ah ah ah ah, this is dw news line from berlin, china's and ships and dozens of fighter jets toward taiwan as part of military exercises division, calls the drills, a stern warning to the island nation, which considers a breakaway province. also on the shelf ukraine's president vladimir zalinski thanked me from soldiers observing the holy month of ramadan for helping to defend

the country. and in this league a football door than grab approval when a good fellow title, hopefully in berlin to stay within striking distance of the top of the table. that in much more coming up in our sports. ah, i'm aaron tilton, welcome to the program. beijing has sent warships and dozens of fighter jets towards taiwan after launching 3 days of military exercises. many have crossed the median line that separates the self governing the island from the mainland. beijing has called the drills a stern warning to tie one, which he considers a breakaway province. taiwan says they threaten regional stability and security. wargames around taiwan. beijing claims these exercises are being held to protect china's national security. chinese gunship diplomacy is nothing new to many

taiwanese agenda. i think many of us have gotten used to it by now. the feeling is like, here we go again, all just you'll glider down. so i hope i can remain free to do whatever i wish and say whatever i want to you on video ada them. the most recent escalation comes after tie when he's president sighing. when visited the united states, where she met with senior us officials, something that greatly angered beijing. now, a new american delegation hasn't turned visited the island democracy, and their message is clear. democracies must stand together and is the house foreign affairs committee chairman? i sign off on all foreign military sales, including weapons to taiwan. and i promise you, madam president, we will deliver those weapons on mainland china. many people support the communist

party stance that taiwan is a breakaway republic. the i'm a young i'll, let's take taiwan with military force about her personally. i think i would join a war against taiwan over there. and even if i were just carrying cannon shell on it. oh yeah. well doesn't you? i think the united states has always been very cunning. sometimes they won't let themselves suffer. do it. i don't think the united states is really going to fight us. yeah, we're thousands of on a or nissan. tension of the chinese coast has been mounting for years. taiwan has become the focus of a growing struggle between beijing and washington. an escalation could have devastating consequences. oh, d, w correspondent, william young. anti one has told us about how the people there see these latest drills as compared to a similar escalation. last august. i think because of the duration of this exercise to day, that's a about 3 days and we haven't so far not really seeing any odd firing of the

missiles like the last time last august. so i think people right now is not really concerned, but last august they really see that as an eye opening experience of how much of china is willing to do in terms of intimidating and also showcasing its military might around taiwan. and the ugh, quasi blockade that they staged last august was basically a, i think, a blueprints that they will likely use again in the future. whenever the time one of president is meeting very high level, u. s. officials dw corresponded william young speaking to us, a little earlier from taiwan, ukraine's defense minister says key of his bolstering its defences along its northern border with bella. ruth, by lean thousands of anti tank minds and digging new trenches over the past 6 months. moscow has repeatedly increased its true presence in the neighboring country, sparking fears a new offensive unclear from the north. when russia invaded ukraine in february of

last year, must go launched an attack on kiya from the loose a short while ago we asked marina mirror on the fence analyst at king's college london. y key of says it's planning to strengthen defenses on its border with bella. bruce, that's a very good question, and perhaps it will look back to february 2022. when russia launched its attack on ukraine from the bella ros territory, perhaps it is logical for ukraine given the current situation to, to create so to say, deterrence by denial, by making it much more difficult for the russian forces, should they choose to attack again from baller rues to get through the ukrainian defenses, so it is a way to deter the russian forces and to ensure that the ukrainian forces wouldn't be always stretch. if m, the ukrainian armed forces have to be deployed to the bellow russian border. if

there is an attack. indeed, the fence analysts marina mirror and speaking to us a little earlier ukraine's presence zalinski has thanked muslim soldiers for their efforts defending the country since the russian invasion at a ramadan, if tar dinner outside. give the lensky handed out metals and avowed delivery crimea, and it's by russia in 2014 and home to muslim ethnic minority breaking fast with the president. for the 1st time. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski hosted in if tar marking the muslim holy month of ramadan. his guests muslim clergy diplomats representing muslim majority countries and muslim members of the armed forces. zelinski used the opportunity to recognize of their contribution to the war effort. it is the many journals agreeable on them. while whom diversity enshrined

in respect is part of the character of independent ukraine. guide the game, not her act of those these meet sousa in may, this character always strengthen our nation unguided, to good deeds going on? yes, ukraine is grateful to the muslims of our country and the entire muslim community of the world. who like us to strive for peace somewhere and resist evil is a history of it was la muslims account for one percent of the predominantly orthodox christian nation. in crimea, which was illegally annexed by russia in 2014 muslims make up 12 percent of the population. there is also a significant muslim community in the eastern don bass region. with the conflict, spending almost a decade with his displeased many of ukraine's muslims resembled almost to summer circle by say that we will not forget that it was with the occupation of our

crimea world to so border that it was with the repression of ukrainians, crimea, and totters and crimea, muslims, that russia attempt to enslaved ukraine and other peoples of civilized europe. begun narrow them so little, ne, of, or open for ukrainian muslim service men and women. faith in the holy month, only at to their resolve was low vehicle and i believe that no matter how difficult conditions are we to everything for the sake of got my team. when i safe wanted to address it is the greatest reward for me. the koran says that when you save one life, you save thousands of lives to get those pieces to secure. during the event, zalinski also awarded metals to muslim soldiers who have been defending ukraine since the outbreak of the conflict in 2014. let's take a look now, some other stories making headlines around the world is really have taken to the

streets in the latest round of protests against the government plan to limit the judiciary powers. demonstrators say the proposal is a power grab. the weekly rallies are continuing despite ongoing negotiations to find a compromise between opponents and supporters of the law. the u. s. navy says it's deploying a guided missile submarine to the middle east. the nuclear power vessel is capable of carrying up to $154.00 tomahawk cruise missiles analysis called the move a show of force aft towards a run after recent tensions. one conflicting u. s. court rulings have cast uncertainty over access to a common abortion drug, a judge in texas to spend the longstanding approval of missile per stone. shortly after another federal judge in washington state ordered authorities to keep the drug on the market in at least 17 other states. ah german football now and after

a heavy defeat against byron cost them their place at the top of the league, pursued ortman were looking to bounce back on, matched a $27.00 in the wasted 3rd place. when on berlin, with himself still had an outside chance of winning the league, but dorman won a thrilling battle of nerves to remain hot on byron's heels. dot linda were desperate to reaffirm their title credentials after last weekend humbling at byron . but the pressure was on a wind for noon would put the berliners right back in contention for the unlikeliest of championship winds. the hosts looked to have dispelled any signs of a hangover in a slick 1st half a well worked move. so daniel malik, give them the lead on 28 minutes. rafael guerrero was given too much me, and mullin nipped in front of nick a decent month to make it one know for diamond at the break. but in your have confounded expectations all season they did. so again,

just after the hour geraldo becker did well to t or kevin barons and his crew finished made at $11.00. but dalton took the lead again with a little help from the berliners. jose green inadvertently played the perfect rubel for use of the cuckoo and the supervisor made no mistake and 79 minutes. that proved to be the winner, and it keeps it in tears. it is man just to points behind by in the title race, while unions dreams of an improbable championship when look to be over in the other top game on saturday, buyer munich beat fryeburg one nill to hang on to 1st place in spite of dorkins victory. some lack luster defending from fibers admired to wind the ball back at the edge of their opponent's box and the tears denique wired in a long range rocket for the gains only goal. it was absolutely nothing the fiber

keeper mark flatten, could do to stop the swimming strike from his fellow dutchman. now let's take a look at all the buddhist leisure results so far this weekend. air be live, 6 not pass. how to bill in. there are those winds by doors on and by and lever. kristen beat frankfurt mines in bremen shared the spoils and cologne down to augsburg on sunday. glad bog take on board board. bottom batter's. battle stuttgart and huffman. i'm fish, i'll go with the paris summer olympics over a year away. the great the debate rather over a russian band still rages on, but it's not just russian athletes that are and limbo menu, craning athletes also facing uncertain future fees. ukrainian trends have their i sat on the 2024 summer games. the autistic swimmers have spent years training. but marina and lady sleeva alex, he gave up,

find themselves facing a cool choice when watson was there. we don't want to meet the russians at competition. so the quote, if they go, we won't go, we don't want to meet them and we cannot meet them. it was and was, and in general, all the treader ations, whether ukrainian or international should do everything they can to not let them participate with the official move was phoebe after rushes invasion. ukraine has threatened to boycott the games if russian athletes are allowed to participate. but the international olympic committee has said that russian athletes should be allowed to compete, as neutrals, along with the main purpose of didn't pick games is piece, what piece can they be with russia? if your, if the ios, he allows russia to take part in the olympic games, then these games are not about piece anymore on themes and what would be the message behind? it was even under a new tro flag, they were under the neutral flag at the last olympic games and it didn't change

anything. they started, a war will need to know who it was, only a want that has made training and preparation for the games. extremely difficult for ukrainian athletes. despite the future hanging in the balance, the sisters insist they more determined than ever. and finally, an artist in italy has come up with his own special tribute to pablo picasso on the 50th anniversary of his death. dario gum barden used a plow to carve this the work into a giant field. and in northern italy's po valley combines as he was inspired by because was 19 o 7 self portrait to create what he says is the largest image of the spanish artist in the world. picasso died on april 8th, 1973 in france. and here's

a reminder of the top story. we're following for you at this hour. china has launched 3 days of military drills around taiwan wants defense ministry said the drills threatened regional security and stability. they come after a visit by high ones, president site and when to the u. s. alright, you're up to date, but to stick around optics and d, w. sports life joins a 15 year old female ski border as she prepares for next year's olympic games. i'm here until the berlin. thanks for tuning. ah oh, time, once again. ah, for a brain update. because these are costs are called the brain continuously adaptive cells. so we ask a few astute questions.