corruption and political crimes. in our series guardians of truth watch now on youtube dw documentary ah ah. visits dw news live from berlin. britain's king charles arrives in germany on his 1st state visit as monarch. jim and president frank. oh gosh, dine my are welcome. the king and camilla, the queen consort at the brandenburg gate here in berlin. the 3 day trip is being seen as a post breakfast that opportunity to rebuild relations. also coming up

a few days of rest for a respiratory infection. francis is admitted to hospice and roman ordered $2.00 back his duties. at his busiest time of the year. and the head of the un nuclear watched of visits ukraine semper reach a power station for a 2nd time. raphael grossey says he still has hopes a deal can be struck to protect the nuclear plants, which was captured by russian forces. ah, i'm all azako. welcome to the program. king charles is in berlin on his 1st overseas visits since becoming british monarch. berlin was meant to be the 2nd stop on the king's european visit, but last week's trip to paris was cancelled following days of street protests over the french government plan pension reforms. the king and his wife camilla, the queen consort, will be in germany for 3 days. a special welcome for special visitors,

britton's king, char, so 3rd and his wife camilla, german president, frank by dodge dine. maya, welcome to the royal couple with military honors at berlin's bramble gate. ah, it's the 1st time the landmark has provided a backdrop for receiving a state guest on his 1st official state visit abroad. as britons monarch king charles's hoping to improve the you case strained relations with a european union post bracket and show he can win hearts and minds brought just as his mother did for 7 decades. at his residence, she must be view. the german president praised the good relations between the 2 countries and heighten, often to day 6 years to the day after britain began the process of leaving the

european union. we're opening a new chapter and our relationship together as friends and partners. we're now looking forward to the it's not the form. the german president also praise childs as long interest and environmental causes a topic that will determine the agenda for the 3 day visit. but 1st, it was time for some glitz and glamour. the crowning jewel of the trip estate banquet, fit for king. we stand side by side in protecting and advancing ayesha democratic violence. this is a pizza my so clearly to day as we stand together with ukraine, the defense of freedom and sovereignty in the face of unprovoked progression.

so it's not just all sparkles. politics is never far away from these events. d w as emily gordon told us more about the events planned for the king's visit. well as we kind of expected it for a very packed schedule, really. and we've got appointments and tomorrow where he's going to visit a german, a british military units to illustrate german, the corporation between the u. k. within a say. and he's also going to visit an organic farm or so, so called brother when echo, because village, some sort of, you know, reflect for his interest in sustainability in the environment. but i think most importantly, he's going to hold a speech in the gym for the sites more and reportedly he's going to hold that speech and german. now as some of you might know him, his late father philip, he also spectrum fluently. and so it's going to be very interesting to see how king charles holds up against his late father. the vatican says pope frances has

their respiratory infection and will need to spend a few days in hospital in rome. the pontiff was admitted on wednesday after complaining of breathing difficulties. his illness comes at his busiest time of the year with many events in the run up to easter. ah, this beer? 86 year old book frances have been admitted to 10th floor of the camilla hospital in june, diabetic and fit. he has a respiratory illness but drew it out. go with 19 and a tank people for sending messages of love and prayers. ha ha, i have the bulb close to my heart. i'm a believer, i'm catholic, and he represents god on a lot. what more can we say? let's hope that the tests give good results. let's hope nothing happens. nothing serious. of of him or early on wednesday the book

appeared for his weekly audience at obeyed again and greeted people. but later he was seen in physical pain as he was head into his vehicle. pope francis has not been in good health for some time. he spent 10 days in hospital, in 2021 after interstate surgery. he has also been suffering from the problems and often uses a wheelchair. but despite his health problems, the pontiff travels extensively. it is not yet known. when francis will be able to leave the hospital holy week and easter fall next week, when the book usually leaves celebrations for the most important religious holiday of the catholic church. as a quick look out some other stories making news round the world. fever has stripped an uneasy of the right to host the under 20 football world car. the decision follows a statement from indonesian president, yoko we, we daughter,

in which he opposed israel's participation in the tournament. fever, as considering further sanctions against the innovation federation. mexico's president under as manuel lopez or brother has said, there will be no impunity for those responsible for the deaths of $38.00 migrants in a fire at a detention center video. footage of the incident shows gods leaving migrants trapped in cells amid the flames. authorities say the deaths are being investigated as homicide. a nozzle has signed an open letter calling the to post development of artificial intelligence systems more powerful than g p t fall mass, one of a 1000, a i, experts and industry leaders who signed the documents cited a potential risk to society and humanity. they recommended a pause of 6 months to put together safety protocols. the head of the us nuclear watchdog says he still has hope that

a deal to protect you credits that reach a power plant can be reached. rafa grossi told the plant on wednesday, his 2nd visit, since russian forces took control of the site last year, the international atomic energy agency director general, has been pushing for security around the plan to be increased to prevent and nuclear accidents is said, this was likely to involve rules rather than a physical buffer. so what exactly are the risks around separation that rafa grossi is trying to address? we put that question to dummy tilla sagamore. so a military and security analyst at king's college london. well, it seems as me now i'm bigger, pointing around a time to come on forever. and therefore it is very important or in some way isolated from, from the fight. but it's very difficult if you do not have

a sort of our new turn force that, that kind of sort of stop any kind of advances. i think that simply do have rules are hoping that the other side would enforce them. it's going to be a bit tricky, but it's very good, dr. for higher growth seems weird to how ignite the race them, the dangers offer some kind of accident on some kind of attack that quote down. and of course, really massive, massive sort of things if there is a leak or, or, or any notion menissi and security analyst, stimulus ag ramos, of speaking to us earlier. now in russia publicly criticizing, vladimir, put his war on ukraine, can lead to harsh legal consequences. authorities crackdown on anti war opinions. most people prefer to voice their discontent in privates, and that also goes for the russian elite. but now one such critical and supposedly confidential conversation between 2 prominent russians has surfaced online.

oh, it's a phone call that's got every one talking. the 30 minute conversation allegedly took place between a very prominent russian music producer and one of his friends. and it was later leaked hitting the headlines about that i. everything's a mess. so he says, it's not a big deal that our army is the most important thing globally. i, but we can't rely on it. can these do it now? should he better? he is russian president vladimir putin. bleacher. his critics, the 2 men conducting the comb or allegedly music producer, use of proportion and billing, or for cut acne above. and they don't pull their punches when it comes to putin's war against ukraine. and russia's top military leaders didn't for my tutoring yet he no, dill, suddenly linear. can they hold on the power? no idea the entire situation is a mess. the country is a mess. everything is a mess. i don't know. what are we still waiting for?

lera larry is presumably a reference to pre gordon's wife aleria, one of russia's best known pop singers in her instagram account. she praises her family vacation in dubai. that countries also mentioned in the controversial telephone call as is up near those yet because of such details, many people in russia believe that the recording is genuine. the list of anybody that there was, it's difficult to fake such a long conversation with her. i think conversation would be significantly shorter when they and they would have chosen more prominent figures, a minister or someone like that, a go we would minister that bug in the country is all a chatter, with the news. neither begotten nor his oligarchy. friend has spoken up against the kremlin in the past. after the recording was released, the music producer said that the conversation had been created using artificial

intelligence. while she was old, you that even though he conceited that some of the sentences were genuine is gillum, said lilian, and she'll, observers aren't convinced because i thought she would. they're wondering just how strong support for president clinton among the russian elite really is we the seattle of sarah scaly, that i knew, dan yost, not all the russian leaps have lost an awful lot as a result of this war. they are appalled by what is going on at the moment, but he had the money either mouth chat, but they remain tight lips and or say nothing more. they say they support couldn't like use of proportion and his public appearances in front of the camera. but as soon as they are together in private, my unnoticed by the public, like they of course, that the whole thing is a disaster. guardian, shanaiah. yes. berlin godaddy. i think that that's the roku. yet this, this satisfaction is not dividing the elite opposition politician to me 3 good cough is convinced, let alone making them prepared to take

a stand. fear is too deep seated, particularly when such calls are leaked by remove a single telephone call is enough for a sort of public execution historical reached the others are then too frightened either to talking dining and kitchen as well as trying to intimidate critics. the kremlin also tries to praise those people who back that when the jeeps, if they are trying to control the moodle, the country with carrot and stick tactics. new ski a presidential are coming up next year. who knows whether the war will be over by then, or not. in switzerland and association of elderly people calling themselves. the club of climate seniors is suing the swiss government. they say it's not acting quickly enough on climate change and failing to protect citizens lives and hopes they've lost previous rounds of legal action and are now taking their case to the european court of human rights. oh, they came to call for change. this group of swiss women is suing the government at

the european court of human rights and strasburg. and they have a clear message for lead us. you are failing to act on climate change. on a lab, this is a historic day for the 1st time, dear p in court of human rights will consider climate justice and fundamental rights to people's health and lives like that's it. this is a very emotional day. it represents the solidarity if an activism that is very important to me, solidarity was future generation still. if the churches rule in favor of the climate action group, the swiss government could be forced to cut carbon emissions more quickly. switzerland is warming, it's twice the global rate and it's glassy is a melting fast. this with government has won this case twice in domestic courts.

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