat the troops off the afghan security forces and of the taliban have been in a stalemate for for many many years for many many months but currently of course if the troops withdraw all of the military sway of the taliban are going to increase

and it will also put an even balance off the negotiation process in doha in case it continuous what prospects do you see for afghanistan moving forward do you think it will ever become a place of stability and peace or human rights or respective perhaps in the in the near or near or near future let's put it that way. well i think we have to know a bit our expectations we need a very healthy expectation management the peace process will not start or will only start off a peace agreement after that the longer it off peace record stopped and of free conciliation but currently i think it's very fierce we need at that also the united states reach out to the taliban to find a common consent for it to lay off the troops withdrawal because the taliban have got the impression that the americans may not be committed to that do it agreement

and they might maybe intend to make a pretext in order to state military in the country so currently it's a very sensitive situation and we need a lot of confidence building measures in order to prevent a further increase in violence such as and i thank you very much for talking with us was eleanor's on of the color of our foundation in kabul thank you so much thanks. france says it will stick with a joint fight against islamic extremism in west africa that commitment comes out of a summit with 5 countries in africa's hell region french president amount of well my call has ruled out an immediate reduction of troops stationed in the region he's calling for other european countries to join the anti terror operation but key germany doesn't agree with that strategy. and this roads leading through the sparsely populated sawhill desert this remote part of the world remains chronically

underdeveloped and under police. the western side is plagued by a violent islamist insurgency the jihad is threat is particularly acute in the region bordering mali needs and book enough prompting france and other european countries to deploy troops there during a regional summit attorney by man where. the french president committed to keeping over $5000.00 soldiers in the area until at least the summer. i consider the year of 2020 to have paid off we have had one victories and we have the results we were working to say given the results the important reengaged bit of mali but you know fires are in need both are military issues and are no recommitment to a policy of developed bent i think that france withdrawing

a significant number of troops which is an option i've considered it would be a mistake and. so it. my core hopes that european countries will in time increase their presence in the region allowing the french to draw down their contingent. this was rejected by germany whose foreign minister stressed the need for development aid instead. it is obvious that only when governments are functioning tangible way and offer their citizens the prospect of development and a better life we will be able in long term to eradicate terrorism. but the german and the french but they're not at all and assad there will be no development without security and no security without development. violent street protests have erupted in several spanish cities following the arrest

of rapper public. he was sentenced to 9 months in prison for his song lyrics and tweets which authorities say glorify terrorism and insult the monarchy but his supporters have portrayed his case is a fight for free speech several 1000 protesters turned out in barcelona. chants of freedom for pablo has said echoing through the streets of barcelona scuffles erupted between protesters and the police with trash containers set on fire and shop windows destroyed demonstrators are calling for left wing rapper pablo has to be released from prison. earlier on tuesday police have stormed a the university in the country's northeastern catalonia region and the rest it has said who was holed up there with dozens of supporters after he missed a deadline to turn himself in in 2018 the rapper was sentenced to 9 months in

prison for glorifying terrorism and insulting the spanish monarchy and some of his songs in tweets they included references the paramilitary separatist group and called former king juan carlos a mafia boss his case has garnered widespread attention in spain and spurred a debate on freedom of expression after the arrest the deputy prime minister said in a democracy like spain there should be few limitations on free speech. because some move came. because we think that in all matters stemming from freedom of expression if nobody safety is put at risk then imprisonment is not an appropriate punishment within the freedoms granted by a democracy. the government confirmed that slanting to reform spain's criminal code with lighter punishments for free speech offenses and protection for

artistic and cultural forms of expression. to the us where millions of people remain without power in record breaking cold after a rare snow storm knocked out power grids at least 20 people have died the frigid temperatures caused catastrophic generation. power generation failures in western texas making it impossible for energy companies to keep up with escalating demand the state has implemented rolling blackouts to ease the burden on power grids. minus 7 degrees celsius in texas cold by anyone's standards the state's residents powered up their electric heaters rarely needed and. overloading power grids in many areas. ice crippled gas fired power plants and wind turbines produce more than 4000000 people across texas are without power. when we lost power

for their morning. getting real call like around 2 o'clock and then you got all the blankets out and we try to all sleep together to keep calm to the cars to keep our phones. and then today when we got there was no water it's pretty bad that you just can't. hold. the other part of the country this would have been. any. colder inside realize we have no wife no nothing no internet but everybody need to eat we had our camping stove out. on the stone and tried to be a safe as possible officials say the situation is serious and that the entire state is likely to be affected by snow ice and strong winds over the next 2 days.

champions league football and the liverpool have beaten bonus league aside or leipzig but a score of 2 nail in the 1st leg of the last 16 after a goal is 1st half. a target for liverpool 8 minutes after the restart and saudi of monday netted another just 5 minutes later liverpool's win follows a bad run of form their coach organ club said he was quote very pleased with his side's performance. pretty well and i know how. they can be football wise and how. overwhelming they can be in a game from a physical point of view so that's what we had to deal with tonight and the boys did played a really good game a really good game who created one big chance in the 1st half and 2 chances when they. shoot the goals of the 2 big mistakes of my team but at the end i think we have to be good chances and it will be one of the most important topics for

a 2nd game that we score when we create. that many chances that's important to score. in tuesday's other last 16 game kilian pace starred as paris chance of men's humiliated barcelona 41 the french striker scored a hat trick with a devastating display in spain after leno messi had given the hosts the lead p.s.g. have never won this competition and there are now the clear favorites to progress to a quarter final it's. bion munich defender davida will be parting ways with the club after 13 years at the end of the season this after the 2 sides failed to agree on a new contract announcing the move at a press conference the 28 year old austria international said he was ready for something new. name has been linked with the with a number of clubs in england and spain is 19 bundesliga titles 6 german cups and 2

champions league crowns with miles. you're watching t.v. news coming up next teco india looks at the opposite of the opposition to hydroelectric power in the valleys of the himalayas i'm terry mark thanks watch.

the. eco india. in a secluded valley in the himalayan mountains. many people still live for god electricity. hydroelectric power is meant to solve the energy problem but these kind power plants are destroying local agriculture. and the population is starting to fight back. to kenya. next on d.w.i. . and the murder ever been forgiven. can

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