because i am responsible for the future fall country for the people who are behind the guardians of truth starts february 18th on d. w. ah ah, this is d. w. news live from berlin, mourners gather, and memphis, tennessee for the funeral of tyrene. nichols, vice president comalla harris and reverend al sharpton pay their last respect to the young man whose death at the hands of police officers last month brought excessive force. once again into the national debate, also coming up,

germany's defense minister visits the base that will send 14 tanks to ukraine. he says new ones will be billed to replace them signaling. it means business when it comes to building up the german military. and day 2 of the pope's visit to one of africa's most catholic countries, the democratic republic of the congo, huge crowds attent math in the capital kinshasa ah i'm to call for a good have you with us a funeral of tiring nichols who died after being brutally beaten by police has been taking place in the us city of memphis, vice president. pamela harris is among those attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, also among the mourners or the families of other black men and women. to die at the hands of police in recent years since the 29 year old's death 3 weeks ago,

5 police officers have been expelled from the force and charged with murder to he was vice president, pamela harris received a standing ovation as she addressed mourners at the funeral service, let's listen to what she said. and when i think about the courage and the strength of this family, i think it demands that we speak truth. and with this, i will say, this violent act was not in pursuit of public safety. it was not in the interest of keeping the public safe because one must ask was not it in the interest of keeping the public safe. that tie re nichols would be with us here today. i was as a senator, as the united states senator, a co author of the original george boy justice and police act. and as vice president of the united states,

we demand that congress passed the george lloyd justice and the leasing act. joe biden will sign it and we should not delay and we will not be denied. it is non negotiable. it'll be correspondent to fun. simons is falling the funeral for us and a short while ago i asked him, what else will happen at the service? well at the moment a reverend al sharpton knew who held, also the old g at the george floyd funeral in 2020 is holding your g for terry nichols. and this, interestingly enough, this sermon here, this happens in the same church. the boulevard christian church in which doctor martin luther king junior civil rights figure. doctor martin luther king junior, held his last sermon because before he was assassinated in 1968. anyhow. whatever

so far is that we heard pamela harris and she had her some strong statements. they're trying to encourage to the family, the mother, the father of terry nichols to, to just hold on and acknowledging how painful this all must be for the family, for his parents. and for the extended family and a she said clothes that i'm americans are, are morning with you addressing the mother of terry nichols. reverend al sharpton makes the point that this is yet another victim to police brutality and to the failure of changing the system which hasn't happened yet in his mind. in the minds of many, many experts, no matter what this color of their skin, that congress, the white house washington failed to push through the george floyd policing act,

which would have. so is the thinking provided substantial police reform. and this is what we will hear here in this ceremony that terry nichols was not a victim in vain. that there will be many, many people trying to fight on and making police reform real police reform and accountability happening. so to prevent future incidents like that. yeah, and families of others killed at the hands of the police, namely, george floyd are also there. tyrene nichols has already become a symbol of their common struggle. hasn't he? yes, the new face george floyd is i'm, it's 3 years ago that he was killed and we all know and, and he became the face of the black lives matter movement, which caught america and large parts of the world really. and now terry nichols is

the, is the flag holder so to speak, the new face of this or the renewed face. jar floyd is not forgotten. and what happened with george floyd is not forgotten. and to so many, many other young black men, predominantly by the hands of, of police white or black. terry nichols will hopefully be the last a public face of rage and anger and disappointment. offer predominantly, i mean, of many, many, many millions of americans and black americans trying to really change the system. i think this is what the, the, this community specifically today, but in general, and also a larger public really wants from politicians. accountability in police forces across the country, and it measures implemented that prevent something like this or something similar

like this from happening in the future. a community grieving right now, but seeking change as soon as possible, chef and simons in washington. many thank me. on mars military authorities have announced the 6th month extension to a state of emergency. there is a likely further delay election. they had pledged hold by august, myanmar is marking 2 years since the military hunter out at censored, she's elected government. many of the country cities saw protests in the form of silence strikes with democracy activists urging people to stay home overseas protestors gathered outside me on mars embassy and thailand chanting anti military mars authorities have launched a bloody crackdown on protesters that seeing the u. s. and its allies, reimpose sanctions on members of the honda and he's, i'm on is an independent journalist and political analysts is specialized loan me on martin. we asked her, what 2 years of military rule have done to the country since the military crew and

me on february, 1st 2021, the country has gone significant changes in terms of human rights, freedom of expression and civil liberties. the military hunter has been threatened down and protested, and political opponents leading to vice fed violence, arbitrary arrest and torture. of those who are seen as dissenters today. after 2 years, there was no one on the street because of their own safety and only silence and protest are the answer for the citizens of myanmar. the military track down has also led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people with many seeking a huge in 3 neighboring countries, particularly pylon and the crew has created a climate of fear in the country with people afraid to speak out against the military g and a box of pate input tests due to the risk of violence and the risk. britain's defense secretary says the u. k is not ruling out sending fighter gents to ukraine after a lukewarm reception among western allies. the keys recent request for air support,

french president among them i call it says he hasn't included sending fighter just so you grant either i'll be under multiple condition, but is alone so far with the u. s. presidential vine, ruling out providing american f sixteens and germany opposing sending jets keys request for western fighter. just came on the heels of weeks of diplomatic wrangling that led to germany's decision to deliver lever to tanks to ukraine. now, germany's defense minister acknowledges that there is an urgent need to replace the equipment in the german army foster and deadly. the leopard too could be a game changer in ukraine. joe, but he says it will deliver 14 of them by the end of march for ukrainian forces to use on the battlefield. defense minister boris historian, visiting the base from which the tanks will come, said the decision to send leopard care is a cost. this is still miles already. the fact that ukraine needs every support and

left the tanks, whether they are 2, a 6 is 12, a fours can play an important role in the ukranian sky against the russian aggressor. so everyone understands that it has to happen, even though it is of course regrettable under the exercise and training capacities of being significantly reduced as a result. or at least that would fit that price tank for level $2.00 with anywhere between $3.70 euros. depending on how it's quit, the german firms that make the tank and now being asked to hurry, to produce new ones to ensure the country can defend itself. 100000000000 euros have been promised by the government to make the bonus. van fit for purpose, but some are already asking if that will be enough inside unless you decide to for me is that we have to order new tanks and not in a year's time, but quickly. so that production can begin. and we can plan how many new leopards we will have available, and when,

where the money comes from to put it in casual terms, i honestly don't care because it, god, after a period of hesitancy, germany is now showing its military muscle. that new readiness for action brings with it new challenges for the country's armed forces. and let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world today. authorities have rated the home of one of ukraine's richest men and former zalinski l i. e, oracle, moist key ukraine security service says it has uncovered embezzlement to the tune of $1000000000.00. add to oil companies owned until november by the billionaire turkish president. wretch of time erewhon says alcaraz will look positively on finland's application to join nato. but he repeated his opposition to sweden's been a recent koran burning and stockholm, angered turkish officials. he was president joe biden's lawyers as an f. b. i.

search of the president's beach house in delaware has turned up no documents with classified markings. documents had been found in a number of other locations linked to biden. his lawyer says the president has been cooperating fully with all the searches. pope francis is on day 2 of his visit to the democratic republic of the congo. one of africa's most catholic countries, the pontiff lead a huge open air mass in the capital kinshasa. an estimated 1000000 people turned out to hear his message of peace and forgiveness. and recent months conflict in the east of the d. r. c has displaced a hundreds of thousands of people. ah, a day of pure joy, anticipation, congolese catholics have long been waiting for this hope. frances, on his way to lead and massive, open as service in their capital kinshasa. most of them were not yet alive. the last time the pope came to visit many people here camp actually outside this

airport just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many told us there were so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. we're also happy to come to visit our country and we have done these reviews. it can, it can give our vote b, it's in our country because we have some difficult up. okay. i understood the message that we should show mercy for each other. that we should reconcile had so that piece can come back to our country to ne, would he got to gauge it, but visit with you there? pulled the pony culture piece. he called for them to put an end to the war in the east. and i gave a glisper, even though geographically people here are far away from the conflict in the east of the country in their hearts and minds. then yeah, peace and reconciliation are the 2 cornerstones of pope francis trip to the dear sea and later to south sedan. he came to draw attention to 2 countries with

protracted and neglected praises. and to remind the international community not to ignore them. he also criticized rich countries of exploiting the african continent . julie mommy's hands off the democratic republic of the congo, hands off africa, stopped choking africa. it's not a mind to be stripped or to be plundered, hulu. lucky john. these words struck a nerve with the congolese says this to the society leader. he says the neglect of the international community became particularly visible during the war and ukraine . why you saw the international community mobilized against the aggression from russia against ukraine. but look how they mobilized against the aggression for a wanda against our country. we're in the same world. same humans saw that the support from the international community is reluctant to absence of means. absence of sanctions to us. this is unfair. he and other catholics hope to hear more clear

messages from the pope. in the coming days. on friday, the pope, a continuous trip to south dawn, west message will also be about peace and reconciliation. to criticize the international community, had grown accustomed to violence in this part of the walls. with this trip, his aim is to highlights another neglected crisis. robots is up next with the w business and news from the fed states you for that article really. thank you so much for your company. sometimes the b. c shall write out at you out t v highlights for she read a book every week. snuck them up. oh you become a criminal. m pre kline aol. ready knows.