because i'm a cool guy. it's just me in the moon. oh ah ah, this is dw slide from berlin. the u. s. and germany become the latest countries to announced plans to supply ukraine with armored personnel carriers, german, marta and hugh as bradley infantry fighting vehicles may soon be heading to the front line. meanwhile, at christmas ceasefire, often by russia seems to fall through also on the program. over millions of people

suffering from alzheimer's disease, promising new drug is on the verge of approval by us regulate. and we'll look at growing fears in the netherlands, that drugs gangs could be undermining the rule of law. ah, ah, i'm glad of as well come to the program. a unilateral cease fire announced by russian president vladimir putin appears to have fallen through as fighting in ukraine continues. ukraine had already rejected the announcement as a trick. many russians, as well as a ukrainian christians, celebrate the orthodox christmas holiday, which begins to day cranium president. below them is the landscape accused putin of planning, to use a pause in fighting to consolidate russian positions. russia has accused ukraine of

not respecting the cease fire for more about this. so let's bring in dr. joe mcglenn. she's a senior research at monterey initiative in russian studies in oxford. england now is 36, our unilateral cease fire that appears to have fallen through already couldn't pull to see that coming. i imagine he did, i don't think any point. and the purpose of declaring the sci fi was to have a c. i me, it was obvious, it would fall apart. i mean, even last night, when we had any spreadsheet in the head of the people's republic, the unrecognized statement that, well, that was, that's now been annexed by russia. they say and, and he said that he refused to abide by any sci fi, because he didn't believe that the ukrainians that his men were fighting were indeed orthodox. so what was behind this is fire them in

terms of motivations. and it seems quite clear that one of the motivations was to, i space, keep up the shirad in the sense that it looks good abroad. perhaps it can even exploit some divisions in europe between those who might want to pressure or, and of course in the u. s, administration, she know she might want to pressure ukraine to accept certain conditions, to make certain concessions in between those you who want and kind to want to support you going for it to restore all of its territorial integrity that katie didn't want given the weapons deliveries that you were just being bound, we've been hearing about it the last couple of days. but i was thinking there's a message to a domestic audience here to vastly, of course is reflective of putin zone ideology and understanding of ukrainians as, as russian people most ukrainians. now, from this year have, is been going on for

a while, but from this year in particular, most europeans do tend to celebrate christmas on the 25th of december. so this referenced celebration on the 7th. it's again, her sort of a call to the fraternal brothers narrative that the beating deploy, innovative lead malevolent way. but it also makes it like a peacemaker at home, particularly at a time when consent amounting about a 2nd wave of mobilization. and of course about the recent explosion on news. even mckeever. yeah, i was about to come to the do you think there's a direct link to that set back v news eva talkin, which almost 90 russian soldiers were killed? certainly it's causing trouble. i mean, it directly is difficult to know. i mean, there were a lot of weapons. i think the fusion is it in there in the morning and they've made it very clear in the ground that they are prepared to take enormous losses. so i

don't think it's the number of men killed that would have had the impact. it could be the amount of ammunition that was, that was not because no from that was that just means that now a new latest who needs to be sorted out. or of course they need to find a new way to sort of regroup or to get my mission. i do think that because this is something that has resonated, there's a lot of pressure from the nationalist bloggers. he won't get into the fight, fight harder and is very passionate about the war. and there's a lot of domestic upset about the way that the mobilized. so just the more weeks have been treated. i do think that perhaps no, was a useful time into sort of play the oh, i mean i have a truce i, i would like to have peace. it was helpful characterization at that moment in time, given the domestic complex to with i thank you very much for your insights.

and in another development in the war, germany and the usa, they are now prepared to send armored vehicles to ukraine through countries. leaders announced that ukraine would receive german made mazda and the u. s. built bradley fighting vehicles for decision follows a similar one by france. this is the emx t n r c. it's a french light battle tank that's highly mo bile and fitted with a powerful gun. now to ukraine's delight frances donating some of these ahmed combat vehicles. to cave france, if a will, did you, france brings a new level of european defense support to ukraine. and i thank president my call for this leadership. we'll get more armored vehicles including french made wheeled tanks, which sends a clear signal to all our other partners. there is no rational reason why western style tanks have not yet been supplied to ukraine. it's important in order to restore security for all ukrainians and peace for all europeans. you replace.

zalinski hath clearly been frustrated by the west's reluctance to give his country the tanks. he says it's so desperately needs. joe biden has now sent the us. we'll send bradley fighting vehicles to help key if they've been used by the u. s. military to carry troops around the battle fields since the mid 19 eighties. military experts say the bradley would give ukraine more firepower and strengthen its ability, entrench wolf, m. but biden's move falls short of sending in heavy tanks like the abram, which is what key if really, once berlin was reluctant to agree to donate matters which armored personnel carriers. but the shouts government gave way to increasing pressure to change its mind. the thought that we have discussed the supporting ukraine in its right to

self defense even with heavy weapons and because thought and believes that that he can hold out longer. and that if at some point you, crean ran out of happens and international support, he would win this war ha dusted. so all skin zayden. he had even he given good him and asked the devastation and ukraine mounts the pressure on all kids allies will only increase oh yes, the w political corresponded hands, bronze, explaining why germany, husband saw reluctant to send these vehicles to ukraine. and what changed the government's mind? well, it's the fact is that since the beginning of this war, these mazda fighting vehicles have been on off because they are basically in storage, waiting to be scrapped because they have been scrapped by the german army. so the arms industry offered to supply them very early on in the war, but that was, that was at a time when the german government was very reluctant about supplying weapons,

especially heavy weapons. because germany has always been scared that it could get involved, or nato could get involved as a participant in this war. and the escalation of weapons that have been sent to ukraine has been managed very, very carefully, especially from the german sides. germany is also reticent about this because of the history of the 2nd world war when german troops were in these areas in ukraine and russia fighting against russian troops. but the situation on the battle ground has not changed. and since the german government has said it would only supply such weapons if other nato allies do so as well, that condition has not been met with the united states and france also supplying such weapons. so now germany is supplying these weapons, but it has to be said, there's also a very simple logistical reason for that. until recently. what has been supplied to ukraine have been soviet era fighting vehicles from, for instance,

former communist east germany. but the ammunition for these vehicles was running out and no one in the west manufacturers that ammunition. so if your current has to go on fighting, then it needs new vehicles that can be supplied with proper ammunition from the west. an spon speaking there. now let's have a look at some of the other stories making headlines. the u. s. house of representatives is still without a speaker front runner, kevin mccarthy from the republican party failed to gather than necessary votes in 11th successive rounds of voting. the speaker of the house is considered the most powerful role in the us congress. some one a strong storm as on least heavy rain, snow and high winds across california for a 2nd day forecasters have warned of more flooding and months slides. the massive storm is known as a bomb cycle and has killed at least 2 people, including a child. thousands of homes are now without power and who study

is warning that 2 thirds of the world's glaciers will disappear by the end of the century. at the current rate of global warming, scientists say, even if future warming can be limited to just a few more tenths of a degree, almost half of the gloves. glaciers will melt. alzheimer's disease affects tens of millions of people worldwide. that number is expected to rise as population's age right now, there are next to no effect of treatments for the disease. but that could soon change a promising new drug developed by japanese pharma company i, psi, and u. s. biotech for and biogen may get accelerated approval from you as regulators. as soon as today, all timers disease was 1st diagnosed and a woman named august they tear over a century ago. it's the most common cause of dementia in general, expect it to a 3rd of all cases are due to all times disease. but for

a number of reasons, cures, or even adequate treatments for all timers have proven, stubbornly elusive to has been a tough who didn't talk about it. second on the funding, we have $15.00 to $20.00 times less funding for this disease area. go back to cancer, also we have equal numbers about 5055000000 in the world. and 30, it's very difficult. this is a brain disorder and at the most difficult organ of the body has all timers disease progresses. clumps of protein called amyloid form in the brain of the affected patient. another protein called tao, which usually stabilizes neurons instead begins to form tangles like those here in blue. that also plays a key role in degeneration. there is a picture and metaphor for that. so the emily pathology is the trigger

that of the gun, but finally the bullet that killed suddenly top of the g mckenna, mab. new old timers, treatment slows, the formation of plaques in the brain. it's an artificially produced antibody that works by binding to m a. lloyd, the medication has broken new ground in the field. this is a big success. and so this is the 1st, this is a 1st trial we to proven result in a phase 3 clinical trial. i think the science is har. fair and so, so this is opening the door. i would say it's a milestone. it's definitely a very important milestone because it's the 1st druck that it is not acting soon. symptomatic lee, it's clearly deceased, modifying in a certain sense that showed in a face free trial or positive outcome in all i'm really and secretary, what's the cannon mob only slowed the loss of cognition. it didn't halted

completely. still. it's a promising step towards potentially stopping or even curing this debilitating neurological condition. now barta strosver is one of the world's leading outs. i'm a researcher and director of euclid dementia research institute. you saw him briefly in our report earlier, a bother understand the new medication is not the v. alta mature for us. i was. so what can i do for patients and what kind of not to well the trial shows is that it slows the case so that people remain longer at the 2nd stage of the disease and overall, which it's a mean and we need to be, it's h a mean over a whole population, but overall patient game, certainly a few months in becoming, in that case. basically, what do we know about the risks that come with this new drug? yeah, there are

a quote from reports all these antibodies. it's known that they can cause brain him and i just, and this is especially the case in patients be for which is and gene. and then she also more happening apparently, in paper, people who take on people are lucky. and so there have been one or 2 case reports of severe side effects there. now, according to the world health organization, dementia is a leading cause of death globally. yet only 1.5 percent of the global health research is focused on the disease. why is this so under funded? yeah, that's a good question. i am asking myself that ready for the gates? so i think it has partially do with the taboo. it's a disease many of the elderly. it's something which many people don't like to talk about. and so that is sort of populism or wrong is disorder. like yeah, we can do anything about it is, is happening,

etc. and i think that has being why it's not in the mainstream and not fancy and but this is changing. i have the impression now the w a so also expects the number of people with dementia worldwide to almost triple and reach 140000000 by 2050. why is this disease so common? well, 1st of all, it has always been a common disease, but the main driver, but in this expansion is increasing life expectancy all over the world. so we get more and more people who come 7080. and that's the big group of people reach alzheimer's disease. and dementia, so that's the main driver behind this. but also this drug, it just puts the break on the disease. it doesn't cure it. do you think there will be a cure for alzheimer's within our lifetimes? yeah. well, i think it's of course you need to test these drugs at the moment that the patients have already symptoms. so if you want to put the brake on, you better do it in the beginning of the disease. so what i expect is that these

drug will gradually move more forward into the show. there is a 1015 years that people accumulate this. i'm not in the brain read off any symptom, and i think that's the moment that you need to use the truck. and so i guess that was the story is approved. we'll see, experimentation to that direction. so i think there is a q a possible here. and then in the stage that the drug test and now that is also ready to tell which we're here for, about another inflammation. and so there is a lot of effort going on at the moment to also stop the reply mission and to stop the stop over g. and so the future for patients in the stage when, when they have a symptoms will be a combination of therapy. so that's hope bob to stroke with a, with a u. k. the mentor research institute, thank you very much for sharing your expertise with us. if you're welcome to mexico, now as security forces of capture, the alleged cartel leader of video guzman lopez, he's the son of the notorious drug lord known as l chapel. it was shoot else across

the western state of sinaloa. as council members tried to prevent the arrest, some in the states, an attack on an airport where they believed guzman was in custody. terrified air passengers doc for cover rush, their plane comes under fire during takeoff. outside. cooley, a can airport or national ramos captured the mormon to mexican air force plane was shot at parallel with my mouth, destroyed the frenz. i'm super nervous. he and hundreds of others took shelter in the airport as the terror unfolded. the thought on that i was filming with the armed forces arrived here at the airport and they were welcomed with shops. we tried to leave walking towards a friend's house for them, but we couldn't,

because they were shot. and the plane had to take off again in all as elegant august federal. unbeknownst to them, their cities most wanted man had just been arrested, unleashing a violent backlash. cart tail foot soldiers set up road blocks and waged war on the police. as they try to free their boss right below the rules of life yet. so what is being done? we have 7 state police person injured. we knew that their military personnel also injured, were still working to control the situation. but of a lot of video, guzman lopez, no one as the mouse was previously arrested in 2019 barton, an embarrassment to the mexican authorities. he was later released after the cartel did battle with federal forces authorities see his rearranged lands, a powerful blow. he died in june for the rest was the result of 6

months of reconnaissance and surveillance work in the area of influence of this criminal group. they were, it was known that carried out elicit activities yet. okay. you have other counselors activities, are this elicit us officials confirmed good man lopez was slow into central mexico. by nightfall. he was behind bars transferred to a high security prison outside the capital. his chaotic capture, a major coup for american and mexican law enforcement. and we stay with the subject and look at the netherlands, where a string of mafia star murders has led to questions about whether drug gangs or threatening the rule of law in the country. the high profile killings include that of investigative journalist, peters of fries are corresponding jack parrot has found that anyone attempting to shed light on the criminals. behind the country's liberal drugs, trade is coming under pressure from the mafia. he has his report from the hague. a

dutch coffee shop where it's permitted to buy small amounts of marijuana. you can even pay with your banker. but businesses like this one could spend up to $3000000.00 euros buying stock without receipts is technically illegal for them to purchase so much, but it's never prosecuted. that legal gray area here is coming under increasing scrutiny. following the 2021 murder of dutch investigative journalist, peter r. devries. he was part of a team supporting a witness in a case against a drug kingpin and firstlight for his eyes family. but also the client. it was a huge blow. yeah. and, and we, we had to look for new balance and, and to, to i am to hold on to each other to be able to continue. these lawyers have spent more than 2 years under round the clock protection for defending a key witness in

a trial against riddle on target. he's accused of ordering a string of murders, including the former lawyer and the brother of the main witness against him. lawyer peter shout and says the trial against 2 other men, accused of the related murder of devries has descended into a mess. it's now headed to re trial after a judge left the proceedings and the deluge of new evidence was submitted. but i say is, we should just legally men up against situations like this, learn from what is going on here and make changes in the law so that even lesh becomes a problem. the fear is that matthew or intimidation might be winning. journalists like saskia bowman remain committed though. my colleagues are really adamant in writing about organized crime and am revealing what, what's happening air in the country and how dangerous it is and how important it is to fight organized crime. and but they're all more carefully you can say that

they're all more aware of the dangerous and we are more yeah. more careful. the local, fresh, older, with the port of rotterdam thought to be the main entry point for cocaine into europe. the netherlands is under pressure from other e u countries. the multitude of court cases around these criminal gangs rumbles on, but there's also a national discussion about what's being done politically. and many of those questions are being directed here to the ministry of justice, asking exactly what is changing to prevent these kind of crimes in the future. the dutch government sent d w a statement saying it's taking unprecedented action and is investing an additional $700000000.00 euros in the coming years to fight organized crime. i personally think this country is not a riddle with gang violence or anything like that. it's not like a italian mafia or something, but it is starting to get a big problem. every one turns to the netherlands as the prime example of

legalization of drugs and how we should, you know, push forward the, to, for example, legalize marijuana and other kind of drugs. and, and i don't know, it's really opens your eyes of the whole reality behind it. and how the netherlands has become anarchist. the mafia gang has also been threatening people in belgium and germany, routing out their influence is significant, not just for the netherlands, but for the whole of europe. china is preparing to drop its quarantine requirements for inbound travellers. this sunday, the relaxed entry rules are expected to boost the number of chinese tourists headed abroad. but a big surgeon cove at 19 infections within china. as some countries worried about an influx of chinese travelers, many asian travel hotspots are hoping the health risks and economic rewards can be balanced. tokyo's asakusa tourist district is preparing for book could be it's

busiest time in years. chinese tourists, a set to make it big. come back here as beijing, let's quarantine restrictions from sunday, but some in japan's tourist sector have mixed feelings about their return. he's in more body joke with all that. there were so many chinese customers before that were grateful that they returning and shopping hair again. i thought it's amazing, but at the same time for that, since we downsized our operations and personnel during the pandemic, i wonder if an influx of too many people might overwhelm our capacity to call. i'm also worried that we need to be more careful to keep the virus from spreading. what about can it was enough to pan has announced tougher border control measures for chinese travelers amid concern over a spike in china's cove, it caseload people traveling here from china. we'll have to present a negative covered test before flying as in other asian tourist hub, such as thailand and indonesia,

where tourism plays an important role for the economy. authorities decided not to impose any restrictions among the 11. 1, i'm concerned because the pandemic and china still hasn't subsided, and the reports of new covey cases every day. but it might also be beneficial because the chinese tourists will boost our economy and people will be able to make a better living on the south. korea's government is taking a more cautious approach, demanding covey tests from those traveling from china, and limiting flights and visas. but here in the capital cell, this st food bender says he's already stalking up on supplies to prepare for more hungry visitors. or 2 little chinese tourists are our main customers. so the more the merrier a little. so he's hoping the chinese will be back with a renewed appetite for travel and for his pancakes ill

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