don't lose your grip. the treasure map for modern globetrotters discover some of europe wykard breaking sights. and now also in book form. ah ah, this is d w. news line from berlin world leaders pay tribute. mikhail gorbachev has died at the age of 91. the last leader of the former soviet union, he's credited with helping to end the cold war. are seen as a hero in the west. the view in his native, russia is more mixed. also on the program,

a team of un experts is on its way to ukraine, south region nuclear power plot. the planned inspection of the russian health side comes amid growing fears that shelling in the area could spot a radiation lake. and 50 years ago, 11 is really athletes were killed by palestinian gunmen at the munich olympic games . now their relatives have reached agreement with the german government of a compensation. ah, i'm fil gail. welcome to the program. tributes are being paid to mikhail gorbachev has died at the age of $91.00. the last leader of the former soviet union, he helped end the cold war by fortune warmer ties with the west and introducing policies at home that encourage openness and reform within the common is block.

this ultimately brought down the iron curtain and divide into europe. that hunt divided europe since 1945 russian news ages reporting that mister gorbachev funeral beheld in moscow on saturday, november 30th in macau gorbachev's. first speech as leader of the soviet union. it was clear, he was a stark contrast to his predecessors one year we had for you was though, all right, i live in peace and freedom is the most important basic right of each individual for our kilowatt. gorbachev wanted to change the soviet union to bring it closer to the people. he promoted glass, nest openness, and perestroika reforms to words that will forever be associated with him. his new outlook was popular with many his policies also applied to the military, despite the resistance of soviet generals which it to

us if we are for as long as i am convinced that we will also have to reform our military. but he, we have far too many weapons, law, stately, we have to seek dialogue with other superpowers and reduce our arsenals to a reasonable extent in that yourself. as a result of that dialogue gorbachev and u. s. president reagan find the 1st of many disarmament treaties in 1987. it was the beginning of the end of the cold war in october 1989 when he visited east berlin for the g d r's, 40th anniversary celebrations. gorbachev urged eric han aker to implement reforms. he warned the eastern leader saying, life punishes those who come to late. a month after his visit, the berlin wall fell and with it, the iron curtain that had divided europe for decades. it

was gorbachev's, reformist policies that helped unleash a peaceful revolution across eastern europe. in 1990 gorbachev was awarded the nobel peace prize for his key role in bringing about a new peaceful world order. internationally, he was highly regarded. but at home, he was increasingly under pressure. the economic situation was dire. the soviet union on the verge of falling apart, communist hardliner stage, a coup against gorbachev in august 1991. at the end of that year, mikhail gorbachev announced his resignation and the soviet union was dissolved with many russians, holding him responsible for its demise. last

dw political correspondent to thomas sparrow. if that was how mister gorbachev would be remembered here in germany as a man who allowed re unification. absolutely, that's in li, the taste as a reason why go by trust relationship to germany and to the germans has been described as a special relationship. there's a reason why he's being described as germany's most beloved russian, and that has to do with those reforms that he implemented in the soviet union, which ultimately also paved the way for the so called peaceful revolution in east and germany for people going to the streets and protesting which also then led to the fall of the berlin wall and ultimately to germany's reunification in 1990. important to stress that then chancellor hadn't would call wanted to have not only the united states on board, but also the soviet union. and when call went to moscow to try and get that support, he got it from gorbachev. and it's that support that is still to day referenced when people in the street. but when people also,

when politicians also refer to gorbachev and the legacy that he had here in germany, one legacy is what he had at home in russia. a very positive legacy is the one that he has here in germany. and i do believe that that is something that will remain that role that gorbachev played in the fall of the berlin wall and also in germany's reunification in $1009.00. thank you for that. thomas thomas sparrow. i did of the political correspondent matter. ukraine, where experts from u. s. nuclear watchdog are on their way to these apparition nuclear power plant to carry how long awaited inspections have arrived in the city of separation and are expected to head to the russian occupied facility on thursday for a visit that could last several days. ukraine and russia have repeatedly traded accusations of shelling in the area even as the inspectors made their way to the site. and russian officials again accused ukrainian troops of shelling it in order to disrupt the mission. well d w,

correspond mathias pulling or is in the city of san anesha. i asked him what international expect as are planning to do at the captured nuclear plant? what they want to do is they want to excess, assess the damage that it has been happening to this plan you throughout the shelling it's through the past few weeks. so there is a physical damage to electricity lines and, and 2 buildings on the premises of this, of this plan. if not to the reactors themselves, they want to assess the functioning of the security systems. a nuclear power plant needs to be cooled throughout all the times. if the cooling stops, we have a big problem. we probably have a nuclear disaster. so there are several mechanisms in place that should ensure that the cooling continues. if for example, the power plant is cut off the electricity grid or in other cases. so this is something they accessed the ukrainians, have said that they have given them specific details about the plans of the,

of the plant and where to look for these of the systems and how to assess them. and the 3rd thing they want to do is to assess the conditions for the workers there . the work is there, run these, this plant on shift or the workers who used to work there before the war. they are ukrainians. they are employed by the ukrainian atomic energy authority, but the plant is run by or although the command is, is run by the russian atomic energy authority. so can these are people do their job? are they under pressure? is their safety risk from that as well? this is the 3 things they want to do. do you said blue ins, apparition, or take a look now at small storage making headlines? us health officials of approved updates to covey. 19 vaccines and targets the latest strains of the army kron variance between to booster shots made by my dad

and the pfizer bound tech could be available in the coming days. they'll only be administered to people who already received their primary vaccinations. one is a marking the 25th anniversary of the death of princess diana tributes replaced in front of her former london home fans also paid their respects in paris where she died. the princess of wales was killed in a car crash along with her boyfriend and driver. she was 36 years old. israel supreme court has rejected a petition to release a palestinian prisoner who's been on hunger strike for 6 months months. kalil a y day is accused of belonging to a militant group and has been held without charged since december. his lawyer says he's on the brink of death. the taliban have been celebrating the 1st anniversary of the withdrawal of u. s. troops from afghanistan, with fireworks in kabul. you as president joe biden faced a heavy criticism from the cancer who can pull out as the taliban be gained control

of the country. after nearly 20 years. a germany is reached, a compensation deal with relatives of israelis killed in the attack of munich olympics in 1972 german media reporting that berlin will take 28000000 euros to victim's families and open a research commission into the attack. 11 israelis and the west german police officer were killed when palestinian militants broke into the olympic village and took hostages. most of the victims died during a botched rescue attempt by german authorities. well the w political correspondent, benjamin alvaros grew but told me more about the deal. the german government has not yet confirmed this 28000000 years. the german media, that seat or title is reporting, but what they have confirmed would do just told us is that we'll have this new research a commission by german and also based railey historians to find out what actually

happened there. we as several falls, is still a classified, so for them to work on that. and they are also talks of additional compensations, both by the government and also by the state of bavaria where this happened to $9072.00. so the could be additional, a compensations for the family members at by the current government here in berlin, but also by the state of by very and the city of munich with its terror attacks happened to 9072. it's 50 years since this happened. why has it taken so long to reach a deal? there are several reasons for that. on one side is not still clear. it never detail . what happened on the 5th of september when this a palestinian terrorist group, black september, went to the olympic village, took hostages. and what happened afterwards at this abbeys with this botch rescue attempts by german police. it was not prepared, not an rescue, and not on as hostage a situation like that. so they still have to find out exactly what happened there.

and the have been other compensations. office by the german government to this family, members of the israeli is in sports a women and sportsmen that were killed there. but the family members are saying that it's a joke that it's not enough in a fraud. so the half been in office boy, the german government, but family members have been saying that it's not up to international a similar situations and that they should get a higher em money. not, not as a financial us but, but also by saying apologizing for what happened a, with their decisions that they took, not only from police, but also from authorities regimen alvaros gruber, such pakistan where officials a warning about the spread of water born diseases as millions of people struggle to cope with the unprecedented monsoon flooded. the battle has passed 1100 and officials expected to climb as waters recede. the swat valley in the north is normally a popular tourist destination of this time of year. now it's

a scene of devastation. the overflow from pakistan, swat river, now churns through these city streets when the flood waters arrived here, they came with unexpected force washing away roads and damaging bridges beyond repair. many of the hotels in this popular tourist region have been destroyed by the sub around 30 to 35 big and small hotels were washed away in the recent flooding object. suddenly today, the 6 days and flooding started, but you can still see 20 to 25 feet of water inside the hotels by name to be aware . this is the situation here in our town. people here have seen similar devastation before during the last meter floods to hit the region in 2010. when local resident says much of the rebuilding done since then has now been lost. got that biscuit

we were badly affected by the 2010 floods on board and we rebuilt our houses with a lot of effort and difficulty with glut and sweat at the village. i come from at around $40.00 to $45.00 houses, $140.00 to $4.00. they've been completely destroyed the over but over local media, se sum 200000 people remain stranded in the swat valley and the worst may not be over with more rain expected in the coming days. it wasn't a dublin years. i from berlin. his reminder of our top story well laid, us have paid tribute to the former soviet laid on mikhail gorbachev, who has died at the age of $91.00 with policies that promoted free speech. and before within the communist bloc, he forced a new dialogue with the west, but ultimately brought down the iron. russian news agencies reporting the funeral

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