ah ah ah this is dw use life from berlin. italian coast guard comes to the rescue of more than a 1000 migrants to drift and in danger in the mediterranean crossings upon a venue serge from north africa, 4 times greater in now. but then last year i won the defense ministry, says chinese warships and they're prompted still operating around the island

a day off the beijing to play at an end to for games. you what poses any attempt to break, tie one status is down to being given the bright, to live and work in south africa. thousands of zimbabwe ends awaited for tooling whether they'll be forced to late. ah, i've been for sewland, welcome. there is a new surge of migrants from africa trying to reach europe. rescue was trying to help 1200 people, a drift on 2 boats in the mediterranean sea between italy and greece. italian coast guard is coordinating the rescue. the migrants of stranded on overcrowded fishing boats, authority, se, there's been a shop increasing crossings with thousands of africans arriving on the island of lam, producer in the last few days. many never make it aid groups say at least 2 people

died and 20 went missing after they boat sank on the weekend, floating at sea, packed with people and without a captain to steer it. the ship is in a dire state. rescue is carried out a reconnaissance flight to assist the situation with this cool from a nearby congo. be so laying out how bad things the boat is leaking with thinking to anyone with this isn't the only boat in distress in the area. another one, carrying 800 people, is also adrift. thousands of people have tried to make the treacherous journey across the mediterranean. on this weekend alert the italian coast guards it almost 2000 migrants had been rescued from vessels in distress. from friday,

through to monday, official figures show over 28000 migrants have arrived in italy since the start of the year, almost 4 times better in the same period and 2022. many of those people actually in conflict, violence and persecution. while the numbers are still much lower than the hundreds of thousands rescued during 2015 age groups are wanting more government help is needed to stop lives being lost at sea unnecessarily. mac mikaela is the director of the north africa and saw hill observatory, of the global initiative against transnational organized crime. i asked him what sort of danger these stranded migrants rid was significant for a number of reasons which we're very familiar with but,

but also for some reasons which, which we're less familiar with in the sense that there's been a phenomenon over the past couple of years where a number of vessels have believing from the east of libya to reach italy. and another group leaving turkey directly for, for italy. and this increases the risk exponentially because we're talking about a much longer journey, etc. which compounds the usual risk factors, which includes, you know, the lack of safety of the vessels used the exaggerated number of people on board. the sometimes lack of seamanship, of the people actually steering the vessels so on so forth. other efforts to track down the perpetrators. i mean, these migrants paid huge sums to illegal traffickers and put them out to seek and left them there to fend for themselves. basically. yes, they are, they are not sufficient unfortunately. so over the past few years, they have been

a number of initiatives taking place which can be very quickly categorized into baskets. one of them has to do with border control, putting a boarders, putting up was defenses of the boarders on board. those have mix rate of success. in some cases, there are successes and flows of migrants have been reduced through these measures . in some cases, they actually create a market for smugglers, whereas migrants would have previously been able to cross the border without the help of a smuggler. suddenly there's a barrier, so there's a market for someone to help actually cross cross that barrier. the 2nd baskets of, of measures have been international prosecutions, international investigations and prosecution. the how these have been few and far between and, and i should include also sanctioning of, of smugglers in this category. but where they have been begun,

there have been some measures of success. not necessarily just in relation to the individuals involved, but also in the chilling effect they have had on groups of migraines, operating in certain areas. the problem very often is that the follow up is weak and the consistency is weak. so we see some progress. we see some damage done to some smuggling networks, but then the progress is not followed on and different smugglers replace the ones that have that have bus or, or been arrested or have dismantled their business on. so italy's prime minister has been threatening with a naval blockade against micro boats. what would happen then? well, we've seen the sort of rhetoric in the past when, when it comes to ideas of naval brigades,

if this were really to be implemented. and, and the big question is on the if, because it takes quite a substantial effort to enter into naval blockade my guess is there would be a diversion. busy so perhaps in the short time, we would see a massive grinding to a halt. but eventually we would see the difference modeling networks, routing their operations and finding new ways of operating. we have seen this countless times and various different territories. they sound like a bunch mach mikaela. thank you very much for being on d. w mac. out of there from the north africa and south hell observatory. high one says chinese war ships and military aircraft is still operating around the island. a day after waging announced the end of military drills. china practice striking and blockading, tie one in 3 days of exercises. a gene said they served as a warning to proponents, a taiwanese independence and foreign interference,

the islands president, sighing when condemned china's actions describing them as irresponsible and a threat to regional stability. i asked beijing base journal as far the incredible sh, how china is portraying the drills were i'm the chinese government basically said that the drills are quote unquote, a warning against independence activists and also against separatists. and am the main message was that the taiwan issue was a purely am domestic affair and we will not m, yeah, tolerate any foreign interference end or as far as the media reporting goes, there was no plural, t, m, r. the reporting was online and basically repeating the official stance. what i found really concerning was that am the people's liberation army. the chinese military was publishing a video which was really very wor, glorifying. there were basically m as showing those drilled stable were with m

bombastic and musical squire, a lot of our fighter jets taking off and basically portraying those drills as, as some patriotic walgreens, a font that really very concerning. actually there were no critical undertones on that issue. at all, does any of this, though, increase the likelihood of an invasion of taiwan so, and then an invasion probably will build up over the course of several months. for example, you will see a lot of mobilization of troops, et cetera. so it's not very likely that an invasion will start um, basically in the heat of earth, of some of our military drills and i think am, it's not the time for that yet. i mean, if you talk to, i'm diplomat, see a european diploma and beijing than they tell you there could be a time frame of the next 10 to 15 years. why? because i'm seating ping might suggest that he wants to see this vision of her era . yahoo are re unified china as he tells it and where he wants to experience it in the span of his lifetime. some u. s. generals even say that

a truce of $1027.00 could be a date that we should watch out for. because until then, a lot of those are modernizing programs of the people liberate at puberty liberation army will be but officially there is no timeline, but they are. the chinese government has made it quite clear that it will also resort to a military means when it comes to taiwan. if it feel it's necessary to do so. and when it comes to europe, e. u says it's firmly opposed to any attempt to break tie one status or france. one's the block against entanglement in a foreign crisis. has waging view that debate. yeah, i mean for baiting, there was really a political gift, and there were a lot of opinion pieces. he and the state media, which appraised em across the stands as, quote, unquote, reasonable and, and are rational. so am that's basically china strategy. they want to portray europe as a victim of u. s. pressure and basically want to encourage europe to break away from a u. s. pressure and divide brussels and washington. so i think this rhetoric is um,

exactly what china can hope for pub in pittsburgh, in beijing. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines today. tens of thousands of junior doctors have gone on strike across england over po, pay, and working conditions. the 4 day war count is the most serious action in a series of strikes by staff of the national health service. as workers struggle with the cost of living crisis, when a brush is most active, volcanoes has a ramped it in the far east of the country, a shadow which oh kane. oh, spewed out an ash cloud over an area of more than 100000 square, kilometers with authorities warning of potential effects on air travel. officials have advised local isn't to stay home keeper. residents of the we ville in the us state of kentucky have been holding vigils to more than the victims of a mass shooty authority, say a man armed with a rifle opened fire on monday at the bank where he worked,

he killed 5 people and wounded 9 others while live streaming the attack before shooting and killing himself. the biden administration is reeling from the fall out of the most significant leak of government secrets. since wiki leaks in 2010, as the search for the source of the leaks continues, washington is busy doing damage control. the revelation suggest the u. s. spied on key allies, including israel and south korea on tuesday. so dismissed a significant number of the files as fake pentagon says it's ordered and internal review describing the leak as a very serious national security risk. but just how surprising are these revelations really? i put that question to d. w. security correspondent, thomas sparrow. well, if you think about this as a rare glimpse into the inner workings of u. s. intelligence of u. s. of a u. s. spying disconcertingly be described as surprising. it is not very often

that you have the chance to actually look into these classified documents, but from a political standpoint, from a government standpoint, i wouldn't necessarily describe them as surprising. i would rather describe the most very problematic for us authorities. not only do they consider that this, these documents have a potential risk to national security, but they're also looking into reducing the damage caused by these documents when it comes to some of their key alliances. you already mentioned some of those country country. so you can certainly see that the u. s. administration is trying to work hard in crisis mode if you will, to try and reduce the damaged cause by these documents. but from a general perspective, you can certainly describe these documents. these leaks as being surprising. and it is a sensitive type of washington as a rallies, allies around the world in the face of increased russian aggression and chinese

pastoring. and when moscow and beijing are trying to establish an alternative world order, how could the leaks effect things? well, they could certainly affect them. i doubt that just by themselves they would tilt the balance in one direction or another. but they do come at a very difficult time. they could add, if you will, fuel to the fire when it comes to these dynamics to these international relations. we're talking not only about the u. s. t relation with some of its closest allies. we're talking also and he mentioned, for example, russia and china, we're talking here about russia's war and ukraine. we're talking here about china, a country that is being described by you officials as being more repressive at home and assertive abroad. so it certainly can be described, these leaks as coming got a very difficult time for international relations as well as a very difficult time for the role that the u. s. wants to play internationally as well. and do we know more about the source of the lakes?

well, this is actually one of the most interesting and also one of the most difficult aspects of this because it was revealed, it has been described that the original leak was actually published in a platform which is popular popularly used by gamers, even in channels that originally had nothing to do with these kinds of leaks out to do with the game minecraft. so this will pose an additional challenge to authorities that are clearly interested in preventing these kinds of documents from leaking at the same time. however, and i think this is an additional element that is particularly important in this case. some of these leaks are being described as dr or altered. some are indeed being described as being authentic, but in other cases, they are being described as possibly being altered. so it is unclear at this point, it hasn't been very fight independently at this point where these leaks actually came from and to what extent all of them are authentic. and this just poses another

challenge to us authorities as they try to limit the damage from these leaks. how security correspondent there to a sparrow. thank you very much for the analysis. imagine having settled in a new country on the to find out is later you're being kicked out as the case for about 200 thousands in babylon. in south africa, they were granted presidency back in 2009. human rights groups have taken the government to court, but the clock is ticking. the residence permit expire at the end of june t w's christine would. what made 30 change a harrisburg, whose families prospects heavily depend on today's quarter or far from his home in zimbabwe? been mad, somebody is contemplating the future. his life in south africa might soon be coming to an end. he's been earning a living in johannesburg, teaching and waiting tapers. the to pill, day for me. go to week to to school in the morning. and then later,

go to restaurant rose at the school or any mash of to the well around and mix it usually me is learned when my insight to children and the wife and other issues with little twitch what i seem to madison. we can live and work legally in south africa because he has his and bobby an exemption permit. these permits were offered to them bobbins who had been living in south africa undocumented and those who were seeking asylum. autism, bobby's violent election in 2008. now, after 12 years, the south african government is canceling. the permit and permit holders have been told to apply for work visas. but these will only be given to applicants with critical skills. like the majority of permit holders,

montgomery's work is not considered to be critical. over the border and been a while, his wife and 2 daughters worry about him having to return to the bubbly middle class. i just need to know how in meeting decide if i'm in a can. we can assist in the things on the 4th tool before the why children fees in the needs data. coming back to him is that a living standards in zimbabwe have been in decline since the early 2. thousands to day, about half of the population is reported to be living in poverty. some bobbins have migrated to neighboring countries in big numbers. many have come to south africa and this is growing an immigrant in south africa that has that time escalated, divide into tax on foreign national. had suggested in

taking the end of the story maintain that we were always a temporary rearrangement and wait for citizenship. all permanent resident rights groups have asked a court to stop the government from canceling the penance. there was no public consultation with the stakeholders prior to the decision being made to terminate the payments. if you have enabled people to farm families, found lives here and careers that you give them that fair opportunity to make representations so that you understand the circumstances of the lives and what they face when you make the decision to terminate. and that is absent in terms of the decision that has been made by the south african government has been my son would hope support will rule in favor of the appeal. he doesn't want to go back to some

public soldiers that raised something to dopey. go big the static game. it's better than finding out other some way if the court rejects the appeal, been matter. nora and others and bobby an exemption permit holders have until the end of june to leave south africa. and i spoke to dw torso kumato from the court in pretoria. i asked what we can expect today today, what is up in their arguments are starting in court to the men applicant, which is the hellen sue, has been foundation is currently presenting is acumen, did court of course, as we had from that to put them in, i commit is that these people were not caught soft. it, they were not given a chance. they were not asked as to how this decision is going to affect them. so this is the men a presentation today that have been brought to that and number of organizations that are in support or for that application for the helen sussman foundation. so

they have been given days from today to morrow, thursday and friday to present their cases. but also there are the open positions that are in support of the termination of dependent, meaning they supported the hon minister in terms of a 10 minute in this premise. they're also going to be appearing before the judge's footprint of judges. hearing the smith, i swear that went to present have been finite. on friday, we're going to have had the home ad department here, home, a fest department, or so answering a all these other groupings. then we expect a decision from the judge to so can you tell me what really is behind this south african legalize the status of these embalmed wins. living and working in the country, why don't they want them anymore? there are quite a number of issues at play here. i think the 1st issue is the economy council dot for guys facing high unemployment rate. and it is the feeling amongst a lot of other kids including one group that was protesting here. they're just

marching around. they've just left the court here as saying, busy them, but when should go home, because if they go, they are creating spaces for them to wake. they're saying they don't get wake because of this and bumping. so these are sentiments that we've heard from our south africans. but also is also a political front because there's always been an acumen that is in bobbins that have run out of their country should stay in their country in fix and they are problems there. but according to the a home office department, the official statements official position is that this permits where temporarily visit temperature permits. daniel, remember that in 2008, when there was political temp orleans a map with their flock into south africa. so they had to accommodate them, then they're saying the situation now is better. they should be going back. they can't remain in south africa at temper. i'm so these were not at permanent pay me saw the arm of department saying they are now canceling them and n one want to come in should find another channel of applying for other families that the contest so to so what are the chances of stay

if you listen to the arguments that have been put in quite to day air by the hell insulin foundation. there are chances because they are saying, according to the constitution of the country, the administration of justice saves and authorities when they're taking decisions that affecting people, they have to consult them and inform them get how they're going to affect it. so they're saying this is going to make it a possible for them to, to, to win this case because this people are not consulted. we expected the attaches to make a final effect to take the end. but it is expected to that to and there may be allowed to stay, or at least longer than at june. 32. so camacho from pretoria, thank you very much for the update on that story. some other stories by following for you the south. the white house is it's prepared for a long legal fight for women's reproductive rights. this time of access to an abortion pill or a show down over the drug. if a per stone appears to be heading to the supreme court, the f

d i approved it's used 23 years ago, a trump appointed federal judge has since ruled to suspended. south korea's national fire agency has issued its highest alert over a fast spreading forest fire. in the eastern city of gung, don't officials say dry weather and strong winds of fanning the flames. people living near by a being moved to safety. there are no reports of casualties. fix san storms have covered the chinese capital by ging measurements from the cities. equality index showed serious levels of pollution as dust drifts in from the ne, by gobi desert, china's meteorological agency as board that a 1000 provinces be effected until wednesday morning. finally a pub in southern england was the arena for one of good fridays lesson own sporting spectacular us players. from all over the world traveled to the small town of tinsley green to compete in the 2023 world marbles championships.

spectators gathered in the sunshine to celebrate a rather unusual good friday tradition. the world's best marbles play as rolled up for the annual championship at the greyhound pop in sussex, reportedly 1st state at the same location back in 1588. this year's event paid at 13 teams in near claudia tauriel combat on a 6 foot wide concrete circle cupboard in sand. the rules are simple. $49.00 marbles are placed inside the circle with players receiving a point for each one they knocked out of the ring. with a shooting marble called tale, the 1st team to reach 25 points is then declared the winner. so what is the secret to being a good marbles player? a good player really needs to have that dexterity with his hand to actually hold

the marble abs, flicking strike. i say similar to applying poll aust, luca know where to leave your tale as you will do a cuba. so does anything else help along the way? how about some lubrication? the only lubrication you need is verbal lubrication. a few be as does help along the way. and this year's final, england's black dog boozers overcame their perennial counterparts. mc adds could be a good from germany, to clinch the greatest echo it in the sports of marbles. for 18th time, gretch relations. and reminder of the top story by following for you here on the w use. rescue as a trying to safe 1200 migrant stranded on 2 boats in the mediterranean. thousands of africans attempted to cross see to europe increase the tank and coming up next in t w. news. asia are the latest joint drills between the us and philippines. a message

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