much on my shoulders, but i have to hold this weight because i'm responsible for the future fall country for the people who are behind the boss. gardens of truth starts february 18th on d. w. ah, ah ah, this is, these are the news live from berlin baffled times now heading for ukraine from both sides of the atlantic. president barton announces the us will deliver $31.00 of its powerful abrams times to the balkan field hours earlier. german chancellor of shawls confirm that berlin will send it's leopard to also coming up with

a deadly cold snaps creeps across asia from afghanistan to japan, thought 0 temperatures and heavy snow are causing keels williams. and and good to see go football, daughter and broke the deadlock at the last minute to come away with 3 crucial points. and then not to wait at mind. ah, i'm here mohammed, welcome to the program. western made battle tanks will soon be facing off against russian armor on the battlefield in ukraine. the united states is sending em one abrams tanks to the ukrainian army. earlier germany gave the go ahead for its lap at 2 tanks to be delivered to ukraine. it mocks,

a coordinated move to provide support against a potential offensive. the spring kid has called it a historic day. after days of diplomatic wrangling to big announcements from either side of the atlantic to day to day, i am announcing at the united states will be sending 31 abram tags to ukraine. the equivalent of one ukrainian battalion secretary austin has recommended to step because on has ukraine's capacity and had finished her turn achieve strategic objectives. the u. s. president statement came just hours after germany announced it would deliver 14 of its leopard to battle tanks to ukraine. okay, does this does a given us, this is the results of renewed and intense consultations with our allies and international partners. or we'd like to underline that it was right. and it is right that we didn't let ourselves be forced into action. now that we instead

counted and will continue to count on closed corporation on these issues, international pressure had been growing and germany to agree to send lipp at 2 tanks to ukraine or to at least lift an export ban on the jam and may tanks. so other countries could supply them that last week and meeting of defense leaders from more than 50 countries at ramstein, airbase and germany failed to produce any agreements chance loan of shows was unwilling to send german tanks unless the u. s. made a similar commitment that diplomatic gamble seemingly paid off the agreement to supply the tanks as a huge political turnaround for germany. and it's a major boost for ukraine. western battle tanks like the leopard and the abrams, or what ukrainian president followed amir zalinski has long been pleading for and many say they could be a game changer in the war. you see,

i am grateful to all our allies of our willingness to provide us with modern and much needed tanks. always proofs for most important fat for a while to day. for fat for freedom is only getting stronger on the way we are all working together to strengthen freedom, to defend ukraine in europe, is a historic achievement of a part of the leaders who are working on it right now. as ask that zalinski also stressed that speed as now key. while the 1st leopard tangs could arrive in ukraine and the next 2 to 3 months, the white house has already said that it will likely be many more months before it's abrams tanks will arrive at the front. so did cells as announcement play any part in the decision of the united states to send its tanks? i put that question to d. w 's carrying a cheap toy in washington dc. i didn't,

i hardly played a crucial role only a week ago. and he said that germany would only deliver legal part to tanks if the united states and delivers abrams tanks. and then as you probably remember, there was an important meeting in germany and our average time where germany and b as did not reach an agreement. and all the sites were aware of what kind of image on what kind of message they were, and he underline, and he added, and we just want to make sure we're all together. and there was only just a week ago that us officials said that these abrams tanks will not suitable for use in ukraine. what's changed? that was precisely also one of the questions in the background meeting this morning with the department of defense and the spokesperson, john kerry be answered, that there has been many calls and many conversations between abide and and charles this week to coordinate not only the tanks, but also,

the help the allies are sending to ukraine are planning to central ukraine. he said that today's announcement as a result of grades diplomatic conversations, and that unity is and has been the greatest strength. so as you can see, the main message here is clearly to show that they are not divided. they mean in germany, you are of the european union and the united states are united. and this is probably so important because as we all know and evaded any enemy in this case we're russia, could of course, be an easier target for them. is that detail to use carrying that she more in washington dc for us. thank you. let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. police say to people have been killed and several others injured in life attack on a train in northern germany. it happened as the train was traveling between the cities of keel and hamburg. police arrested the alleged attacker, a palestinian man in his thirties in the town of brooks. did the motive is too

unclear? at least a dozen people have been injured in a bond last in the east of the democratic republic of congo. local authority, say an unknown person designated the bomb in a market in the ton of many victims were taken to hospital and investigation is currently underway. no one has that claimed responsibility for the social media giant matter says it will restore the facebook and instagram accounts of former us president donald trump, author a 2 year suspension. the company says the ban will be lifted in the coming weeks. trump was suspended from the pat holmes off to his role in the january 6th capital riots. a cold front across asia is causing record low temperatures and prove, proving deadly in some countries. freezing weather has affected millions of people from japan and south korea to afghanistan,

which is experiencing it's coldest winter. in 15 years. people in china's northernmost city more. he and no strangers to the cold. the temperature here can stay below freezing for up to 8 months of the year. but this week things are especially chilly. temperatures plunged to minus 53 degrees celsius. it's colder, stay ever recorded with you. so northern china has been hit hard by the freezing front, affecting asia roads, a covered and snow rail tracks. a frozen with thick ice, actually bought dogs. yeah, cool. yeah, here and junk. a cycling isn't an option either. the cold sweep has caused sea ice and northeastern li alden bay to expand rapidly. huge ice blocks now spend almost 13000 kilometers. it's

not just china that's freezing. japan is also experiencing record low temperatures . heavy snow is blanketing large parts of the country with $93.00 seem to meet its falling on the city of money. we're in just 24 hours in south korea, nearly $500.00 flights in and out of the resort island jazz. you were cancelled on tuesday to, to the wither. meanwhile, and central asia. the weather is proving deeply in afghanistan, temperatures have dropped to minus $34.00 degrees and parts. and more than a 120 people are reported to have died. milton, we are having so many problems with this cold weather. we have no coal, no stove, and our children have no warm clothes. the cold is deepening, the humanitarian crisis, facing the country since the taliban took control. after and winter makes

everything a lot more difficult and we are very conscious of the season of the timing. and as you say, we see some of the consequences in loss of life. this is really the context of 6000000 people. it's an astonishing number of people knocking on fallon's door. the bitter temperatures plunging much of afghanistan's struggling population further into poverty. this year marks the harshest winter and a long time in large parts of asia and for the millions afflicted spring can't come soon enough. physical campaigns are currently underway in nigeria ahead of next month's general and presidential elections. voter apathy has been a concern in previous elections, especially among young people. but now that seems to be changing. ah, it's early. we are in the outskirts of lagos, normally chicken,

my low beat would. she would be going to his chicken farm. but to day is prepared in what he calls his morning cry. com. yahoo! 2000 people to do what level. he's been doing this every morning since the start of the year, where you can determined to get people to vote. i think that the butner responsibility rests on me. because i realized that i'm, if i think i'll be lang, and so i'm 40 started to be complete according to my, my views in from my own and have to be involved. so financial that you want, you have to invest, you know, do something just wanted to change the thought to school. we've been 93000000 nigerians ad registered to vote in the selection. nearly 40 percent of them are 34 years old. from different parts of the country, young people can be seen, mobilize them ahead of the electrons. they say they are time to decide if you shop

nigeria and they want. yeah, boards to account is huge and sas protests like this in late 2020. as seen as to boot of this new young political movement, dns us was mostly about philadelphia where, by the same time in many young people understand the power off organization, power of organizing, coming together to look to demand. so biondi and so being a trigger. the electra law was now electra law was what now switzerland, the horton that has given this rise, younger voters seem to be looking for something new and fresh. do you want something you saw? they just lunch land, they are voices and see if it will make any difference. basically, i'm woodson, i've got to might be recei. i'm young and i just feel like this is the right time

for me to do it on our device. what i used to go and get our pvc so can get the bit the initial. no, we have to do these guys who wants to force meal fi meal. junk. people are just very tired and that's it. as may jerry and prepare to vote, young people are also preparing to of jesse. ah, isn't that on the is now and in the been the steak up daughter and paid a visit to mines on wednesday. the host had struggle to make games the season that they had thought been deadlocked until the very last minute. and that's when the american g urena scored another winner giving an a to one victory and open lined up in mind snowing, they had to attack the men in red without their best known defender. woke up when am at schools was dropped. heading to the bench, wondering how his side would confront a long held weakness in defending set paces without him. it took 2 minutes to get

the answer. not well. an early blow pleased the manager jason lea squeezing his head or in at the neopost minds had made the perfect start that stirred the visitors into action. just 2 minutes later norwegian julian ryerson had time to try his luck from distance 11 after 4 minutes . the reply revealing his luck was most definitely in both fencin huffed and puffed pleading for a month's hero, dormant brought one of the bench sebastian helen on light as he continues to take steps on the way back from kansas surgery. but he wasn't to be the hero. this time that on felt the same man. who did it last time. g, a reiner with his 2nd game winning strike in just 5 days. dockman climbing the table once more and the young american is again,

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