it doesn't matter. the only criteria is what we'll hook people. we shed light on the opaque worlds who's behind benefits. and why are they a threat to whistle open world this week on d w? ah, ah ah, this is d w. news coming to you live from berlin, a military court hands down in new jail sentence to own songs to cheat me on mars. else did leader gets 4 more years in prison after being found guilty on criminal

charges. that's on top of convictions last month and already carried jail time. also in the program. no back joke of ich fights. deportation with hopes of contesting the australian open. the tennis star is challenging the cancellation of his visa after the australian government said he was not exempt from corona virus and free rule. and the head of u. s. russia talks on ukraine and european security. we take a look at the situation along russia's border and how relations reached such a low point. ah. hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. a military court in myanmar has sentenced al, still leader on so on. so g to 4 more years in prison, she was convicted on several charges, including possession of unlicensed walkie talkies. the convey is just the latest

chapter in a trial. the critics say is politically motivated. last month, the pro democracy leader was convicted poor incitement, tent breaking corona virus rules. oh me enlarged, opposed, lead remains and detention confronted with a slew of charges that could see on some suit. she locked up for the rest of her life. the international community has denounced her jailing by me and mars military government, calling to legal campaign politically motivated. sushi was one scene as a beacon of human rights and the savior of ne, in march democracy, thanks to her fight against the military that ruled myanmar. for decades. she became the country civilian leader in 2016. but her international reputation was left in tatters after the army suppressed. the countries were hinge of muslims by thousands died and many more were displaced. known simply as the lady, she remains immensely popular with the country's boot was majority. since the military pushed their way to power civil society,

me and more has been in disarray. clashes between the armed forces and militia groups have left scores dead. and the regime has come down forcefully on widespread protests. the hunter has not relented. they are dead set on preventing sushi and her supporters from returning to power 10, a star, another joke of it. she is fighting his deportation from australia so he can stay to compete in the australian open. the number one world, the world number one player has been in an immigration detention hotel since he arrived in australia last wednesday. the tournaments organizers granted him a medical exemption from coveting vaccination, but he was dramatically denied entry because of the requirement that all non citizens coming to australia must be fully vaccinated for coven 19 joked edge is arguing, he doesn't need proof of vaccination because he had karen virus himself last month

after a morning of arguments from drug, which is lawyers, australian government lawyers are now defending his visa cancellation of war. and this i'm joined by max walden, a journalist in melbourne, actually been following the proceedings. what if we heard so far from the 2 sides and the judge? yeah, well it's been quite a long day already played by quite a few technical difficulties. a lot strange. broken up quite a few times. i think because of the millions of people around the world wanting to watch this. so we had several hours of testimony from, from his, his lawyers arguing that on a few front that basically he'd been treated unfairly in terms of the procedural thing, particularly focused on when he arrived into melbourne. so of course he was granted an exemption by tennis charlie and then subsequently by the state government here

in victoria the state where melbourne is. however, in date he was then having his bade, the cancelled upon arrival. so they argue he didn't, he didn't have a fair chance to, to contact, you know, the, the team here was that a, with the way to, to detention. and then we heard about half an hour from the government lawyers who are kind of making quite a technical argument, although the case now being agend for lunch. and then they came back bravely. and to extend basically they port taishan order, which had already been divided until 4 pm. and now 5 pm. the judge extended that to him. however, the same that maybe the hearing will blaze into the following days. marks the story is getting a lot of international attention. you mentioned the millions of people trying to follow on line the court proceedings. what was trailer eons make of it?

well, yes, critics of the government would say that this appears to be a political decision. certainly was wait, it's not month of april bursting out, right. the notion that dr. gates might be able to enter a strategy, a given the very strict quarantine requirement, clothing strategy and then the upon entering. now the requirement that it will need to be vaccinated. again, in order to enter a strategy. yeah. and so i think, you know, in some way this is kind of been saying is the potentially popular decision to kind of, you know, show, have a tough line. again, again, talk with each. however, you know, it has been a brought out the they've brought a political issue. makes any idea when this hearing will wrap up, when will have a decision and know whether jacobin will be able to play or not?

look, it's really unclear. we haven't been even given it's fine when it's a german will end again. he's day. port tyson has been postponed until i pm, but obviously some extent the time, you know, the coffee is taking the straight line open is the post and on the 17th of january, even if he dug when the government has said they are the right to then again, cancel another beta, so it's not necessarily looking great, although the judge has expressed some sympathy toward his case in, in, in wanting what mortgage occupants have don in order to approve what was required of him by external authority. thanks. thank you so much. that was journalist maxwell in melbourne. thing. now we go on to new york, we're may or eric adams has confirmed that at least 19 people have died in

a fire in a high rise apartment building dozens were injured when the blaze ripped through the building in the bronx. it happened just days after a fire in philadelphia claimed the lives of 12 people residence are still in shock after the fire, which took so many lives in this close knit low income community. i live at this building for 16 years and never experience something so sad, especially at this time it will allow me that it's like my family and see them if i have more to describe my pain, witnesses reported seeing flames blowing out windows. the building was fitted with smoke alarms, but many residents were slow to react because of frequent false alarms. by the time they realized what was happening, fixed smoke made corridors and stairwells impossible trapped residence screamed for

help from the windows. i say it started in a malfunctioning electric space heater. that was the cause of the fire. the fire consume that apartment, that is on 2 floors. and part of the hallway, the door to that apartment. unfortunately, one, the residence left was left open. it did not close by itself, the smoke spread throughout the building, thus, the tremendous loss of life around $200.00 fire fighters responded, entering the building with breathing apparatus. they reported finding victims suffering, severe, smoke, inhalation and cardiac arrest. in stairwells on every floor. the mayor said it was one of the worst fi as new york has seen in modern times. this is a horrific rip, big, painful moment for the city of new york. and the impact

of this fire is going to really bring a level of just pain and despair in our city. number's all horrific. malfunctioning smoke alarms and the fact that the building had no external fire escapes likely to raise questions on safety standards in low income city. housing scott round up of some of the other stories making headlines. day leaders from the west african regional block eco was have imposed severe new sanctions on molly's military rulers after the hunters suggested postponing elections for up to 4 years . instead of holding them next month. molly is highly unstable and has seen 3 military takeover since 2012 most recently last may cause it stumps. interior ministry says almost 8000 people have been detained as of monday initially. peaceful protests against fuel price hikes turned violent last week. local

government buildings and several major cities were torched. authorities have now largely restored. com and the largest city almighty with the help of russian lead troops. a week of diplomacy aimed at the escalating tensions over ukraine begins to day with representatives from russia and the u. s. 2 to sit down together in geneva . tensions have risen over russia's massing of troops and tanks near its border with ukraine. the talks were expected to be quote, difficult, western countries fear the kremlin could be planning an invasion of ukraine. moscow says it feels threatened by u. s. and nato expansion. both sonnets have played down hopes of a breakthrough. us president joe biden on the phone with moscow in december, on a business like call that was meant to ratchet down tensions over ukraine. the u. s . has threatened severe economic sanctions if russia invades an advisor to russian

president vladimir putin pushed back after the call. but i need such sanctions would be a colossal mistake. that would entail grave consequences. a lot of mistakes have been made over the past 30 years. and we had better avoid more such mistakes in this situation. after we need it. russia is already under sanctions for its 2014 annexation of the crimean peninsula. weeks afterwards, pro russian groups these parts of the desk and the hands, the regions on ukraine's eastern frontier. near the russian border. the government launched the military operation and the long war began in earnest. meanwhile, thousands died in shelling and fire fights between separatists and government troops. russia has been widely suspected of financing and equipping the separatists in early 2015. as the casualties mounted, the parties agreed to

a cease fire in talk, sponsored by germany and france. the war slipped from the world's attention, even though the cease fire was frequently violated over the years. in september 2019 russia and ukraine exchanged prisoners, the un said the death toll from 5 years of fighting was as high as 13000 with another 30000 wound it in june 2021, putin wrote an article, claiming that russians and ukrainians were one people who shared a single, historic and spiritual space? you to go and you, what has been happening is this is lynn. the russian nation has been designated as an outsider on historically russian territories. coupla share, the russian nation is being pushed out of those territories. this is what's happening mutual when you need to shoot with the u. s. and nato saying they won't intervene militarily. russia seems to hold most of the cards over its weaker

neighbor as thousands of kilometers away. the talks in geneva began football now and cologne kept their bonus league satisfy the skin of their teeth last season as they survived the relegation playoff. but things have improved this time round and they made light work of how to berlin on a chilly night in the german capital. aah! colona arrived in berlin hoping for a 3rd winning a rule for the 1st time since march 2020. as they looked to bolster the european ambitions, the appointment of typhon kirkwood is coach in late, november, hasn't made heritage for many more predictable. and after beating dorman bloss time out, they soon found themselves chasing the game. here. anthony modesto finished a sweeping movement 29 minutes to make it one mill to the visitors. ah, 3 minutes later it was to nil andre dude, a shot wasn't the cleanest. but it still evaded her to keeper alexander, swallow. the touch of fortune brought her to back into it after the break,

as vladimir to read as free kick missed every one and nestled in the far corner. but the reader's joy turned to despair, as young tillman wrapped up the points for cologne in the 90. second minute the check was weakened, dealing with a dropping ball, and substitute tillman skipped away to seal a 31 win. jubilation for cologne, coach steph, and bogart. as his men move up to 6, while her to remain just 4 points of 2nd bottom. you're watching dw news from berlin world stories as of next i'm terry martin. thanks roger. we got some hot tips for your bucket list.