i have to hold this way because i am responsible for the future of our country for the people who are behind the boss. guardians of truth starts february 18th on d w. ah . this is dw news live from berlin, usa, secretary of state anthony blinkin, ramped up his middle east visit with the cold peace meeting with palestinian president mark mood of bass. and lincoln said palestinian spice a shrinking horizon of pipe. and he urged boys to stop the violence both on the

program in pakistan, families of those killed in monday's mark, bombing in the shower, begun varying, they did, at least $100.00 people were killed in the countries deadliest militant attack in years. ah, i'm jared read. thank you for your company today. you a secretary of state antony blinkin has finished his visit to israel and the palestinian territories. after talks in jerusalem on monday, he met with palestinian president of bass in ramallah on tuesday and need a spike in violence between israelis and palestinians. lincoln expressed his condolences for the course, innocent palestinians civilians who lost their lives over the last year. and he urged abbas to de escalate tensions. he also reiterated washington support for a 2 state solution,

albeit without proposing any new initiatives or during his short press briefing in ramallah blink and went on to say this is. busy also important to continue describe not only reducing violence but ensuring that ultimately the israeli house seems like enjoy the same right. the same opportunities. what we're, what we're seeing now, palestinians is a shrinking to rise and not expanding one. and that to we believe needs to change antony blinking. then we'll earlier we asked sammy suckle, who is the journalist based in jerusalem about his take on antony blink and visit in israel and the palestinian territories. well, at z a secretary of state, of course it showed his close ties to israel. he met with the prime minister, the minister of the fans dead. there had this kind of like very close sailing on

security issues. and also all the issues connected to these early society. but what was really a striking where he says statement that he made in ramallah the kind of sympathy that he expressed towards the palestinians. and also in condemning our or criticizing the kind of policies that the exact israeli government has decided on the last few days. he's saying that he is opposing the expanding of the supplement project. he's opposing the em legalization of outpost. he is opposing the demolition of palestinian homes. he opposes evictions. these are the kinds of things that we heard saturday night from the israeli government. these are the kinds of policies that this government wants to promote. semi circle van will how tangled and complicated the israeli panis palestinian conflict is at the

grassroots level can be seen in the example of a tiny bed of one village in the west bank, some right wing politicians want to see it demolished. palestinians and israeli writes groups oppose the move with a dead line looming to decide on the villages fight once and for all. the village of hon. alice mar, home to around 200 palestinian bedouins, may seem humble. but it's at the center of a year's long legal battle that has gained international attention. in 2018, israel's highest court ruled in favor of demolishing the village which had been built without construction permits. israel's government decided not to follow through after outcry from the international community but a new far right government, led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu might change that. lindsey on february,

1st is their deadline to decide whether to bulldoze han, ala more or leave at b. right wing politicians are pushing for eviction palestinians and left wing israeli writes groups say the land would be used to expand a nearby jewish settlement. numerous international bodies such as the u. n. and the international court of justice. consider such settlements in the west bank illegal . the israeli rights organization, betsy lem, works to protect palestinian rights in the occupied territories. these policies by israel against will assume communities are criminal policies. these are human rights violations, the violations of international military law. they need to be stopped. the villagers themselves think demolition would have wider consequences and they were going to be international community. praises pace. and if the village is demolish, the peace process ends his,

its national community capable of preserving this village in order for peace to happen or not. with the e u diplomats visited hon. i'll mark to put that question to the test. they fear that a decision to evict would only fan the flames of conflict. then we would see why the way tave for further settlement construction, which is also against the international law and which is a clear stand of my government. and which in addition, politically would be, would put the perspective of the 2 states to loosen a serious roof. in the end, the villages fate is in the hands of one of the most right when governments and israel's history. ok, let's get round up of some other world news headlines now. peruvian lo makers have failed to agree on a plan to bring forward elections president dina, but to watch a cold for early elections in a bid to quell unrest,

backed by the aster of her predecessor pedro castillo. dozens of people have been killed in clashes between security forces and protest is in the past 7 weeks. the new york attorney general's office has released video of a deposition given by donald trump last august. it's part of its civil fraud investigation against the former president. in the video, trump called the investigation a witch hunt. he's alleged to have misreported asset values to gain better interest rates. trump is facing several active probes into his business practices of our country to shave heavy rain to still battering new zealand. residents in the largest city, oakland are expecting another deluge and more flooding only days after they enjoyed the waste day on record. so far, 4 people have been killed in thousands of homes, have been damaged. a young iranian couple has been jailed for more than

10 years each after posting a video of themselves dancing in front of a famous tehran landmark. the court convicted them of violating national security and spreading depravity. authorities have cracked down on the sand since the death last september of gina massa armine, which sparked mass protests? well, funerals have been taking place for some of the 100 people who died in pakistan following monday, suicide bomb attack at a mosque in pasha, where most of the victims where police officers, the mosque is located in a high security compound authorities are investigating how the bomber managed to get inside without being stopped. the families and colleagues are bidding them through well with full police honors. meanwhile, survivors are recovering in the hospital many in shock and still wearing their police uniforms. um huh they,

they are low. as soon as we raised her hands to begin her prayer, we heard a loud last. i felt a huge flame coming my way, rushed me away and i lost consciousness. when i came to, i found myself under the rebel. more than $300.00 people were at the mosque when an entire wall and most of the roof were blown out, showering rubble on officers. the blast was one of the deadliest attacks and pakistani security forces in recent years. police are investigating how the bumper was able to gain access to the mosque. it is located in a ward compound inside a high security area with other government buildings. here at the lab, there is no denying that this has been a security lapse. if someone could enter a highly secured compound like this one, there is no way for us to argue otherwise. for now, the investigation is on and the provincial chief minister has also set up a joint investigation. tim. yes,

the pakistani taliban denied involvement after him initial claim by one of its commanders. the group ended a ceasefire in november and violence has been on the rise since go to france now where there's been another wave of protests and strikes over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. many who took to the streets on tuesday say they're fighting, not just against these reforms, but a vision of society that they don't agree with. t w's. lisa lewis reports now from paris. oh, for these pupils and students retirement is still decades away. ah. and yet, they are here to protest against a reform that they feel leads a question mark over the very heart of the french social state. oh look, what do you reject the government's vision of a society which includes a retirement age of 64 years and no investment in education?

we are fighting for another society where the public sector is valued. the young people were demonstrating alongside older generations that would already be hit by the changes magical masa company. i started working before the age of 18 and will now have to work a 3 additional years with this reform. i will lose money and work longer than others, so that's not fair because the government says the changes are needed to say francis pension system that rely solely on a pay as you go mechanism. today's workers contribute to current pensions, but this political analyst says what's at stake is also president my cause, standing at home and abroad, came on your knuckle piece, continued anchor near my collar for matter to limit my call once to show he's a president who implements reforms with no president before him, the manager to carry out in france like failure book him and you and michael,

that's also important on a european level where he will lose credibility as a strong leader, italy weren't able to reform to his own country, especially in the context of the war in ukraine or fibbs is, are forced out, he thought so that if on the switches. but also more than 2 thirds of the french are opposed to the reform and counting, the protesters are determined to win the stand of with the government. additional demonstrations are already in the making. hope francis has received an excited welcome in the democratic republic of the congo, the pontiff is making the 1st paypal visit there since 1995 in a special address. francis condemned centuries vexed boy taishan at the hands of colonial powers in africa. he demanded that foreign powers stop pillaging the continent for its natural riches. hi hopes and happiness in the democratic republic of the congo. a massive crush of believers crowded the streets of the

capital consortia, lord glimpse of pope frances as his fame pup, mobiles cruise to work in class neighborhoods towards the presidential palace. i am very, very happy. i don't know how to express the sentiment of joy. all kinds of feelings that i have decided must die out. why do you know that when i saw the pope i saw the face of peace and i cried now out of sadness, but for joy of seeing our father, i swore the d. r. c has been plagued with decades of conflict, exploitation and poverty. the pope blames what he calls a colonial mentality that continues to rob africa, of its self determination, was to placing it with his country and his countenance deserved to be respected and listen to it for me. they deserve to find space and receive a tangentially mommy's hands off the democratic republic of the congo,

whom about hands off africa. so could stop choking africa. africa is not a mind to be stripped or plunder to so weak. foolish may africa be the protagonist of its own destiny for the scheme, africa one and a few places in the world where the catholic flock is growing. in terms of practicing faithful as well as vocations to the priesthood, the d r. c has a church is largest falling on the continent, half of its 105000000 people are catholic and the vatican hopes that boost continues. will turn now to some sports news and in german cut football stood god. and when yon berlin had become the 1st to teams to book themselves, places in the final ice of these seasons, competition boys sides came from behind to secure to one victories in their round of 16 ties with stood got beating in division pad, a born away from home and on your out classing fellow bundis, lee, a competitive volts book. it's the 1st time in the billing as history that they've

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