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germany, united states, our close friends, reliable partners, and we can count on one another. u. s. president joe biden and german chancellor will actually say they stand united in their response to any russian aggression against you. great, and they will work to being a military threat, but we can't remain silent on that. that's clear also. so we can see how many russian troops are gathering along the ukrainian border. does not seriously endangers european security as a shot and all pop. so it's important we stand together and act together undo what's essential together of the minds under smooth vinegar. to, for more, i'm joined by our washington bureau chief in his paul in as a biden and charles chain to show unity there at the white house. are they, are they, as united as they say they other indeed they stressed it over and over again how closely german in the united states are standing together and that

they will support each other. but all, when it comes to the very question, how far germany would really go in the support of the agenda of the united states, we didn't really, really hear a clear answer from germany's chancellor all of shots. so in the questions that are being asked about where the germany is, a reliable partner, partly because berlin will not send weapons to ukraine. do you think americans were reassured by chance specials at all today? well it really the headlines this morning in the last days weren't really her nicer when it comes to germany and the new chancellor. big questions were risen and it's quite interesting. during the trump years, it was germany which constantly asked how reliable is the united states and now it's the other way round. i doubted that this press conference today will really kind of re insure the americans who are interested in the trans atlantic relationship that germany is there with

a full support of the political agenda of the united states. right, let's talk about the controversial nordstrom to pipeline as the pipeline that will break bring gas from russia directly to germany. president biden was very clear. he said, if russia invades there will be no nods. theme to death. chancellor shots is being more vague when he's asked that question, can a can bite and promise that he will stop her nor swim too without germany being on board? well, that will be difficult, and biden is under a lot of pressure within his own country because republicans and democrats really want, in the case of an, a russian invasion, one germany to stop in order for him to. and it was quite interesting to see that everyone, the american journalists and the german journalists who are allowed to ask question

in this crest press conference trust this very a topic. and i, i mean, as you just said, all of shorts didn't give any clear answer to this question if you would be willing to stop this pipeline. so what biden could do, and he could put sanctions on germany if they would continue to support the pipeline. but that will deeply hurt the german american. the trans atlantic relationship writes that's our washington bureau chief in his pool. many things in moscow, french president emmanuel, macro was also engaged in diplomacy, taking the role of the go between for the west and president vladimir putin written, remained firm. and his insistence that nato not deploy certain weapons in the region and not allow ukraine to join the alliance. and he accused nature of soaking

unfriendly relations by framing russia as an adversary approach and said several proposals to forward by macro could form a basis of 3rd joint stamps, lucy bush received and german foreign minister. and alina b. a book meanwhile, has repeated warnings that a russian invasion of ukraine would trigger unprecedented sanctions during a visit to kia burbock also stressed the need to avoid further escalation. their book is shadel to visit the front line between ukrainian forces and russian, back separatist and baton bass. region on tuesday, the movie titan. let's take a look now as some other stories making headlines around the world's mourners and morocco have held a funeral for a 5 year old boy who died off the spending 4 days strapped down to a well round flight, triggered a huge rescue as the country and many around the world, it ended interested. the death toll has risen to at least $21.00 people after a cycle and hit found it, madagascar,

early $550000.00. others have been forced to leave their homes. the storm has for widespread flooding to the indian ocean island. mexican security forces have evicted nearly 400 people from the make shift camera and the board of 50 of g y. now, it had been occupied for more than a year by migrants trying to reach the us. the camp was formed after the biden administration. limited border crossing is due to the in ethiopia. more than a year after the government launched an attack in the northern take, my region, suffering continues. there are accusations of mass, rape of women and girls, allegedly committed by both by parties from both sides. the government, still restricting media and humanitarian access to decry. meanwhile, regions bordering to cry are on war footing. she cry,

her faces have withdrawn back into their home region, but their neighbors are still full of mistrust. d, w. east africa corresponded mario mila reports from one town where people are taking up arms. ah, labelle as rock hewn churches looked peaceful in the morning light. they seem untouched by the events of the past month. labella has twice been captured. my fighters loyal to the t gray people's liberation front or tpl ethanol is now government forces had regained control. he had better go against the morning prayers just ended. this church is one of 11 medieval churches cut into rock. it has great symbolic value value, philippines. this is also why a t p l f was given to conquer this town. at this time of year, one of the holiest orthodox christians,

labella is normally full of international visitors and diaspora europeans. but most of them have stayed away. worry that fighters could swoop in again from the neighboring te grey region, even though the teepee left promised in december to withdraw all their fighters back into t gray. is old. so many people have flint. i so stayed here and we suffered a lot of stressing you were to cut the line with the renton. marcella. let us talk about les pointed their guns at us said that the 2nd time they came, they raped women and beat and killed piazza. so deborah, so good luck at the mazda they looted in the town and raped and beat women. they loaded the hotel, said we have no power and water the go. i, la murat, hidden away from the judges. we meet you on a letter. he used to work as a security guard at this now destroyed hotel. he tells us some of that he grain fighters used it as their headquarters. they left messages on the wall before they

left. welcome to state of t grey. and no more, it's european. i am to grain the writing says and nestor. this is the way yes. hurdle that thought as his the godliness will have the letty gray fight as we're having a conference here preparing for the war when the money. but then they got hit and the hotel was destroyed. if we were here together and enrolled in with we would have died though tale was probably hit by an aunt ron. experts from the dutch and g o packs have identified these missile fragments as part of a bomb fitted to a turkish drone. turkey has been criticized for possibly selling the drones to with your peers government. the drones are also thought to be responsible for numerous civilian deaths in ethiopia, civil war. in fact, all parties involved in the conflict have been accused of committing atrocities. according to the united nations and rights organizations. this kindergarten is now

a temporary camp for volunteer fighters called funnel. oh wow. good group has signed up many new recruits since the t grey rebels 1st attack labella, including women. i'm not today, sir, is one of them. and listening to my calling, looking at him yonder mac was rather it's painful. my uncle and my aunt's husband to raise me like my own father, a dead daughter. my friend was like a sister to me was raped, but she so young minimum with i get a chance to find them. i will fight them to my last breath letter. here. what is closer to this number? any mr. gun peg? oh the funny fighters as celebrating 50 of them i man, not among them are traveling to the border between m horror in t grey. the volunteer fighter say,

they want to defend the border region in case the t p l f. attacks again. now to the drama, attracting attention on the sidelines of the winter olympics chinese tennis style pang chalet has given an interview in beijing denying accusations of sexual assault . she herself made against a communist party boss. a fierce debate has now started outside of china as to whether she had to do so under duress. punctual i spoke to the french sports newspaper. les, keep with a chinese olympic official in the room and said her allegations of sexual assault against a former official of the chinese communist party was an enormous misunderstanding. sexual assault. she is quoted as responding to pre submitted questions. i never said that anyone sexually assaulted me in any way before her accusatory post from november, 2nd was scrubbed from her verified account on chinese social media. though,

screenshots were posted on twitter pong writing, that young girl, li, of the all powerful politburo standing committee had forced her to have sex. despite her refusals, she told like, keep that she is the one who erased the post. in addition to the le keep interview, the international olympic committee announced monday that i o. c, president, thomas bock, and others dined with pong on saturday. spokesperson mark adams said the i o. c will not judge whether an investigation on punk initial allegations is needed. i think we need also to listen to her and we need to, to read what she's saying. we've invited to come to europe and we will meet again. and i think, i think we can say that we are doing everything. we can to make sure that the situation is as it should be at the daily news conference, adams wouldn't say whether i o. c. officials believe, pung, as speaking freely with them, or under duress, as many experts believe the sports organization are doing everything to ensure that

she is happy. in her interview with, like he hung echoed the chinese government saying her, quote, romantic problems. her private life should not be mixed with sport and politics. now the senate goals victorious football team were treated to a hero's welcome when they landed back in the capital the car a day after winning the africa cup of nations for the 1st time. i came to the south side of the street to celebrate the historic victory and president marquis fowls declared monday of public holiday. and it will be egypt for 2 on penalties in the final and can rude after the mass and the new. know you're watching the d. w. a news from berlin up next. don't film theories. a filmmaker returns to her child

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