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ties and re open diplomatic missions. the surprise agreement was broken by china and the deal could have wide ranging implications across the middle east. a 3rd term for chinese liter champagne. it's the combination of a remarkable rise for the 69 year old who has weathered recent protests at home to remain china's most powerful leader in generations. plus how a former sports woman is in the running for an academy award. as all quiet on the western front looked set to sweep sunday's oscars. we hear how a top athlete trade at the track for the typewriter and turned her hand to screen writing. now she could bag hollywood carpeted trophy with the block cluster, anti war warming fi. ah. hello, i'm clear richardson warm welcome to the shell. a shooting at

a jehovah witness center in hamburg has left 8 people dead, including the alleged gunmen and an unborn baby. police have identified the suspect as a 35 year old german citizen with a weapons license. he was a former member of the church. they say they recently received an anonymous tip off the claim. the shooter showed anger toward jehovah witnesses and might be psychologically unfit to own a gun. undertakers carefully removed the bodies of the victims, worshippers who had come to prey, but were brutally killed in a frightening attack. local officials described it as a grim day for hamburg. was to you flemister it's the worst criminal offense, the worst crime in the recent history of our city. the interior minister priest, the fast police response, which he said saved many lives. 7 people were shot dead and several others injured

on don didn't order the fun to shoot among the dead. a 7 months old unborn child won us who was shot in the womb, the monotonous him. what a luck! talking water please said the suspect, who turned the gun on himself may have held a grudge against the church by philip, if 100 as the hill, my fellow wife is a former member of the jehovah witnesses. he voluntarily left the congregation, but evidently not on good terms. for lawson at the german chancellor, a farmer mere of hamburg, offered his condolences to the victims, isn't fossil laws. and if we are stunned at this act of violence, my thoughts are with the victims and their relatives in these difficult hours. and

with those whose lives have been so brutally taken by assumed even garrison forensic teams continue to scour the crime scene for clues as they try to piece together exactly how a prayer meeting turned into a night of terror. i spoke earlier to our correspondent benjamin address grover, who is reporting from hamburg and asked him for the latest developments on this attack. that's right. there was a press conference by several officials. they confirmed that 4 men and 2 women, all of them. german citizens were killed as well as the unborn to a baby that you just mentioned. and this man, when he tried to enter this hole, he started shooting from outside to, from a window into this hole. they were on 50 people, a taking part in the ceremony. it was a woman in a car outside. he started shooting at the car, but that woman, luckily managed it to a it's and to, to go away. police quickly arrived at the scene and then they immediately managed

to have this distance between the perpetrator. they went to an upper floor and when police officers arrived there pretty quickly, they heard, and in one shot there was still fire. there were several rounds of shots before that. that's what neighbors told, german media. and then afterwards, they could also confirmed that the perpetrator also killed himself. and what else is known about this alleged gunmen? he was also part of this community. he left at one and a half years ago. he had no criminal record but was known to the police was known a to the authorities. he had this gun, it was a legally acquired gun air that he had. also, they quickly went to his houses while finding a ammunitions, finding several other things in there. so they now have the task with the a criminal investigations to go a have to see if there's any information on his phone, on his laptop, he is a german citizen, he was living here for a while. but as i just mentioned, there was no criminal record known for her. now,

it sittings like this are really uncommon here in germany, aren't they? can you tell us a little bit about what the reaction to this incident has been like? so the neighbors 1st had no idea what was going on. there was one woman that said that she was hearing sounds until she noticed that there were actually shots that were being fired. and that's something that the officials also said that thanks to the really quick onset off, it is police officers. it made it immediately into, into this hole where this was taking place. and also the ambulance was quickly sending all those people who were injured also outside the could have prevented something that would definitely it been worse as well. so it was a pretty quick response, but of course they are really shocked as well. german interior minister nancy pizza is expected also at the side of this terrible, incidental, this terrible attack that happened yesterday evening. and we also heard the words thereby, german chancellor will laugh. sholtes had also the german president franklin dashed

on my, who expressed his condolences to the family, members of the victims. thank you so much for that update that is did at his correspondent, engine office cooper. i can bring you up to speed now with some other world news headlines. russia's wagner mercenary group has entered a tactical pause. embark mote. that's according to the u. s. based institute for the study of war, which has said fighters may have paused there offensive on bach mote while waiting for russian reinforcements. wagner fighters have so far spearheaded the attack on the ukrainian city. india and australia have committed to cooperating more closely on defense and security to ensure stability in the indo pacific region. australian prime minister, anthony albany, z as in india and is holding talks with prime minister around ramadi. both leaders said they were concerned about the increasingly uncertain global security environment. just will iran and saudi arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic

relations and reopen embassies within 2 months after a 7 year long diplomatic breach, which has fuel tensions in the gulf and deepened conflicts from yemen to syria. and the agreement was reached after talks in beijing, which held it as victory for dialogue and for peace. saudi arabia has blamed iran for missile and grown attacks on the kingdoms oil facilities in recent years. yelman's iran lined who feet moved. movement has also carried out cross border missile and grown attacks into saudi arabia are joining me in the studio for more on this is daniel darla co founder of the middle east magazine zenith. daniel, thank you so much for taking the time. this looks like a potentially historic shift. can you tell us what's going on here? well, i don't think it's that historic because of course, these are neighboring countries, powerful countries that arrivals in the, in the, in the persian gulf region. so it's quite normal. this is the normal that they should have diplomatic relations in order to de escalate and,

and manage their respective conflict. i have a china as a, as a negotiator, as a mediator is new here because the chinese have, don't have a long track record of, of peace making in the middle east. and we shouldn't forget, of course the chinese are not taking the credit. but the chief negotiating mediator was the republic of iraq, which is a country that has borders with saudi arabia and iran. and that used to be a battle field of saudi arabian competition. and that is also worth mentioning, that this has been a middle eastern deal in a way that the chinese have taken the credit for, as we say, of course, success has many fathers, right? well, let's come back to the motivations on both sides because this will change, potentially, the balance of power in the middle east can tell us, but the implications will be, well, i think the saudi government, in particular, this displays a new, like a self consciousness. or let's say self confidence, i'd rather say and, and independence from us influence for a long time,

the saudis let the europeans and the americans handle their international relations in the way. because in 2016, when there was an assault on the saudi embassy in tehran, as a reaction to the execution of a prominent shia cleric and saudi arabia, the saudis, withdrew the ambassador and cut the diplomatic ties. where's the rain is what we're saying? we have no problem, of course we need to talk and we want to have a diplomatic relations, of course, the saudi government consider this enough for all the publication and they cut ties . but of course, the saudis were in a way not present at the table when many international affairs when negotiated. like, for example, the international nuclear deal between the western countries un security council powers and iran. so i think this, the saudis, with this new self confidence in the region, want to show that they are depend independent from america. and that they are making new friends or if not friends than at least that they are talking to the neighbors. but i don't want to say that this means that all the problems off the

table, there's many problems to address and maybe diplomatic relations are a good start to address these problems. i'd like to come to that back to that shift from saudi arabia as a traditional us ally, should this be seen then a saudi arabia, closely aligning itself with the likes of russia and china and iran. well, let's say saudi arabia has a fundamental interest in keeping the all price high. and that means that it needs to coordinate on, not only with opec, but also with iran, and with russia. so saudi arabia is an auto authoritarian regime that is not interested in uprisings in turmoil, let alone in a liberal, modern democracy. saudi arabia is, of course, much more align system wise and sympathetic with authoritarian regimes. like for example, china and russia. but it also shows, and this is the economic aspect, which is worth mentioning, the saudis have displayed a certain openness to trade or oil exports to china. and you want to no longer trade them in and u. s. dollars, which would be a not a deadly, but

a strong blow for you as a financial interest and world economics. but in particular, in the region. and so the saudis aren't always showing ok. we can deal with the chinese, we can deal with the russians. we can also do with the ranges, so we, we are much less dependent on support because it's no secret that mom has been someone in particular and joe biden are not good friends. well, thank you so much for bringing this up there. that is, daniel, i really appreciate you joining us. thank you. i'll see jen. thing has begun a historic 3rd term as china's president, capping a rise that has seen him become its most powerful leader in generations. the national people's congress stated a vote in favor of the appointment in a televised and carefully choreographed event in beijing. it comes after she locked in another 5 years as had of the chinese communist party back in october. taking his oath on the constitution for the 3rd time in a row, she didn't ping is sworn in as china's president for chinese rulers who

traditionally hand over power after a decade holding the title. a 3rd 5 year term is unprecedented. joey from holland me, although i pledge to be a legion to the constitution of the people's republic of china. me to safeguard the constitution's authority law, fulfill my legal obligations or walk, be loyal to the country and the people be committed to attend and honest in my duty, then tear fungal, accept the people supervision here. so and work for great modern socialist country, but is prosperous, strong, forge, how democratic ng culturally advancing me, harmonious this year? i'm beautiful either. i mean, she's in pink young law. take no this. oh fun. oh,

sure sure. she did. and with that, she is now communist china's longest serving president process. he started in 2018 by abolishing the to term limit on the presidency. that means he can rule indefinitely. the appointment is mostly ceremonial, but party members have left no doubt that she's grip on power is unchallenged. after several days of protests, george was parliament as formerly revoked a foreign agents bill that had triggered a major domestic political crisis and international outcry. thousands of gather to celebrate the results of the vote. $35.00 to $1.00 against the bill. the plenary session lasted a few minutes and had only one item on the agenda voting against her belt. that opponents claim was meant to take the country in an authoritarian direction. she

w correspondent maria cut mud, says in it of lucy, covering the story for us. i asked her earlier what the atmosphere is like in the city say well, the situation hearing to lisa is quite a call now. are we've seen us the summer or organizes and some are protested here on the street here and there, but not too much. they say that we should not forget about our, they detained a protest. so as that are still law, you know, in jail and are i expecting you know, to be released by the government. however, this decision has not been yet made. we met many families on the streets who attended yesterday's and today's rally. they said that they were extremely happy that they can put the pressure on the government and that they reach to their goal . they said that they could not sit in their homes while on the it's, it's such

a crucial moment for their country. when they're in a peon, a future is being decided. let's now have a look at are some young service that we recorded on the streets of course. so because of me and my generation were protesting here. oh, we were standing leg, i think 2 or 3 days in a row. so the fact that it has dropped and we're moving towards the european union is of course so a good and happy parks for us. i support my country always, and i'm standing here all the time because uh, you know, i'm georgia and it's my responsibility to stand here with my people and about the law. i think that it's a very bad for our country because we suffered you crying. we suffered, you are up and we want to be a part of you are up because i think that all the good things they came, they come from europe. so i, i want to be the,

i want that my country to with the part of europe. maria, you really get a feel for the sense of relief there. can you also tell us what the withdrawal of this proposed bill is going to mean for george and politics and its hopes to join the european union? well, the reputation of the georgia government have been shot to the georgia is not on the domestically, but internationally, georgia and are saying that they do not trust the government anymore. they do not. i mean, the protest her is in general. they say that the government is not competent enough to lead them to europe in unit, but still they're there. they're hoping that europe heard there was that's why they were protesting. and you know, fighting against this, putting agent law legislation with you so much for that update that correspondent maria cut macbeth into the b. c. appreciate it. you are watching

d. w. new still to come on the show. how top athlete treated the track for the typewriter? turned her hand to script writing and is now to sweep the offers with the blockbuster anti war war movie all quiet on the western front. but 1st, it has been 4 weeks since devastating. earthquakes had southern turkey and northwestern syria. the death toll stands at more than $50000.00, and millions of people have lost their homes. now 8 organizations are sounding the alarm on another consequence of the disaster. the emotional trauma facing survivors . but what kind of support is available to help them w visited a temporary shelter near the syrian town of a friend to see if and how trauma is being addressed. this tent in the temporary shelter camp near the syrian city of afrin has become the home of su, holler, 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. observed early visitor young, shall i remember how they died in front of me when the building collapsed. jenny, anyhow, elena back, anna limon. i began to feel afraid that after we couldn't sleep because i felt so scared and ready and sometimes my eldest son just cries and my other son is 4 years old and he suffers from trauma. noah hockey. whoops. 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.

but i had mom of philosophy. my 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, all of them on the mythology. so 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. ah, to sports news now and on saturday. baseballs equivalent of david versus goliath will take place at the world baseball classic in tokyo. a chakra public face host japan, one of the favorites for the tournaments. while the japanese team is filled with pros who play that ply their trade in the united states, the check team have quite a different luck when they're not hitting balls out the park. ah,

this check team a working day jobs that the field rich story of the tournament, mostly ammeter, mostly high grade, and constantly exceeding expectations. a group made up of a fire fighter, a teacher at an accountant among others. and a manager who's used to working under pressure. he's a neurologist. we can be here like not just her chick, her baseball players check baseball team. i really believe that we can be here like european theme. ward baseball. neat european baseball. after beating china in their opening game, the checks faced at toughest test, yet against japan and against one of the sports best players. show how your tawny, he's a pitcher and a hitter. something so very rare and baseball. a modern day babe bruce and a guy who ends $13000000.00

a year for the los angeles angels to be able to be on the stage and compete with the best is, is what this group has excited to do. i promised there'll be her surprises. i think from, from this team, surprise, or no surprise win or lose the checks or in this together. and that post match ritual will be the same, a glass of ice cold pilsner. let's take a quick look at some other stories from the world of sports. now, christiana and all those al, nothing have lost a top, fought in the saudi for league. they were beaten, wanted mil by new lead leaders, rinaldo miscellany chance to rescue a point for his side. after the game, he took out his frustration on a water bottle to tennis in britain's em or red county shook off her injury concerns to advance to the 2nd round of the indian wells masters in california. she beat donkey combination straits. that's right. of connor won the us open in 2021,

but has struggled since and and alpine skiing mckayla schiffer has drawn level with a legend, a marsden mark at the top of the world cup winds list, she won the giant follow event in sweden. schiffer has the chance to break the record on saturday in the solemn event, her strongest discipline now to the story of how a world class athlete helped bring the anti war movie all quite on the western front. back to the big screen. the film which is based on the famous novel, written by eric remark, is among the favorites for best picture asked the academy awards on sunday. it recently took top honors at the british bath, the film awards, and has been nominated for 9 oscars in total, but less well known is leslie patterson. the world champion fry athlete turn screenwriter, who's largely responsible for making this project happen. she spoke to dw cal

mckennan, so yeah, i was kind of had these balancing points in my life. the art in this for some one is always help the other. yeah, the arts in the sport for years. scotlands leslie patterson was known for her place among the worlds top triathletes, especially on the off road xterra 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, it is kind of a wonderful thing where you're focusing on every small little detail of that performance. and then when it culmination it, an event that you feel good at and it works. it's like the spake swell of a wave and it feels like you're cresting and it's just the most wonderful, beautiful thing i am. and it's, you know, again it's, it's kind of the same with felon with writing. ah, leslie patterson draws

a straight line from her will to win to her will to get all quiet on the 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 the fascinates end up cam fi here on jaden, 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, love the novel, and then it, it was a summer sale on at the store 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 $200000.00 of her triumph,

one winnings to hold the book writes. as soon as you realize that adversity and ici, stronger for the next time, then you kind of embrace those obstacles. 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 his final piece of art 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. leslie patterson told an interviewer now i want an oscar. she maintains she was dead serious. sunday evening comes her 1st chance. before we go, let's get a reminder of the top story that were falling for you. at this hour. 8 people have

been killed and others wounded after a gun. men fired shot at a jehovah witness center in hamburg police. the suspects then took his own life and coming up next indeed, news asia many on ty, ones, matthew islands, fear a weeks long. digital blackout could be an act of sabotage that and much more coming up on the news asia after a short break. you can find more news and analysis on our website to the address or is it d w dot com? i'm clear, richardson, thank you so much for watching and ah, ah ah, with

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