history left, it's tracy with hearing their dreams ready to journey intended to so starting august 14th on d. w with this is d w. news line from berlin, u. s. how speak and nancy pelosi arrives in taiwan, defined french from china, and saying her visit honors, america's unwavering commitment to the islands democracy. she describes the trip is extremely dangerous, and promises military exercises in response. also on the program,

russia supreme court designate ukraine's as of regiment, a terrorist organization. this means the unit with far right routes, count faith harsh sentences. many of the as of soldiers who were captured in many of all are in the russian prisons waiting to hear that fate of the u. s. killed one of the key plotters of the 911 attacks president bible says, al qaeda leader. i am an hour here. he died in a drones strike in afghanistan after years in hiding ah i'm so gale. welcome to the program. us how speak and nancy pelosi has landed in taiwan after weeks of speculation over whether she would visit the island that china claims as its territory. china's describe the trip is

a major provocation and says, we'll respond with targeted military operations. tie one's defense, ministry says $21.00 chinese jets of entered what it calls that tie one's ad defense. so this is below c. s a visit, reflect americas unwavering commitment to supporting taiwan democracy. i asked taylor for val of the massachusetts institute of technology, whether supporting time wants democracy, was the only reason for nancy pelosi visit. i will, that certainly seems to be here. most important reason based upon our actually are based on the statement that she issued before arrival. but also she is being a very high profile throughout the region. and so i was also demonstrating america's commitment to a more generally i asked the question, because it seems, it seems to everyone watching the president biden, if it is not particularly committed to this really would've prefer not to go. and

yet she has gone well, it's a legal branch of government. and so although the president, i may not want her to go, he has no authority to stop or going in an act of congress visit time on a fairly regular basis. a speaker how highly unusual i think administration probably was worried about the potential for i says that the child on there with china over which seems to be what is starting right. yes. date the child is announced and see drills around taiwan drills likely to be extensive, beijing's response. i think they are their immediate response. this clearly was pre plan. i think 6 closure area. the issue to map this morning. the coordinates are the keeping their time, excuse me, with coordinates. in fact, there was

a television program at one time. now that the acura already begun. this says this is their 1st new, but i think from kind of what they have united states as weakening its commitment to the one china policy, which is sort of helped create the framework for us china relations. and for us, i want relation since 79 today, they feel, i believe, a strong need to underscore or there is all in their lives with regards to us, china, policy and policy. i know that the, the reason i suspect that this only be the 1st clue that they take they could undertake exercises for several weeks or even months to come. that there can be an economic compound this most likely focusing on i one, there could be a diplomatic component as well as i don't think these exercises are going to be the sum total of that response, right? so how does this, does this village and the response to the visit?

does this, how does the shift the relationship between china and the united states, which is already a pretty fraud? well, i think it probably confirms the worst case assessments on both sides that, that they are gradually drifting from a competitive relationship. you know, the white house often talks about being in strategic competition with times one, which is really to be marked by much more direct confrontation. and so i think we are witnessing the very start this process. they've got to go on for over a period of time. it's not necessarily inevitable, but i think certainly ask them to appear as if that is the direction of travel. ok, thank you so much for joining us and outlining that for us and take this as well. china and east asia expert, a director of security studies at massachusetts institute of technology. thank you . thank you. hi,

john. this no official protest with the german embassy in beijing after a foreign minister, adelaide and babylon criticize chinese aggression towards taiwan. during the trip to new york as bad books at germany stands united with the us. we share american concerns with painfully learned over the past month with february 24th. that aggressive, sorry can turn into dangerous action. china's comments with regard to ty vonn, raise serious questions. it cannot be in our interest if china is creating on top of this excessive economic dependency in its region. dw correspondent mckenna, christina in new york, told me more about the gym. foreign ministers criticisms when she arrived yet, united nations yesterday,

she wants to talk about nuclear non proliferation. but she was, of course, also asked about nancy closes visit and of consent then still planned visit to taiwan. and she said that it simply wasn't acceptable in relation to rossa, that a big estate could attack a smaller neighbor. and that international law also applies to china. now that didn't go down. well, a protest was delivered to the german ambassador in beijing. and emma, clearly this is so chinese reflex. when that is criticism, although we have learnt out of the background here that there is no interest to really make a clear statement of reaction on that visit. it appears just like the united states . they want to see this visit, speak for itself and not add fuel to the fire because quite clearly what we are seeing from the chinese side that is quite a bit of anger over this visit. the foreign minister also called for strengthening of the transatlantic alliance. what does she mean by them? so what?

yes, well, she held a speech on seizing the transatlantic moment. that is a rather nice way of saying of the rediscovery of transatlantic bonds, the reliance on the united states in the light of the ukraine war and m. c. there says that it's hina is of course, a common concern, and a more alignment with the u. s. policy on china is what she's hinting at. and that could mean taking a toughest dance, but that could also mean after the failure to get that trans atlantic trade agreement together. that that could be individual steps that could amount to something like a closer trade framework. and the foreign minister also said that germany had abandoned its long how the belief in the concept of change through trade. what does she mean by that?

this is very interesting because this is the question that i'm gonna, michael, the former german sansa avoided during this final months of being in office when she was asked with the example of china. whether that was proof that it, that this concept had failed. she simply didn't want to answer that very question. and here an alina babble is stating that quite clearly, and what she means is having less trade reliance as she cited ukraine. and with germany's europe's heavy reliance on ross and gas as a negative example. and in relation to china, that's my mean, she is her argument to have less dependence in certain aspects of production and supply lines not to have to discover that there can't be any certain medicine so it can, can no longer be delivered at home because of a high reliance on sign it. so reducing that, i think there she is very much in line with what america, both under trump and under biden, has been calling for for

a long time. clearly the europeans determined rethinking their trade relations to china. i thank you for that. to help me corresponded mckenna, christina in new york, and take a look at some more stores making headlines around the world. now. a crozier has marked an international rumor, genocide remembrance day navy. yes. a nova concentration come, lester. might had 16000 people were killed. that during world war 2, community leaders say many romeus still living poverty despite laws protecting minorities. british airways is suspending sales of short whole flights from london heathrow airport for the next week. the airport has kept the number of passenger departures because of staff shortages. are there, he throws, asked airlines to cut flights and stop sending tickets? russia supreme courses rule that ukraine's as of regiment is a terrorist organization. the decision may main harsh sentences for fighters were

being held as prisoners of war. the as of regiment is a ukrainian military unit with the far right and nationalist background. it was the focus of russia's claims about fascist elements in ukraine. many fought in the months long sieges of steel planting, merrier poll. russia back separatists are calling for them to be executed. this was the, as of still works earlier this year. inside thousands of fighters from the so called as of regiment. from within the tunnels under the steel plant, the regiments leaders sent out video messages. the nurses are, this is our repeal to the world as could be the last appeal of our lives. we are probably facing our last days if not hours. the enemy out numbers us $10.00 to $1.00, but it is enough. they didn't last much longer. order to surrender by the government and keith, the steel plants defenders were taken prisoner. russian officials called them nazis

. the group does have a far right history. it was found that in 2014 as a volunteer militia, to fight pro russian separatists in the don bath region. current members have rejected being called nationalists or radicals. however, they say they're patriots. russian media also said the group mistreated civilians and matter you paul. but without evidence videos showed fighters helping civilians evacuate in the days before the surrender. since then, the captured fighters have become pawns and the game potential assets in an eventual swap or ceasefire negotiations. as the war grinds on, without them will they doubly corresponded, begin to showcase in keith says the russian court's ruling could change the status of the as a fighters round. about $2500.00 fighters surrendered to the

russians. they were registered by the red cross s so called prisoners of war. and that would mean under the geneva convention that they are not that it's not allowed to charge them only for fighting in that war. but these changes, if they are recognized terrorist organizations, then they could face big chargers and even in the dunbar, republic officials have said they could even get the death sentence. so this is, this is a really hard situation also for the relative bed. i just spoke to her to a lawyer here in ukraine. it, he said it might be only like political game by russia to like raise their suit to say bell, you off the prisoners in this, in a possible prisoner swap or in negotiations for a peace agreement. so their relatives are,

they don't know what to think here if it's just like if they are just pawns or if it's a really threat. but many here are very worried because many have relatives or friends in the army. and when they might get prisoners of war, they fearing this pattern of russian we have been seeing over the past months to criminalize the prisoners of war. a got a sugar in cave or the 1st ship carrying badly needed ukrainian grain exports is now approaching the turkish coast on route to lebanon. are the rezone set sail yesterday after ukraine restarted grain shipment sandra un deal to andrew rushes, blockade. exports of wheat, corn, and other commodities were halted at the start of the war in february, causing a global food shortage. a sign of hope for many the 1st cargo ship to leave ukraine. since the start of the conflict. there at $26000.00 tons of corn on board, headed to lebanon with

a very relieved crew hall about mark and number. it's so liberating after being stuck here for so long. it's an incredible feeling to be able to return to my homeland yvonne about 20000000 tons of grain is still waiting to be exported from ukraine. but this 1st ship as an important start, saves you in secretary general good tara's this ship dimensions vessel. rosanna is loaded with 2 commodities in short supply garden and hope. hope for millions of people around the world will depend on the smooth running of ukraine sports to feed their families. the ship has made it out of ukrainian walters and is due to end to turkey on tuesday night. authorities are preparing for the ships arrival where its cargo will be inspected under the terms of the un deal longer than going missing a bit due to the bad weather conditions. the ship arizona is expected to anchor in istanbul around midnight. so later than estimated the median agreement limits of

exam after arrival, procedures and inspection will be carried out by a delegation from turkey, russia, ukraine, and the united nations brought him. she will not only shake will then continue on its way subject to the results sooner go to give me your love element. meanwhile, in ukrainian ports on the black sea, 60 mo grain freights as a waiting to depart. all day w correspondent to doran jones in istanbul told us what'll happen when the ship arrives in turkey. well, this is coming up very crucial stage ahead of us in the around 8 o'clock local time . in the morning, wednesday, we will see a turkish boarding party with a russians and ukrainians in the united nations. and they will inspect the ship to see that everything is carrying is according to the the stated declaration of the ship. now they pre shipping ball hope leaving,

i'm going to cry will have to be search by these parties of ukrainians. russians took united nations and all of this has been coordinated here in the sample at the joint coordination center. and this task is seen as crucial for the ongoing success of this program that talking about in the region of needing a 100 ships a month. if they're going to meet to talk to $5000000.00 funds a month. so this process of searching and so and signing off on each ship needs to go smoothly. and this process should start on wednesday is seen as key to the whole process going forward. that happens according to plan to ship within a few hours will sail down the balls 1st. and then on to the mom received behind me, and then on the 11 them to live, to deliver urgently needed call. diane jones and i stumble. united states says it has killed the leader of our cader. i am on the way here in a drone strike enough county stone. it was one of the founders of the terrace group and was in hiding for more than a decade. the c, i targeted the man they believe was central to the 911 attacks in the heart of this

wealthy cobble neighbourhood where many taliban leaders reside. the head of al qaeda found a hide out, but not out of washington's sides. a u. s. official says i am on als a why harry was identified on multiple occasions, spending time on the balcony of the house, where he was eventually struck early on sunday morning. now we have eliminated the mirror of our kyler. he will never again, never again. oh our carriage then to become a tour. so shaven because he is gone and we're going to make sure of nothing else happens. you know, i can't be a launching pad against united states. we're going to see to that won't happen. the gyptian bonds are why harry was osama bin laden's, right hand man. before later succeeding him as head of al qaeda. the u. s. says he was actively involved in planning the september 11th attacks in the us,

as well as other al qaeda operations, including 2 u. s embassy bombings in east africa in 1998. and the attack on the u. s. s. cole warship in yemen, in 2000. following the strike that killed him, the taliban accused the us of violating international principles and the doha agreement. but for the americans, if the taliban who's broken that 2020 accord by providing cover for so i re who's killing is the 1st known us strike in afghanistan since washington pulled out its troops a year ago. journalist from sir mark we lived in afghanistan for many years, asked whether he was surprised that the owls are here. he had been living in couple i my thought surprised her place where he was target to this about 10 minutes walk from my apartment in calm blue. i would dare to say everybody else was also

surprised. it must have been only a very small circle that knew his whereabouts. and that set to have context as him to call upon takeover to have been credible reports that none afghan jihadists had been visiting or temporally staying in kabul. so that some people like him have beaten, cobbled was known, and that he himself lived, consulted central position. that was a surprise. and so is it possible for him to have been living there in such a central position without the taliban knowing this is always impossible to verify, but it is fairly imaginable that the tale bon couldn't have known that he was around. and even if one would assume that it would make the taliban look good if they would literally have missed, ah, some one like i'm on, although he living right in front of them. so either way it doesn't look good for

to tale bomb. okay. and so do we then presume that al qaeda so so he's there to we presume that the al qaeda his organization were operating freely in the country will have been and since the us withdrawal i'll cry though has never completely disappeared from us on a song and we're talking only about some estimates, say a 1000 or so or a few 1000 members. i'm so they have been there while the u. s. was staying there while there was a republican government in hiding. now since a thought on takeover, for example, un reports have indicated that they move around more freely so that all title is around is not a surprise in itself. the big question is, what exactly are they doing? are their trust hiding out? are they're planning things. their it gets tricky where information is barely

available that they're around. that was more or less clear. and i can you see what, what differences do you see between this operation operation to kill osama bin lot and in 2011? from a technical standpoint, there were 2 completely different alterations here. it was a strike with a drone, so no u. s. boots on the ground. exactly the way that president biden said they intend to do counter terrorism, that they don't need this huge presence. base is on the ground to do such things, where the bolt up up to mission that killed being loudon. m u. s. helicopters started from a base in afghanistan, crossing into pakistan. you had us hold to us on the ground haunting the target town. um, so it was a complete different modus operandi. and what link step that to will peroration is

that it was both that then i'll kind the leaders that were targeted. thank you for that front front. mattie wildfires in california to burn through huge areas of forest and displaced thousands of people multiple blazes of burning across the state, decades of droughts and rising temperatures are made california farmable to summer fires. in recent days, the flames of threatened yosemite national park, the w. stephanie simons has been talking to california who seen the fires close up . aah! any day they can use helicopters in their battle against the oak. fire is a good day. the fire fighters say the place is carving deep wounds into the generally beautiful mountainous landscape. it is also leaving many mariposa city and county residence, wounded and scarred the towns elementary schools versus

a red cross evacuation center. now, mostly local volunteers are providing food, clothing, medical care, and of course shelter for all who had to run from the flames for all who need help now in one way or another. yeah. like back or was fires, have impacted different neighborhoods and communities and throughout the last month, the residents there. just wondering if they have a home to return to so trained read crossers are able to provide that emotional care that they're needing right now. we're one of the many who lost their homes and everything with it mcguire, he was surprised by the oak fire while at work particularly well. so it was just a quick mean lesson 40 minutes from when he saw it. tim, as to get home, we have a few items and the plaines were jewish, mailed the driveway. there's only one way out. firefighters are still putting out spot fires, he and there. and the electric company's repairing detroit power lines. the

neighborhood where robbie lived still under active evacuation orders and not allowed to go back home. the us marines veteran asks us for a favor or the rocker. we are. what would you like an american flag in a stake? yes. just posted on my property. okay. by my house to go to pictures, cuz really i don't want to see it right now. okay. oh, sent flags. warm it. minutes later we're meeting roughly in a motel room where he stays temporarily to pick up his flag. it doesn't matter just if you guys will quantas. it'll give inspiration. you. i'm glad i came when i'm not ready. we are following killed, fire pressed information officer jonathan with his help. we're trying to find rodney's house. you think that did or is it one more up? not sure of this. is it the sign at the bottom out of the address on and finally we find it in front yard. i guess there was

a car parked slo shed some work here. house. there's nothing left there's nothing left as frog he asked us to. we post his replacement flag for the one his father brought home from world war 2 actually and which he lost with everything else in the fire. shortly after we're back with rodney in his motel room after running for his life just days ago, he sees what is left of his house for the 1st time. oh my god. oh my god, we would have to guess so, but i can go there. right. he's the see more be argued that you guys now babies don't like i need to see the damage so i can heal as thousands of fire fighters continue to put up a fight against the oak fire every day. healing from the wounds it cost is next.

for nature and for a lot of people in mariposa county is remind of our top story at this hour. yes. how speaker nancy pelosi has arrived in taiwan marketing, the highest level of visit by us officially in 25 years. just as the visit highlights, countries unwavering support for ty, ones, democracy, china says it will launch military exercises off, ty, one's coast in response that you have today. so i'll be back in just a moment with the day taking a closer look at that. nancy pelosi visit to taiwan and the americans assassination of al qaeda leda. i'm in columns over here in just a minute with

ah ah. back to ukraine. you close than has no idea what is waiting for him in urban but the photographer has made up his mind. he wants to document the devastation and human suffering may accompany him on

a difficult return to his home country, which is still at war. close up. in 60 minutes on d, w. o, ah, that is a journey across the entire continent. a variety of cod, so word and this. so all the focus, the movers shake is visionaries and majors when binding the meaning of modern africa is actually starts august. the 5th and d w. now come on, let's be honest with summer break and just doesn't really mean

much does it without the bundis league? oh, well, don't worry. we'll start up again soon. wound us legal football action goals. all in on kick off stuart's august 9th here on d w. finally, the speaker has landed after weeks of speculation and not quite denials. us how speak and nancy pelosi as landed in taiwan. and china is livid beijing is stepping up military drills around the island claims as its territory under russia has seized this opportunity to back china's claim to neighboring.