and now i want to reach out to those woman back home for balance. my then duties and social rules and inform them about that basis, right? my name is the about the home and i wore ah, ah ah, ah, this is dw is coming to lie from berlin. germany's chancellor heads to the white house where crisis talks on ukraine. all of schultz has been criticized for not poly, supporting allied efforts to counter russia's troop build up on ukraine's border.

hold up short looked to reassure the u. s. of germany's result. also coming up candidates capital ottawa declares a state of emergency as truckers and protesters against cupboard 19 paralyzed the city. the code, the police chief calls it a siege plus ah, india declares 2 days of national mourning for singing legend. lotta when jessica, she embodied music and melody for generations of indians. ah, hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. german chancellor, olive shops is on his way to the united states. heats is, talks with president joe biden are set to be dominated by one topic,

the threat of russian invasion of ukraine. his visit comes as more us troops arrive in poland to strengthen nato's presence in eastern europe, amid the ukraine crisis. soldiers and vehicles touched down near the shush hope close to poland border with ukraine. the intent provide nato members with protection from potential russian aggression. washington says moscow has station around 70 per cent of the troops. it would need to invade on ukraine's border. the kremlin insists this is not flat, it is not planning and evasion. the w's mark just well, of schultz has come under fire for not taking a harder stance towards russia's build up on the border with ukraine. critics, a sholtes is being too tight lipped over the worsening crisis, which they say is undermining efforts to deter russia from an incursion in washington. he'll be looking to show that he's committed to the western alliance

a surprise winner of the german elections. and on the other side of the atlantic, a surprised you as president. yeah. darling, the solid all of shoulders expected in washington is 2nd trip since the election. but his 1st since being sworn in us chancellor. he'll face a challenging geopolitical situation and some different opinions to a close partner and ally. but there are many topics germany in the united states can't find common ground on and with a looming war between russia and ukraine. the y tells ones germany to play a more active role in the crisis. and there are more contentious topics to be discussed. china and russia closing ranks. the u. s. once germany to take a tougher stance on both countries. the russian gas pipeline north stream too may be on hold, but it remains

a thorny issue. and our view continues to be that stopping the merchant to pipeline is a critical pret, credible piece, or we hold over russia at this point time, and the u. s. would like germany to take a more active role in ukraine threatened by russian troops. germany has never been an easy partner, and germany was a new government. and the government that is composed of a historically fussed ever 3 way connection. it's sometimes hard to explain to countries that have a presidential democracy like france or america that a german chancellor has less power, less power, but reliability from a solid german chancellor. and perhaps a tougher stands on russia and china. the american wishlist for all of shoulds is long take a look at some of the other stories making headlines to day. chinese tennis, tennis star pung, shy, has denied she ever accused any one of sexual misconduct in an interview with the

french newspaper. the athlete disappeared from public for nearly 3 weeks in november after posting allegation, she was assaulted by a former vice premier. the international olympic committee says pong met its chief thomas. bah, in beijing on saturday, at least 10 people have died after a cyclone, hit se madagascar, nearly 50000 people have been forced to leave their homes. the storm has brought widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. it's the 2nd storm to hit madagascar in recent weeks. canada's capital ottawa has declared a state of emergency. after more than a week of coven 19 protests that have shut down the city. the mayor said the blockade by truck drivers is threatening the safety and security of residence. the freedom convoy was started by truckers protesting against a vaccine mandate, but it has now grown into a wider movement ha,

making themselves heard in canada's capital. these protesters have paralyzed, central. ottawa, in the cities mer, has declared a state of emergency. the so called freedom convoy started as a protest by truck is at a new cove at 19 vaccine mandate for crossing the border from the u. s. but it's growing into a rallying point against pen demik restrictions and the government people should be able to make their own choice to take the needle or not take the needle and not lose the job, not lose her house, not lose her income. just for the vaccination, us who is mad said the situation on the straits was out of control. as demonstrate as outnumbered police. there are reports of protesters displaying confederate and nazi symbol. we have a serious emergency where we have to put all options on the table and that may

include some violence. we want to minimize that. but at the end of the day, if the people are not going to leave, we're going to have to be forced to leave plain and simple. this cannot go on for months and months is. this is causing such having such grief. but the movement has gained international support and millions of dollars in donations through its gofundme page. the crowd funding site has now removed the page and said it will refund old donations. many auto residents have said, members of the freedom convoy have harassed them and complained of non stop horn blaring. some have staged counter protests. i just have to stand up. i was born just after the 2nd world war and i heard what it is like not to be free and they are thing freedom. they're afraid they don't know what it is not to be free. about 90 percent of cross border truckers and almost 80

percent of canada's population a fully vaccinated. but these loud minority say this staying put in till cove at 19 restrictions, a lifted india has declared 2 days of national morning following the death of one of the country's most iconic singers. lotta among gush. com passed away at age 92 after being hospitalized with coven 19 last month. the bollywood superstar received dozens of movie awards in her long career. ah, india moines one of its greatest cultural treasures for decades last among gash, gars, voice provided the soundtrack to bollywood movies on the lives of her fellow indians . mourners pack the streets for her openers, state funeral in her home. 10 of them, by bollywood superstars rubbing shoulders with the sporting and political

a lease to pay their final respects to a musical icon. prime minister nor end remedy said he was anguished beyond words by her death. a mighty feat, alina, who lives well. she may not be present physically amongst us. what a voice and love will always be present until melodious boys will always remain with us. i might, as i met with a heavy heart, i pay my respects to nato said i needed oh, through her musical talent slauson, i guess gar became known as the queen of melody. and the nightingale of india, her influence was felt across generations. oh,

i saw on my feet in her hardware fan and o, my mother, he's the only things men, many men. so he used to sing and that among escalade them to love i and every day, silly sin may kill them. so coming again on me that he is normally my voice, that is the soul of every indian heat that has the youth to touch as the armed forces. he thought his everybody was that in this country with a gun to lose for loss. hm. i guess gar, us, her funeral pyre was live at grace art has gone, but her voice and the thousands of recordings she left behind, keeping her flame alive and was cross right over to delhi. we're

our correspondent, manila child re, is standing by an era. india has begun a 2nd day of national mourning for the loss of lot of on get out what's the atmosphere like there today? terry, the atmosphere is pretty much the same as the entity to continue to bore. and this morning we saw newspaper. all right, we have one to work on a contribution to the new cinema. we have multiple articles and social media 11 and a relationship with how to continue to remember how very only now this revered singer was given a state funeral yesterday. tell us more about that. yes, the brian list i had it says was dad was president and then you will have more to really get and when she was created, as you said, it was. and on monday morning,

and she is a 411 person that everybody went up to her water jemine's and they lost respect. a lot of people will present it a lot among jessica, of course, was a public figure in india, a household name, but she might not be known everywhere around the world. what will she be remembered for most what are considered to be her greatest accomplishments? well, i think, and he can be calculated by this time that she was known as in india. she's a very young age looking at all in the least. what do you know? she will reply back in indian movies. we have a lot of song and dance routine, so you can see the actor actresses on stream and the wife behind it. she has some teeth with every leading

actors, every generation of the cinema in that period. so in a way the lease is getting on the screen with the wife behind them remain amazing. did long term longest car mean something to human error? well, you know, li, yes, she does because i'm one of those people who love or who need them. so i go back to the 15 to 16 seventies, i connect and then it goes by when i'm not with one of them are coming to them. and yesterday, i mean, a lot of, i mean do a lot of them have been somebody has a lot of song which left a mom which made a mock. it was seen in the cinema. see, was on my house. so definitely when i go back to all the souls and from now on, when i listen to them, a lot of singer has touched the lives of millions of people. i'm an era. thank you

very much. that was our correspond in delhi, manero children, some sports now in senegal have won the africa cup of nations for the 1st time ever after they beat 7 time champions, egypt in sundays final. in yonder it was a troubled start for senegal with star men saddle manet failing to convert a penalty in the 7th minute the game, sol, few chances after that and with neither team able to break, the deadlock went all the way to a penalty shoot out. as fate would habit it was, how do you money, who scored the winning spot kick, redeeming his earlier mis and securing senegal, their 1st ever asked con title. you're watching dw news from berlin up. next we got world stories for you, and course you'll find lots more on our website, all the information,

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