ah ah ah ah, this is dw use live from berlin, french president, a manion. my call lays out his vision for europe during a state visit to the netherlands, my call emphasizes economic reform. both the french leader makes no mention of the controversy he created with his comments on taiwan. over the weekend. also coming taiwan defense ministry says chinese warships and aircraft are still operating

around the island. a day after beijing declared an end to war games. the u opposes any attempt to break taiwan status quo. the italian coast guard on a mission to rescue more than a 1000 migrants of drift in the mediterranean sea crossings are part of a new surge from northern africa, 4 times bigger than in the same period. last year ah, i'm pablo fo lillius welcome to the program, french president a manual my call is on a state visit to the netherlands and made controversy over comments he made in recent days regarding tiwana in a lengthy speech delivered in the past hour, which was briefly interrupted by protestors, my call avoided that issue and focused instead on his belief that europe must

embrace a new economic model to secure its sovereignty. tears a portion from that speech defending sovereignty doesn't mean to shy away from all lies. it means that we must be able to choose our partners and shape our own this to any reason being i would say, a mere witness of the dramatic evolution of his word. this means that we must strive to be a rule makers. prisons on the whole diggers and this we can do it in a cooperative manner and keeping with her all spirit of openness and thought nourishing. all right, let's go now to our correspondent jack park in brussels, who was at listening into president macklin speech in the hague jack right to see again. so my call talk to let say quite extensively there. he broke his speech down into at 5 pillars. what was the part that really stood out for you though?

well, i think will ever on was looking out for was comments on taiwan after he'd said on the end of his beijing trip that europe shouldn't follow. be followers of america on that issue. china is obviously not ruled, i read taking taiwan by force, the closest we got to a comment on that was he said, we want allies, but we want to be able to choose them. but even in the questions afterwards, unfortunately for us, perhaps this wasn't a press conference, this was a lecture at a university. so there weren't too many pointed questions to ask him exactly what he meant by that. and whether he stands by instead, this was a platform which he used to outline his, his priorities as a european leader, which are things like building the capital markets union, which would allow money to flow around the european union more quickly and more easily. also an industrial policy to try and get your to make its own stuff, especially related to the green transition. these are policies that he's had there

for a long time. these are things that he supported. he's even campaigned on these issues . but what we're seeing at the moment, especially over the last couple of weeks, is really emboldened president micron. he is speaking out powerfully. he's really trying to push his agenda firstly on the international stage as we saw on his trip to beijing. but now with speeches like this on the european stage, he's a 2nd term president and he has the possibility, i think this is what he feels to really push this idea of further european integration to as he said, as he mentioned in his comments to the press after that, china trip to make europe the 3rd superpower of the world, behind china in the united states. jack, you mentioned some of it there, and at one point he did say that he's a dreamer. and let's elaborate a little bit more on this idea that he has about europe there, or in the you being this 3rd superpower. can you tell us a little bit more about what he meant by that?

exactly. yet he will enter the end of that speech. he went into a really interesting sort of reverie. i think it was, it was a real different tone where he talked about being a dreamer and wanting your rationally to become the power that it can be. as i said he's, he's, this is the 2nd time president, so he is able to sort of watch lyrical a bit more by his priorities and his visions for europe. the problem is when he makes such comments related to, for instance, this issue in taiwan, where he said that, that europe shouldn't follow america. he gets kick back. we've seen republican senators specifically marco rubio. he lost the chance to, to run in the election to donald trump. in 2016 and he said the okay, does micron speak for the whole of europe? and if he does, and he doesn't want to back us on the taiwan issue, then perhaps we should leave europe to deal with the ukraine conflicts on its own. so those comments become quite complex on from gea lift, ju political perspective. and that's what we're seeing here. but having said that,

he's already getting kate back from the americans. he's also getting kicked back here in europe, where european politicians are concerned that micron is sort of going out there and making these broad statements without necessarily the backing of the rest of the european union partners. and of course, let's not forget that it was interrupted by protesters in the beginning of that speech in the hague. unfortunately, have at more time though, jack, thanks for your analysis. there. dw correspondence jack park in brussels. chinese state media says beijing is continuing to carry out what it calls combat training in the waters around tie one. this comes despite china officially declaring an end to 3 days of intensive military drills on monday. the taiwanese president has accused china of creating instability in the region over the exercises. meanwhile, people on the streets of ty pay have taken to poking fun at beijing. this is the latest show of taiwanese resistance to china's wargames. people are rushing to buy

batches warned by air force pilots showing winnie the pooh being punched in the face by a taiwanese blackbear. i defy and message to china's leader she jam ping, who is often satirized for looking like the honey loving cartoon. bare china which claims taiwan as part of its territory, has held 3 days of military drills around the island, including simulated attacks on the territory. the operation started one day after ty, once president returned from a brief visit to the united states, where she met you as how speaker kevin mccarthy. despite beings warnings against it, i thought as she has since condemned china's actions or did make war her body, your china use the visit as a pretext to start these military drills, creating instability and the taiwan strait. this is not the responsible attitude of

a major nation in this region who made that with her. with her title on the street of taipei, life goes on. people are focused on a piece for future jobs, the job done done, or should be avoided at all costs if it can be avoided. we finally have a sense of peaceful life and we really cherish it. they only go hooking their show hall in china, people seem divided over their government actions. or did you, does i think 3 days of drills may not be enough? well, i think we should keep showing china's capabilities even under normal circumstances, that since our dog, more than likely, which is a one way of when we cannot be too ruthless, we have to show a point of view, but only to a certain point to obama. good, i think their military drills. sure enough for now be jing conducted similar large

scale military exercises around taiwan in august last year. after then you as how speaker nancy pelosi visited the island, concludes the ceremony. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. south korea's national fire agency has issued its highest alert over a fast spreading forest fire. in the eastern city of gang non official say dry weather and strong winds are finding the flames. people living nearby are being moved to safety. there are no reports of casualties. thick sandstorms have covered the chinese capital beijing measurements from the cities. air quality index showed serious levels of pollution of just drift in from the nearby gobi desert, china's meteorological agency as warned that a dozen provinces will be effective until wednesday morning. one of russia's most active volcanoes are often in the far east of the country. chevrolet volcano

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 locals to stay home. a major rescue operation is underway off the coast of italy to help more than 1000 people who are adrift on overcrowded fishing ships to boats, which are carrying migrants and refugees were discovered between italy and greece in recent days. italy's coast guard is taking one boat, which was carrying $800.00 people to a port of the island of 50. a 2nd boat carrying 400 people is also being escorted. authority said there's been a sharp increase in people crossing the mediterranean sea with thousands arriving on the italian island, developing tusa in the last few days. or it, let's be a little bit more about this. and with george ali now to be she is a spokesperson for see, watch in the lead, the german n g o is

a nonprofit organization that conducts civil search and rescue operations in the central mediterranean. welcome to d, w. so it is, coast guard continues to rescue migrants in the mediterranean sea. however, there are still hundreds of migrants who haven't been rescued yet. so what's the latest information that you can tell us? actually the latest information and this is really just seen just in from our ira la, monitoring mission is that we have the site. yes, there about 400 people in distress at sea, in a big fishing boat in the mouth, t z a search and rescue area. so this is the latest news from our ira monitoring operation. in the meantime, the rescue operations of the to be both carrying respectively about 80400 people and our own going since yesterday, assisted by the coast guard there a complete his embarkation is expected for the by the 1st hours up to more morning

in the city of the cap tonya, and in the meantime, the government has just declared the national state of emergency starting from now for the next 6 months. tell us a little bit more about this, this national state of emergency was exactly the. does that mean an entail so we actually don't have much details yet. the only detail that was shared is the timeframe, which is indeed 6 months from now and the 5000000 years which will be devoted to respond to the emergency in terms of arrival. these will also mean that more power to the government and to the most effective regions, we respectively and collaborate to deal with migration. what we're worried about is that these may mean that more summary expulsion of people from without a care full assessment of the deer. as kyle and claim, what about the condition of the people who are currently involved in those rescues

in the mediterranean sea? what can you tell us about the well actually i spent the last year between tunisia and libya where i knew i was involved in the mission medical mission of the doctors without borders where we visited the people in the detention centers in libya. and i can call firma, they're really warring conditions of these people there where they are arbitrarily detained and they really have no way to, to have any of their human rights are respected. they lack of basic her goods as the water and, and food. and there are a huge issues when it comes to water and sanitation and a genie conditions that are a really worrisome and there are of people who have suffered abuse, torture. there are a lot of minors, a lot of unaccompanied miners. and many people who have told them that they have

tried already to cross the mediterranean sea several times. but they have been intercepted by that even called skirt and sponsored by the european union, through the bi lateral agreement with the city and sent back to the bia. and some of them after trying several times to cross to see have also tried to another route and have moved to tunisia and tried to to lead from there. so this is also clearly saying that the migration policies apply by the european union is not providing any solution. and it's actually, it's actually allowing the proper course to exploit and abuse the same people multiple, multiple times. this is what we have heard from them. george telling out of the spokesperson of c watch in italy. thanks for joining us on today. thank you. well one month before voters head to the polls in turkey, president, russia type air de one has kicked off his election campaign with

a rally in ankara area. one is seeking to rein in inflation and boost economic growth ramp and inflation has eroded support for the president and his a party presenting the biggest challenge to early wines. roots in coming to power in 2002 turkey is also still recovering from a massive earthquake and fabric that claimed thousands of lives and cost been $100.00. well, for more let sag go to our correspond in turkey, ilia, and who's in it stumble, how you nice to see. so what makes next month elections so important? what's it stay? well, there will be a parliamentary and a presidential vote, and these elections are considered to be the most consequential ones in recent history. here in turkey, more than 60000000 people are eligible to vote, and they will decide whether to keep the current government, which has been in power for more than 2 decades or opt instead for

a change of leadership in ankara for president ridge of ty, a bad one, as you mentioned, this is going to be the toughest challenge of his political career. he has been trailing in opinion polls mostly because of the ongoing economic crisis here in the country. and his critics, the opposition, are accusing him of having let turkey into authoritarianism by extending his grip on state institutions controlling the judiciary, jailing political foes and silencing critical media. so the may elections here in turkey will not only determine whether ad one and he is islamic rooted aka p can extend their rule into a 3rd decade. they will also decide how turkey is governed, where the economy is headed and how the country's international relations with allies and partners, particularly in the west are going to look like. now you, you touched on a few, the issues there. of course,

the voters are plenty of issues that i'm sure that they want dealt with. you've been speaking to people. can you tell us a little bit more about what the most pressing issues are? the ones that stood out for you were well from the ailing economy and the cost of living crisis to democratic right? the rule of law migration policies, there is actually a wide range of issues at stake, but many problems here in the country have been exacerbated by the devastating earthquakes in southeast, in turkey, in february, which have killed more than 50000 people and devastated entire towns and and cities and actually i'm president edwin's government faced blistering criticism of their handling of their bad handling of this crisis. and now one of the, the main election prom promises of president edwin is as he phrases it, to heal the wounds of the people and to rebuild the region. he has promised

hundreds of thousands of new homes within just one year. and among his support, he sees certainly seen as a man of action as somebody who can get this job done. but we just got back from an idea man, one of the provinces, worst hit by the quakes. actually a strong hold of the president and his a k p. and i've been asking people there what they think are they actually believing in this promise? here is what they told me. you know, the boys will be there, he's available. how can you build that? many houses and just one year we can't even clear the rubble in a year. any one can come and see that 60 percent of the rubble is still piling up here in idea. man. there's more problems or what they are new. rumor was one of the, you know, we have to believe in our president. i hope he'll do it. there's no other solution . every want to stay intense. every one psychology is broken. just and reasonable, hulu, morkel, hipaa, just so we will definitely rebuild this place. will probably how to do it ourselves

. the government isn't doing anything ship again. oh, they up don't fall. they say they will do it, but we don't believe it. it will take at least 2 to 3 years to build those houses, letting up almost the end of what i was going to do until then, are we going to live in a 10 soul that timeline up to businesses to let them go to the strictly? so plenty of despair there weeks after the earthquake, celia. so tell us what's the opposition's plan to beat president out of the one in the elections? will this time actually out on faces? an unusually united opposition. 6 opposition parties ranging in ideology from social democratic to right wing, secular to islamist, have gathered behind one single candidate, came a college to all and among the challengers in the presidential race. he is seen as . 5 the one with the best chances to beat president ad 1 am me. chemical of stolen was a 74 year old former bureaucrats. someone who is so consider to leg karima,

but has a reputation of integrity. and according to recent polls, it's going to be a tough contest. some polls the even see mr. kalak killing all ahead of mr. add one . now the opposition block. he stands for the so called nation alliance. wos 2 and one men rule and turkey and restore turkish democracy. they have, as i mentioned, a very diverse interest, but they are united by one common goal and this is to oust add one. but then again, this is turkey and a lot can happen in the coming weeks leading up to this historic election. if no candidate gets at least 50 percent of the vote in the 1st round, there is going to be as 2nd round, a row not run off between the 2. a top candidates at the end of may, i will be keeping an eye on that dw zullie a hand in his double. thank you. and here are some other stories we're keeping an

eye on for you. when tens of thousands of junior doctors have gone on strike across england over poor pe, i'm working conditions. the 4 day walk out 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, the national security minister in israel so far, right? government, eco mar bank. their joint crowds. jewish settlers as they marched to a former settlement in the west, back calling for re occupation unofficial settlement at every tar was closed. by israeli authorities in 2021 day the president at the white house says it's prepared for a long legal fight for women's reproductive rights. this time over access to an abortion pill shut down over the check. the drug may, for me, for a print stone appears to be heading to the supreme court, the f. d. a approved to use 23 years ago. but

a trump appointed federal judge has since ruled to suspend the residents of louisville. in the u. s. state of kentucky have been holding vigils to more than the victims of a mass shooting 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 attack before shooting and killing will staying in the united states and the by the administration is reeling from the fall out of the most significant league of government secret since wiki leaks and 2010. now is to search for the source of the lee continues. washington is busy doing damage control. the revelation suggest the us 5 key allies, including israel and south korea. on tuesday, soul dismissed a significant number of the files is fake. the pentagon said it's ordered an internal review describing the leak is a very serious national security risk. all right, well let's speak a little bit more about this with our washington bureau chief enos,

pull in us. great to see. so what exactly do we know about at what was in these documents? so bob, or 1st of all, many of the document seem to be accurate regarding 2 officials are and then the evidence that this is a leak and not a heck also appears a strong the league seems to go well, be unclassified material in ukraine. security analysts here said include sensitive briefing material on canada, china, israel, and south korea. according to export, the league a has the potential to cause real damage to ukraine's war efforts by exposing which russian agencies or the united states knows the most about. and that is giving moscow potential opportunity to cut off the sources of information in us. tell us a little bit about the reaction from the u. s. s. allies. well, pablo i attended the press briefing at the state department yesterday. this is

a journalist from all over the world come together and it was really obvious that there are huge concerns from countries like israel, that some of their intelligence might also be compromised at. but this is kind of only one level, the leak documents also expose to how much pressure are the biden administration put on other countries to supply ammunition. and it also shows that u. s. government has been spying on the south korean and also on the israel alien government, which is really sparking outrage, insole and, and assembled. so these leagues are very harmful to the us international reputation . and it seems we are just beginning to understand the impact on western allies as the long easter weekend and slowed everything down of it. now in as what about damage control, what has the us been doing and, and have they been investigating how this all happened?

right, so the justice department has launched an investigation and the defense department is also also reviewing of the matter or the relevant congressional committees are also inform. so it's very likely that we also see a congressional investigation. but from what we hear here in washington, as there is still little understanding how this could happen, white i spoke to a person tom, john kirby said yesterday that they're still unsure of the league has been contained or if it is still an ongoing thread. so pablo, this is just the beginning of a long story, and i'm sure you'll be keeping a close eye on that and a close watch dw washington bureau chief in his fall. thank you. right, here's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you. this, our french president to manual my call has laid out his vision for the future of

europe, while on an official to day visit to the evidence. it comes a made controversy, sparked by remarks he made a back taiwan over the weekend. rescuers are trying to save 1200 migrant stranded of 2 votes in the mediterranean sea. thousands of africans have attempted to cross to see to europe in recent days. and don't forget that you can always get dw news on the go. just download our app from the google play or from the apple app store that will give you access to all the latest views from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news. and that's all we have time for, for now. coming up next is d w, news, asia with berrish binary that will be coming up after a short break. and there's plenty more news and analysis on websites t

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