w ah ah ah ah ah, this is dw news life from berlin to night dw news band in russia. the russian foreign ministry today gave notice it is shutting down d w's moscow bureau. it comes in retaliation for berlin's decision to ban archie,

russia. today's german language propaganda station also coming up tonight, a major blow away shape for major terrorist leader off the battlefield. you as president biden says, the i s leader blew himself up as us special forces approach during your rate in northwest syria. several other people also killed during the operation near the turkish border and just hours until one of the biggest sporting events of the year, beijing counting down to the opening ceremony of the winter olympics with the corona vibes paid them looming. we'll hear from our correspondence about life inside the beijing bubble. ah, ah, i break. gov is good to have you with us. the german government is strongly condemning mos sales decision today to shut down the road in operations of this

network deutsche develop. the foreign ministry ordered the closure of d. w. 's mosque, your bureau and as revoking the accreditation for our colleagues, there it is, a retaliatory move for the german government's decision to ban the german language programming of russia's state media broadcaster r t earlier. my colleague layla her rock, asked the head of our moscow bureau, your re re shadow about the moment when he heard the news. we found out it from the russian media information about her. it was on the website on the russian ministry of foreign affairs. in the meantime, i have received an official letter from the russian foreign ministry when i was personally official informed that our off of office has to be closed starting at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. that means i can still talk to you layla from this studio now, but not anymore starting tomorrow. what does this mean?

you re to you for your work, or do you have to leave immediately? well, we have to find out this forester at the moment. it's not clear if and if yes, when i personally my foreign colleagues here have to leave the country. of course as this decision by the rational authorities came, as a great surprise tos to us are we are. yeah, literally a shock, a truck to, for all of us here is this news is very personal. we expect that counter measures from the russian authorities. it was announced that there would be a response days ago. but just how tough this response is surprising. there are a lot of open questions at the moment, technical or questions, legal questions, and so on and so on. so far, we only know from the authorities there to we have to give back our presentation cards to morrow during the day to the russian foreign ministry. those are the cards to that. give us the right to work. as journalists, tiasha you a, on a personal level, what does this mean for you and your team?

nobody from our office layla enter. that's around 20 employees or will be allowed to work as a journalist for the w in russia starting tomorrow. and yup, that effect correspondence produces camera, men, editors, and so one, according to russian law, they are now no longer allowed to work for the age of ela. and let me say, when a personal note for me personally and for people who support our coverage from russia, this is a big shocker. i have been at the bureau, chief and correspondent for dodge of ela, he in moscow for 7 years. and like all my colleagues, i have loved to reporting from russia even more. we all wore our and we will stay passing that passionate fans of rush, marashi, i dont necessarily mean russian politics, but the people over this great country in my opinion, stories from russia always incredibly exciting and to this country is very rich in culture. we have report that on politics, the economy on sports, and on many,

many other aspects of people's lives here. and of course died of l. a. we'll continue to report on russia in our 30 different languages on television, on social media and online. there is no doubt that the country plays a very important role in the world and trying hard to understand it is. it remains extremely important, especially in these difficult times. interviews moscow bureau chief uri with shadow with the german government, has called moscow's move, quote, unacceptable. w's director general peter limber said the statement that the network is being used as a part. or we have been expecting some measures by the russian side. but i think this sir, is a total over reacting from the russian government because they're closing the bureau. they, they want us not to, to broadcast anything any more in russia. and i think also that our correspondence

must believe, obviously russia is something which is a really over erection. and it's not even a tit for tat measure if you want to see it like this because 1st of all, you can't compare oe r t german with the dodge of ella, i mean we are public service broadcasters and not a state govern ment, broadcaster, and on the other hand, we have to see that the russian journalists will continue to work freely and germany and can broadcast whatever they want. so this is not the case with our colleagues, so it's really disappointing to see this, how the russian government is reacting and what will happen next. is there anything that you can do, or we will take legal steps, sir, and to try to, to see whether this measures are legal even from russian standards. but this is something which we will have to discuss are in the coming coming hours. but i think legal steps is something we will take and then we will discuss this also,

obviously with the, with our institutions here in germany. you know, we have so many dedicated, hardworking staff working for years in russia. have you heard from them? have you been in touch with them? how are they feeling about this decision? obviously they're also shocked by the, by the measures because everybody was expecting that there might be coming something. and this is also the foreign ministry in moscow yesterday announced that there will be some kind of reaction. but i think for people who really love to work in russia and they love the german, they love the russian culture they, they are really into, into a reporting from this, this beautiful and so interesting country, it's hard to accept that they have to stop one day or to the other. and so i think they are shocked and yes, it is something which is, which is also said for journalists to leave the country on short notice. and in

terms of press freedom, of course, if the press has been under attack for some time in russia, but what does the signal to you now? well, the press freedom in russia is minimal. i mean, there are some independent outlets, but they're struggling and this is another sign that russia is not interested in. the russian government is not interested in press freedom and freedom of opinion, but i can only say, even if we have to leave the country, we will intensify reporting on the country. so i think this must be also clear to the russian side that we will not just ignore what's happening in russia. we will report and we will do more and more w director general, peter limburger. thank you very much. thanks so much. and that interview was recorded earlier. well, this decision from moscow, it comes as a german champs are all i've shown repairs, a trip to russia's capital for talks on ukraine in less than 2 weeks. time shields

calling the build up of russian troops on ukraine's border. very serious says any invasion would come with serious consequences. german chancellor has been at a pressure from other native members to take a harder line on russia. and for more on this now i'm joined by our political correspondence. i mean, young simon pressure mounting on chancellor sholtes to take more ash and he's headed to moscow b. what does he want to achieve with his visit? worth it. what chancellor shouts is focused on his de escalation. he says so that the key thing is to avoid a military conflict between russia and ukraine. and you know, that swore he'll be using this visit to try and do a perhaps also to find out more closely what president putin wants. it'll be the 1st face to face meeting between olive shows as chancellor and deck and vladimir putin and they spoken on the phone before. but this will be the 1st chance to look

him in the eye and is part of a wider diplomatic effort by sholtes. he's going to washington to for tools with the president biden on monday. there's also the possibility of a trilateral talks with the french and polish presidents together. and of course, germany is also talking to the ukrainian side. so that of multi pronged diplomatic effort is underway. what kind of leverage does schultz have? what i think the main thing is, so what we've talked about again and again, it's this nord stream to gas pipeline. it's very important for both russia and for germany. russia wants to sell it more gas through that pipeline into europe. and of course, any potential decision that's being talked about to stop that going ahead would to have economic consequences for russia. so there is some leverage there at the same

time across the kremlin, knows that germany is very reliant on energy inputs, particularly on rushing gas. and so it's a tough call for alive shoals it to say that he's ready to just pull the plug on that as it were. but that's what he said. all options are on the table if there were military aggression by russia, against ukraine, that you know, they would definitely look to taking that measure and stopping that, that gas blow, and today's decision to basically shut down door davila in russia. i mean, that can only poison this troubled relationship further. absolutely. it will do. or the culture minister here in berlin, claudia rhodes said it's completely unacceptable. the foreign ministry here in berlin has said, there's no basis for this. and it will definitely year worse, and

a german russian relations are already strained anyway, falling across the poisoning of the key opposition figure like sign the valley and many other things. and of course, this sir, this sir, incident to this decision relating to deutsch avella does not help or simon young here in berlin, so i read as always, thank you. the united states says that it has removed a global terror threat in a targeted rate in syria. president joe, by denouncing that an over night attack by us special forces resulted in the death of our boy. abraham al, has she mal karachi, he's the leader of so called his wyoming state. the news comes amid growing concerns that i, yes, may be trying to regroup in the region. a collapsed roof and a dead terrorist leader. the result of a us special forces raid in the pre dawn hours on thursday morning in a syrian village near the turkish border. abo abraham, a shimmy,

a karachi reportedly blew himself up as about 2 dozen troops back by air support. moved in on a house he was in karachi, was considered the head of so called islamic state. he took over the terrorist group when his predecessor died. much the same way in 2019 u. s. president joe biden told reporters after the raid that the group while smaller than a few years ago, is still dangerous. he referred to karachi by his other name hush abdulla. i says his director, terrorist operations targeting americans are allies in our partners and countless civilians in the middle east, africa and in south asia. hodge, abdullah oversaw the spread of isis affiliated terrorist groups around the world. after savaging communities and murder reduces us, officials say the operation biden ordered took weeks to plan. it happened to mid

growing concerns that i asked may be trying to regroup. in january i s attack to prison in ne, syria, in an effort to free it's fighters held there. it took days for us back kurdish forces to retake the prison, killing hundreds and the process. no americans were harmed in the overnight raid on alcaraz. she's home, despite an exchange of gunfire, and one helicopter making a forced landing due to mechanical issues. at least 13 other people, including other fighters, women and children, were killed as well. u. s. officials attribute the deaths to al karate his own bomb . they said they chose to risk putting boots on the ground rather than an air strike to avoid civilian casualties. the u. s. military has been under pressure to review its targeted strikes, some of which have killed more civilians than initially reported. i want to go straight now to our oliver salad in washington. oliver. he was, president biden says that he wanted to protect the american people from terrorist

threats. what have been the reactions to this operation around president biden, hales, his troops there on the ground is certainly a welcome move, fear in the united states. as a reminder, just about half a year ago, we were covering the the terra tech, a cobbled airport where isis terrorists blew themselves up in a crowd of afghani citizens, civilians who are trying to escape the country. and, and among them were 13 us soldiers and back at the time, of course, president bite involved retaliation of this strike, taking down the highest ices leader is that kind of retaliation that president biden was hoping for. but of course, on the other hand, we have reports of civilians that are died and that have died in that read. the situation is still with murky. but of course that raises criticism. also people remember of similar military actions of the u. s. in the past where civilians were killed. nevertheless, here in the united states is considered

a successful mission. all the u. s. soldiers, gold safely that were deployed there. and it's been the biggest us rate and serial . also since the killing of obamacare, bug dottie, the former head of ices in 2019. and what about the timing of this rate was always worth looking at the bigger picture. joe biden, president by does, under enormous pressure here in the us. some of his policy packages stall to build better act, popularity is on a historic low. as only donald trump really at the time was more was more unpopular as joe biden is right now. so ghana stan is, is true pull out in the subsequent chaos. chaotic seems that culminated in the terra tag are considered a failure in his policy. and so this move fear, taking down the highest isis leader can be considered somewhat somewhat of a correction and the success story that he urgently needs. as we also nearing the

mid term elections to debbie's over shell in washington oliver, as always, thank you. so here's a round of now of some of the other stories in making headlines around the world, the economic community of west african states. as, as the hunter that sees power in burkina faso last week to propose an election time table, the group held an emergency summit in gone is capital aqua. to discuss measures against burkina faso as well as what the group called a dangerous trend of military power grabs in the region. northern ireland, 1st minister, has resigned in protest. time f of post breaks it, trade rules later. now he stepped down after one of his ministers tried the block, the inspection of goods arriving from other ports or other parts of the u. k. the region is facing fresh tinge and over the brakes. it protocol that keeps northern ireland inside the e u. single market investigators in argentina erasing to remove the least cocaine

from circulation after it caused the death of 20 people and hospitalizations of dozens more. police believe it may have been cut with opium. several suspected traffickers had been arrested during raids in and near when his off italy's president, sergio my father in law has been sworn in for a 2nd term. the 80 year old did not want another 7 years in office, but was persuaded to stay on after lawmakers failed to agree on a compromise candidate in last week's election. in his speech to parliament, montela appealed for greater unity. the united kingdom, norway in denmark are the 1st european countries to lift all or most of their corona virus restrictions. despite relatively high case numbers, their governments have decided the virus now poses less of a risk to citizens and to public health. but while many are hoping this could be of

step towards life beyond the pandemic, some businesses are choosing to keep taking precautions and experts. a warning. the virus remains unpredictable. packed paths in london as people meet for a drink after work, just like they did before the pandemic. a cherished tradition revived. even as the corona virus is still wafting through the air, been ease into that now and it's, and it's working. i think it's, i think it's okay and i think it's happy, it's lovely. coming out with wow, i've had my coffee that i haven't really and i'm pulling my place. i've been almost all restrictions in the u. k. have been lifted. the vaccination rate is high, especially among older people. new infections are decreasing and hospitals are admitting fewer patients. but some still urge caution. it has always demonstrated

its ability to surprise us. now, there are some that have this idea that in some way, viruses tend to evolve to become less dangerous. that's actually not based on any good historical evidence. and it's perfectly possible that another one will come along. that is more severe. the businesses are now free to write their own rules at the hair salon. employees are supposed to still wear a mask away doing so to make you feel more comfortable if you'd rather not. that's absolutely fine. as a client, sit down wherever. moss: again, whatever makes you happy, the government is already planning its final faith from mid march. those with cove at 19 will no longer have to self isolate. meanwhile, in denmark restored freedoms are being welcome to. designers serve in the schmidt and his team are making final preparations before fashion week starts in copenhagen math,

free and test free shows that i am so happy that we can come together again and celebrate fashion with families. a fire mall. many danes are relaxed about restrictions having been lifted a 2nd time. more than 80 percent of the population is double vaccinated. more than 60 percent has had a booster. there are far fewer patients in hospital. i see youth. but the number of new infections remains high. a problem for schools in daycare centers, which are struggling to stay open due to severe staff shortages. the government is a warning people not to underestimate the virus in spite of the freedom. that's why here to many businesses are voluntarily maintaining them for cautions. well, this is a case of adding misery to worry. tongue god has gone into lockdown after confirming a number of cobra. 1900 case is the pacific island nation is still recovering from

that devastating volcanic eruption and massive tsunami. last not month. now before the disaster, tonga was one of the few places on earth that were coven free ships. with humanitarian aid are suspected of bringing the virus to the eye. all is quiet on the streets of the tongue and capital. nuclear alpha images reminiscent for many around the world of the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 but for residents here in tonga, the measures to deal with cov at 19 are now necessary varies and i think it's a good thing. we need to be tricking and 3 increasing all of those were in contact with the read. the 1st 2 cases, tonga entered a lockdown after several cove. in 1900 cases were discovered. it's thought that

ships bringing aid may be had the corona virus reached the country's shores. the south pacific nation was previously corona free. it's another blow to town guns who are still struggling to deal with the aftermath of a catastrophic volcanic eruption in january. but there is some hope over 80 percent of people over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated, the locked and which only permits essential services to remain open will be reassessed by the tongue and government every 48 hours. the pandemic is also looming over the beijing winter olympics, which kick off with an opening ceremony less than 24 hours. but that is not the only sore spot for beijing. china's human rights abuses are also in focus. ah, ah,

with less than 24 hours until the games officially open the political clubs over beijing showed no signs of clearing. despite the repeated efforts of, i will see president thomas back to resist what he views as the instrumental ization of the olympics. cctv danger greeks knew that there, if for the games would be used for would, would come in between those are the political tensions which were higher at the time between as part of their things and, and, and others if they're there, the games would not be conceived to be neutral, they would not have her survived. therefore, 1000 years australian open spectators were accused last month by china of politicizing sport. after tennis fans handed out whereas pangs whitey shirts back to confirm that he will meet the chinese tennis star who disappeared from public life in november after she accused

a high ranking communist party official of sexual assault. thanks, wiley to retract to that allegation, that there are concerns she may have done so under duress it's a necessity to, to respect her and then to listen to her and how she sees her, the situation, how she wants to work to live her life. china's treatment of weaker muslims here, and she's young province, has prompted countries like the u. s. and the u. k. to stage a diplomatic boycott of the beijing games asked for comment back cited his no politics pledge their position or for the the i you see her must be given the or political or neutrality of that. or we are not her commenting on her political, her issues. as the curtain rises on a beach in olympics, surrounded by political intrigue, backs,

insistence that they be kept out of the games remains unwavering. meanwhile, a major, so storm is causey widespread destruction to parts of the u. s, but some are reveling in the cold weather, a polar bear in a chicago zoom. he just cannot seem to get enough of the fresh white stuff there he is. his name is hudson and he is clearly in his element. the state of illinois and parts of northern indiana are expecting up to $45.00 centimeters by the end of thursday. that's just about the right amount when you've got that much white hair. so when you've got that much time his reminder, the top stores were follow before you brushes foreign ministry. his announce that he disbanding this network, georgia vela and shutting down the w's moscow bureau. it comes in retaliation for

germany's decision to ban the german language. programming of russia's state media, broadcaster russia today, or archie. you as president jo bite. he says that you have special forces have removed a major terror threat. he says lead the leader of so called islamic state blew himself off during a targeted rate in northwest syria. several other people were also killed in the operation near the turkish order. you're watching the w news after a short break. we'll be back with our talk show to the point, i'll be back at the top of the hour. with more world news followed by the day i have to see even ah, with

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