ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, a deadly shooting and a place of worship. in hamburg, a people have been killed and several others wounded as shots are fired at jehovah as a witness center will have the very latest for you. also coming up, jaw just parliament as though to drop. it's controversial foreign agents bill it had earlier approved an initial reading of the proposed new legislation that

sparked mass street protests and an international outcry. critic say to the law with stifled free speech. and the emotional aftershocks and trauma following the earthquakes in turkey and syria. we look at how people are coping under extremely difficult circumstances. ah, i manuscripts mckinnon. welcome to the program. hamburg is in chalk, half to 8 people have died in a mass shooting. now the incident took place that a jehovah witness hall in the northern german city. authorities say several others were injured and the incident police have yet to elaborate on a possible motive. but the shooter is thought to be among the dead. piecing together what led to one of germany's most deadly shootings. 8 people,

including the suspect, and now confirmed dead after a gunman opened fire. i to jehovah, witness event on thursday evening. in hamburg. in the chaos, police helped carried the wounded to safety. been unwilling you, i'm a local resident. louder for cigar, i heard loud gunshots, often munitions went to the window to see what was going on. as it was showing some of him. i saw a man with a firearm law shooting as window of the office. and so she, i filmed us, we'll have to start off and you feel, this is what the witness saw. oh, it terrified him. aunt police were quickly on the scene.

before the time, i'm the daughter, i'm the him on hers. i entered on and found people he who had been injured have i some sailor by gun jeffrey? let's don't tell you. i don't really fellas, ones and the officers and also heard a shorter term lease number or the building it is in the home and found herself aaron of before the shooting has shocked germany, which has strict gun laws. chancellor, olaf shoulds tweeted terrible news from hamburg. several jehovah witness members were victims of a brutal act of violence last night. my thoughts are with them and their families and with the security forces for whom this has been a hard operation. germany's jazz this witness community has also expressed deep sadness over what it's described as a horrific shooting. it still on clear what the motive was behind an attack that

left a community and a country in morning when going across straight to hamburg, wendy w. special correspondent, max xander is at the scene of the she think max, what more can you tell us about this? right on your so as of now 8 people have been confirmed, killed last night, shooting here. could you? i was with the center hamburg now. as far as you know, the police was relatively quick to respond. there was a special police, a special anti terrorist unit in the vicinity that i was able to enter the building as the shooter was still active. now as we know from the police spoke to per person is that the police did not fire a single shot during the operation. so they have a reason to believe that the shooter is among the dead. and the alleged perpetrator may have used the weapon on himself. no, according to me, the reports for german investigative magazine dish beagle, the perpetrators believed to be a male between 30 and 40 years old, and armed with

a pistol and also perhaps, or, and also, according to the sources. a former member of the jehovah witnesses himself, but the this hasn't been independently verified yet. okay. and when can we expect to get any more information on, on what happened in any potential notes? it's great. so we're still in the early stages of this investigation, and the billing can see behind you there. there are still these prisoners scene investigators dressed in white suits moving in and outside of the building. just moments ago, bodies were brought out on stretchers and body bags and the casket loss of transporters and transport it off. so this a crime scene is still being investigated. as of now, there is no further information as to the background or the motivation of the shooter. but now at noon they're supposed to, at there's a press conference supposed to be held by the city of hamburg and to have a police. and we're expecting further updates on this investigation. ok, now,

incidents like this really on not common in germany. are they right, so, i mean there is gun ownership in germany. you have hunters, you have gone collectors on but germany also has very tight gun loss. so that's the reason people believe that these, the shootings don't happen very often, though there have been some noticeable shootings for the last couple years. 2019 for example, there's been an attack my shooting the synagogue in the city of hollow. there's been another attack of 2024 white background in the city of pano. so these shootings match shootings have happened in germany in the recent past. there are still quite uncommon, so you can imagine not just your hamburger country, your liquid shock, and w max under reporting in hamburg. now, george's parliament has formerly dropped plans for a foreign agents law that has triggered a major domestic political crisis and an international outcry. thousands took to

the straits for days, asking the government to revoke the bill. controversial proposal would have required media and, and cios that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence. opponents say it would have limited free speech and moved the country towards authoritarianism. d w correspond, maria cut him out, z is in tbilisi. she told us earlier how the ferrari over this law has affected george's ruling party and the country's chances of joining the european union. they pull a mentor assembly i 2nd hearing on $35.00 am piece has wanted against their bell or lou only want to be supported audra, which means that the foreign agents law in georgia will not be considered anymore. and it was withdrawn from the parliament are legally and officially now. well,

the will here are very happy to receive the news. however, they're still worried about the are you a membership this year georgia euro commission will decide whether georgia signs a chance to receive you candidacy status. a petition of the ruling party has been donna's but the georgia people so that they're willing to fight for the european future. he w correspondent, maria, cut a months in tbilisi there. okay, we're going to take a look now. some of the other news making headlines around the world. the british prime minister richie sooner is in paris for what's being described as a bridge building summit with french president in manuel michel, the leaders say they hope to mend relations following post breaks at tensions. and to improve military and business ties. this is the 1st french british summit since 2018 china as president seizing, paying as set to be given

a 3rd term in office that a meeting of china's parliament in beijing. 3 terms in the post of president is a 1st the china and its immense seas position as the most powerful chinese leader. in decades, the former malaysian prime minister moliere in yassin, has been charged with corruption and money laundering in a court in kuala lumpur. he pleaded not guilty on the charges, including the alleged abuse of power to obtain bribes for his political party. he has been released on bail. now. russia's wagner mercenary group has entered a tactical pores in bar moot. the u. s. based institute for the study of war, saying that fighters may have paused there, offensive on bar moot because they're waiting for russian reinforcements. wagner fighters have so far spearheaded the attack on the ukrainian city. earlier the groups leader claimed moscow had cut off official communication with him after he criticized rushes, defense ministry, and

a public appeal for ammunition. and we can get more from military analyst and former military intelligence officer, frank lead, which, who joins us from the u. k. good to see you, frank. now we're hearing about this tactical pause. can you tell us what this actually means? good afternoon on a tactical pause. commute, a number of things, but usually what it means is you take her, you hold corporations or at least slow them down to look, listen and try and determine what's going on. in this case, it seems that what's happened is that wagner, if we were to believe the, the institute for the study of war that wagner has run into serious problems and it has effectively lost the capability to proceed. for the moment. one is given to suspect that this pause as they call it, may be simply to pro, to apply pressure on the russian army. but equally, it's important to realize that wagner is not a separate unit. it is very much integrated into russian command control,

and indeed russian units help and are folded into it. so it seems what's happened here is that they've run into serious problems. they've had to stop or cease or, or slow down operations. that's what that means. ok, so how important is the wagner mercenary group for moscow and essentially for the success of the russian invasion for the success of the reservation overall at the strategic and higher operational level. i would say just not important at all. it's assumed an important here because 6 or 8 months ago, it's a leader or managing director more accurately. wagner is a merchant group, essentially, gangs to group really seem the responsibility for taking this town and promised to do so. and it's, this is the fountain and origin really of the, of the whole battle. so they got themselves stuck into this, the army side to help. and the town has assumed an import through the investment of

resources by both sides. so to that extent, in so far as boss itself is vital and it is now strategically vital, wagner has been leading on this one suspect. now that it's been sidelined especially since the appointment of general de ross him of as overall commander and ukraine. here, of course, also is dual hatted as the chief of all russian forces. so it's now subsidiary to the main effort. that's the answer question. ok, now you've described move a strategically vital. can you tell us why both are russia, ukraine? yes, that's an excellent question on you is strategically important now because of the investment that both sides have made in it for the ukrainians. they have declared this to be fortress barcode, and we understand from butler's, in the past be that they're done, or iep, or in the 1st world war. and many other conflicts are when you declare something important, it becomes important politically. same for the russian side. so the importance is,

arises out of the, almost a propaganda value. it has strategic operations, which is to say where it's situated. it's not important at all. it's surrounded by hills. it certainly from the ukrainian side, it's not holding on to a fixed position is not the way they seem to fight. from the russian side. they invested vast casualties for very limited gain from the ukraine inside to be better parts defending somewhere else. but that's not the point. now, the point is that this is now as a central focus of propaganda on both sides. and that's why it strategically import it's lost. the ukrainians would be quite significant. from that perspective. it's game for the russians, frankly, fairly limited except for the propaganda value. frank, thanks so much for those insights. that's not true unless frank clench which thank you. you're watching t w new still to come. how a tough athletes traded. the track for the typewriter turned her hand to spirit

rising and is now sent to suite the officers with the block buster and he will movie all quiet on the western front. first in turkey, journalists trying to cover the aftermath of the earthquake affected areas have repeatedly been prevented by doing so by the authorities. reports is without borders, say that they have documented numerous press violations. d w's jack power met a group of women in brussels, who say that they are working outside of mainstream turkish news organizations to help provide the public with a clearer picture of what's actually happening on the ground. streaming her own, you show on line to an audience of nearly half a 1000000. hearken, latch to jasmine laura, left him mango says she was booted out of mainstream turkish mead. you're a couple of years back for reporting the president edwin's meeting with a former u. s. president was shorter than the government had claimed here in the european

parliament in brussels nav, she says the platform she runs herself, allows her to report outside of government controlled media. i don't feel i'm on my own because i have my re worse. as i said is not like the tv is like, you are a big family, basically people own you in a sense. and i feel that and i'm very active also on twitter and nothing interesting about or 13 system in turkey. if something is it trending, it's like basically the government takes a step back and i don't know why, but because i think that's sort of for also tang gums also. did i have their power from popular support, all other turkish women, like author edger to muran, russo raising their voices following the devastating earthquake in turkey, which have given fresh impetus to opposition parties hoping to asked president ad 199 percent of the mainstream media has been control is been, is being controlled by, i don't personally her and even in these circumstances,

oh, even the journalists who have been fearing before the earthquake, i now raising their voices and showing the truth. i think this is the moment that the truth prevails over the fear we reached out to the turkish government, responds without reply. yet present. edwin has faced heavy criticism for restricting press access around the earthquake and for a slow aid response, he publicly accepted it should have been quicker you, but he's pressing ahead with the planned elections on may. the 14th the shifting media landscape, the civil society dialogue, the political circumstances around the elections are all going to have major effects outside of turkey's borders. the question is whether here in brussels, there's a clear enough understanding of how these shifts might change the relationship between turkey and the european union. the head of the european parliament committee on e u relations with turkey fears, there's

a lot of work still to be done. whatever is the result of the elections, we need the dramatic changes in there already started as a may be more conceptual, approaching foreign policy. nation says she's bracing for me elections, and hopes that no matter which party's turkish people support the country can retain the unity people have shown since the earthquakes. lemme and eagerly correspond door in jones joins us now from istanbul. during i want to pick up on what we just heard in that report that almost all of turkish media is apparently controlled by the president. so can you tell us how this directly affects the reporting about the earthquakes and about the government's response? what is true, the mainstream terrestrial media is dominated by the government, but then the last few years, what we've seen developing as an alternative media on the internet and cruise social media. and that has become a very potent,

for many cases that stopped by leading journalists would be also the main screen. and now working in the tentative media and they were very effective in covering the quake ad many to on the phone, the ground. although there were cases of john this be the same by the security forces, they continue to pull little tentative narrative to the government. basically, highlighting well, many survivors was saying the slow response of the state and the ongoing lack of medical support in the following day. now, bye bye coverage, feasible tons of me to pay be fine from the regulatory authorities in the last few weeks. this had a major impact on speaking to one of the editor, the chief one, think me the stations. they say they are constantly walking a tight for they expect find, but they have to be aware that that they go too far. they could face total closure and they openly admit that that is self sensitive. to avoid that, i'm going to say that they all continue with the chinese government and i received

over the earthquake. that is going to be key, given the fact that this will be back in the may alex ok. now it has a force now been just about over a month since the, the to us quake struck. can you give us an update on the situation in the affected areas all survive is receiving the support that they need? well, there is a can to mountainous humanitarian crisis to be addressed to talking about 12 major cities that are either completely devastated or badly hit by. these are quite 12000000 people have been affected with hundreds of thousands of homeless. now, having 10 cities erected under the government is in the process of sending containers to great container cities to provide some more permanent, temporary shelter to real life is approaching these metal shelters, probably will not be having a condition emphasis getting the excess of 40 degrees. this is

a major problem going forward. sanitation, the question of dealing with the problems of the, of the dangerous disease, even law and order is a question that is the right that many of the devastated towns and cities. these are all issues that the government under a lot of pressure to address. and beyond that you have damage. 1000000 people have been psychologically homeless that needs to be address. now all of these things, how the government responds to this was in many ways of determining whether they prevail in mays, elections, just unimaginable challenges the w, dorian jones reporting from a stumble. thank you so much for that. and we just heard door and talk about those psychological damages in the wake of these earthquakes, 8 organizations and how sounding the alarm on this particular consequence of the disaster, the disaster, the emotional trauma, the survivors are having to deal with the w, visited a temporary shelf and near the syrian town of a friend to see if and how people's psychological well being is being addressed.

this tent in the temporary shelter camp near the syrian city of afrin has become the home of sue her. and her children, after their actual home was destroyed. by the earthquake zoo hello lost her parents in the disaster which has had a severe psychological impact on both her and her children. object early is that the young, shall i remember how they died in front of me when the building collapsed? canny in your how will i know about that in anna limon? i began to feel afraid had i said i couldn't sleep because i felt so scared. ready, and sometimes my eldest son just cries and my other son is 4 years old and he suffers from trauma. what hockey moves, i will kill him. i lack of specialized medical facilities and staff means it's very hard to get access to psychological treatment in this region. the priority in

northern syria is currently to treat the injured and meet the basic needs of those affected despite the difficult situation, some mo, bile, teams from relief organizations. a trying to offer psycho social support for children through fun play based activities. oh. but i had mom fill asthma, and many of the children are still fearful shy and afraid of sudden movements or sounds. this is what we see when we meet them to provide psychological support. pollock pamela malone, as you, who hannah has been connecting with her new neighbors at the camp in the hope that she might be able to forget her ordeal for a while. but the improvised nature of living conditions here serves as a constant reminder of what they have all been through. now we're going to take a look at the story of how a world class athlete helped bring the anti war movie,

or choir on the western front. back to the big screen, a film which is based on the famous novel written by alex maria remark is among the favorites for best picture at the academy awards on sunday. it recently took top honors that the british bath to film awards, and it has been nominated for 9 oscars in total, but less well known is leslie patterson. she's the well champion triathlete turn. screenwriter is largely responsible for making this project happen. and she spoke to d, w 's, kyle mckennan. so yeah, i've always kind of had these balancing points in my life. the art and the sport in one has always helped the other. the art in the sports for years. scotlands leslie patterson was known for her place among the world's top triathletes, especially on the off road exterior tour, where the biking segment is on grueling terrain. and so is the running segment.

brutal pathways where patterson suffers and excels and there's a process. air that is, is it is kind of a wonderful thing where you're focusing on every small little detail of that performance. and then when it culminates in it, an event that you feel good at and it works. it's like this big swell of a wave. and it feels like you're cresting in, it's just the most wonderful, beautiful thing i am. and it's, you know, again it's, it's kind of the same western front made. it is the 1st time the 1929 classic has been adapted for film in its original german language following a teenaged soldier stunned by the horrors of world war one. he and his comrades used as expendable cannon fodder by generals, far removed from the battlefield as long as his da smith and here on jayden, maita patterson and her writing partner bought the rights to the novel after one of

those life changing moments in l. a. we had read it in school, loved in novel, and then there was a summer sale on a bookstore in los angeles. they adapted the book originally to an english language screenplay and shopped to film studio after film studio. after film studio for 16 years, they heard rejections. patterson used up to $100000.00 of her triumph, one winnings to hold the book rights. as soon as you realize that adversity and eat she stronger for the next time than you kind of embrace, there was obstacles. ah, finally, it all came together with netflix and germany's amusement park studios which had asked, can we do it in german answer. yes. oh my gosh, one day it's terrible. the next day it's wonderful. the next day it's terrible. and then you kind of build all of these layers to get as final piece of are that you're just like, wow, you know that that was worth it. about a dozen years back after winning one of her 5 off road triathlon world

championships. muslim patterson told an interviewer. now i want an oscar. she maintains she was dead serious. sunday evening comes her 1st chance to we'll be watching closely before we go. his a reminder of the top stories that were following for you. 8 people have been killed and others wounded after a gunman fired shots that a jehovah witness center in the german city of hamburg. investigators are trying to determine what motivated the attacker and george's government has backtracked on its controversial foreign agent bill. the proposed law triggered street protests. critics said it would have stifled free speech opposition parties. the saying protests will continue amid fears. the government is on an authoritarian. ah, and that's what we have time for the sick around if you can, because coming up next is doc film. it has the story of how coffee grow is on

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