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for the people who are behind the past, they look for their mission, people and needs to know what is happening day in our series guardians of truth watch now on youtube, d. w documentary. ah ah . ah, this is detail the news coming to you live from berlin. conflicting claims about a possible cease fire in sudan. rival commanders were said to have agreed at 24 hour truce following days of fighting that have killed nearly 200 people. now that's been called into question. also on the program,
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russian court denies bail for a detained u. s. journalist wall street journal reporter yvonne gas cabbage will remain in custody as he awaits trial on spying charges. plus the f b i arrest 2 men suspected of running a secret police station in new york city on behalf of the chinese government. ah hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. we begin with conflicting claims about a possible 24 hour cease fire in sudan earlier, the commanders of rival forces battling in the east african countries had reportedly agreed to pause fighting from 6 p. m. local time. now a spokesperson for the sudanese army says he knows nothing about such an agreement . almost 200 people had been killed since fighting began on saturday. o. after days of heavy fighting and cartoon.
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many residents are fleeing the sudanese capital and without leaving the city and heading for a hometown, were waiting for the victory statement from the sydney's army. others had had no choice but to stay put traps by the fighting. this university students are sheltering in their college library is that the conflict has seen heavy gunfire and several air strikes and civilian neighborhoods. diplomats have also been targeted. i can confirm that yesterday we had an american diplomat, a convoy that was fired on um, all of our people are safe and unharmed. but this action was reckless. it was a responsible and of course unsafe. you top diplomats yells that borrow said in the tweet that the youth ambassadors residence in ha tomb had been rated by fighters.
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the u. n. has condemned to the growing turmoil and neighboring egypt has offered to mediate our contact with a sudden his army into rapid support. forces has not ending. we are constantly reaching out to encouraged and to start a ceasefire, and prevented bloodshed in order to allow negotiations leading the restoration of come. the violence has left cartoons, air pause, hospitals and top military buildings. barely scott: the fighting is the combination of a long simmering power struggle between sedans, army and the powerful paramilitary rapid support forces, or r s f. they join forces to ask former dictator omar al busha in 2019. now, they have turned their guns in each other, 2 months after signing a deal to restore civilian rule. with tension still high,
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it's hoped that a potential sci fi will allow time for the rival factions to reach lasting agreement to end the violence. short while ago i spoke with patrick doyle tay journalist based in juba, self sudan. he told me more about the possibility of a cease fire it. one thing that we have 5 of all is that fighting is still ongoing, especially in the middle of the city and how to me and yes, we now hearing that the government has said that yes, the and i'll be informed about the fire and that they have also agreed that this is fire, which is tapped at exactly 6 pm local time, which is about almost 2 hours from now. but for now, fighting is still ongoing, and they have been also some relief statement that have come just in and now from the governmental authority on development, a god which by the way is shared by so don itself about doubt is poke spots on for
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ego. has said that they have been in contact with their wedding parties, and they actually hopeful that a solution will be leach dispatching. as soon as the situation is come in, sudan dispatching and drive it in the president. ok now and to play the booty to go on and begin some form of mediation. they say they are very optimistic that something positive will it will, it will come, however they, the agencies are still doubting because they go there was of course, also a 3 hour fire that was meant to provide some time for, for you my daddy, an aide to be provided and so on, and these did not really go away because i to continue it either during those 3 hours. so it gives you that saying that they are not very sure there was some guy that the fire will also that they can, they can come out and help people spell,
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sudan has been experiencing for days of intense fighting. tell us what impact this is having on the country then a very big impact. they had a very huge impact because one, no economy activities taking place. of course this fighting is not only have to, it has spread across the country. the most important part was the support saddam, which takes oil to the international market. the oil as well comes from south and from, from so down itself. it has been at this time still nothing is happening. so in terms of the economy, of course, is very, very bad, and already the economy was not even doing well, it was suffering. so with these days of destruction and now infrastructure, i've been deployed, for example, what are points i'll be destroyed. some electricity connections also being destroyed. so it's, it's a huge, huge negative impact on the economy. really, the quest to find peace in sudan has been going on for
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a long time. it looked like the warring factions were going to agree what could bring about a longer lasting piece for suda. what could bring 5 of all is to and they cut in their priorities to end the current fighting of course, and then have enough time to, to negotiate. you know, the piece getting piece is really a process is not an event and there are many in this will seeing that the process is being pushed too fast. and perhaps this is the result. they parties need time, they need time. they need to be given enough time to really i don't know, issues one at a time, especially the issue of the community reforms that get the sector reform is a huge issue in sudan. that was patrick oil journalist based in juba, south sudan, speaking to me a short while ago. it's catch up on a few other stories making headlines around the world today. u. s. tech company,
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apple has opened its 1st retail store in india, c e o. tim cook was on hand to greet some of the 1st customers at the shop in moon, by apple, and seeking to expand in india own with the 2nd highest number of smart phone users . after china, the head of tenicia main opposition party has been arrested rashid gun. uci is an influential islamist leader and long time critic resident chi's side. the opposition lead parliament was shut down 2 years ago since then. president side has been tightening his grip on power in widened a crackdown on acquisition forces. the kremlin says, president, lot of putin has visited russian forces in parts of ukraine, illegally annexed by moscow. if confirmed it would be the russian leaders, 2nd visit to ukraine since last year's full scale invasion. boscoe announced the illegal annexation of 4 ukrainian regions last september after earlier annexing
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crimea. a court in moscow has rejected an appeal by us journalist even gas given against his pre trial detention wall street journal reporter has been charged with spying. following his arrest late last month asked a bitch and his employer denied any wrong doing with washington calling for his immediate release. is the 1st time you s journalist has been detained on espionage charges by russia since the end of the cold war u. s. in bastard to russia, lin, tracy attended gasket, which is appeal hearing and spoke to the media outside. afterwards, we will continue to provide all appropriate support to evan in his family. and we expect russian authority to provide continued consular access to having the charges against evan or baseless and we fall on the russian federation. immediately release him. the w 4 were moscow bureau chief,
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your chateau has been following the story for us. i asked him what we can expect now that gasket, which is appeal, has been denied. yes, the court rejected the appeal against the arrest of gosh, given officials from the us embassy in moscow, we saw it, including ambassador lind, tracy attended the call to the meeting, was behind closed doors on march. just remind you, the 13th as a cold ascent gasket to jail on charges of espionage. as a journalist was detained at the aunt of martin. the katerina broken the euros, the f as be claimed for that he collected secret information about a large military factory in the euros in connection with the investigations. by the way, against periscope, it to russians were also arrested who allegedly contributed to the alleged crime. the s t a department has declared that both have wrongfully detained paving the pay with the way for exchange dogs, according to media reports, gash coverage, lawyers expect in the future that he will be or would be, or could be exchanged for one of the russians imprisoned. broke there on monday,
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the u. s. ambassador to russia was finally allowed to see gush give it in prison. what do we know about that meeting? yury yet meeting took place more than 2 weeks after jessica, which was arrested and from day one, the u. s. embassy was rec, vest has requested permission to visit, even as part of our counselor corporation. anyway, the ambassador report that after the meeting, that event was fine, and we know that you asked president biden had previously met with yvonne gosh, to which gaskell experience at him a promise to do everything possible to get even out of russia. also garish coverage himself wrote his parents a letter in russian. his parents are former so good may grant migrants who speak russian to even in this letter, he expressed the hope that he would see her again soon. very well.
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yesterday, a russian court sentenced another journalist, a russian journalist to 25 years in prison for treason. his trial was widely seen as politically motivated. now, garage debates facing espionage charges that he and his ploy are strenuously deny. he could be facing 20 years in jail himself. what effect is this likely to have yury on the few independent journalists still working in russia? yet look at a given said carol merisa yesterday, who by the way, was also originally the journalist are so given. he was put behind bars for 25 years because he said something wrong from the court's point of view or authorities point of view. he didn't do something wrong, but he only said, so you can imagine how much of the russian authorities hate independent journalist, kara moore's. i didn't kill any one. he didn't steal from anyone. he was a critic of the kremlin who was convicted of treason for an alleged corporation with their to countries. and he was put behind bars for his words are. but despite
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this verdict, or despite all the threat and intimidation, there are still independent journalists in russia who, at least at the local level and criticized with authorities. there are fewer and fewer such a report as but they are there in our severe risk in their cold skin, douglas done, and crossed off and even on the russian ukraine and bought in belgrade. the voice of the independent press in russia hasn't yet been silenced. uri thank you very much. that was our correspondence. yury rochette her for german chancellor. anglo merkel has received germany's highest award on monday evening present on by the time i are presented her with the grand cross of the order of merit. praising michael, he said, michael held germany and europe together through times of crisis. but some critics say her political legacy has been tarnished by recent events, including the russian invasion of ukraine. the former chancellor could choose her own guests for the ceremony at berlin. spell the palace among them. current
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chancellor, all of shorts and you commission precedent or to laugh on the line, but not a single member of the currency to you. leadership president, dine may. i was very happy to own america with this extraordinary award for either also very little and for you exceptionally long term in office and for your extraordinary political life in which he used the experience of dictatorship so convincingly to strengthen democracy for the star gunk da da, mccarty, stein may i serve in america cabinet as foreign minister, causing some eyebrows to be raised over his decision to honor his former boss. in his speech, he avoided addressing his and myrtles, russia policy directly. hooton's woodland had the over piece hooton's. russia has destroyed the european security order, the peace and our continent for which you and many of your predecessors as chancellors have worked on for decades over to tom autumn to day. and we must think
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and act differently under $200.00 criticism of miracles. legacy has grown louder since she left office. the war in ukraine led many to conclude that germany was too dependent on russia and to close to china. the german left party has raised other issues the any given the energy transition restless, baylor, am, will child poverty grew dramatically and social injustice has increase it on. but the green party has been more conciliatory. men most mission that you don't have to agree with all her political work to acknowledge the high merits for our country. it's like him to this end. i congratulate angle immacule on this high honors. i her own party, see the you which mercury kept in power for 16 years, started to find praise for the honor, which has been awarded only twice before to see to you leaders, conrad arden hour and helmet cool. site of the comcast on angle imaculi's receiving this on at a day as the 3rd c, d chancellor. does that make?
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he proud toys behind us, as we, as the party presidium and i as chairman, come to church. certainly that is solely the federal presidents decision. and it's the individual decision of miss merkel. an intrusion, vice president yardarm de 2. i'm glad with not a single word of congratulation from the new cd you leader and former myrtle rival . instead, peevish mouths referred a survey of see, do you members? 55 percent regret germany's decision to exit nuclear power. and an overwhelming majority of c. d. u members want a more restrictive migration policy than germany had automatically depart. i leaped the pot. i, our party lives i party works. the party discusses and thinks, and that is exactly the process we intend wilson hub. the criticism doesn't seem to have dampened miracles, perspective at bellevue palace. she ended her speech in her usual conciliatory manner. so to austin,
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because he will often talk about politics being snake pent may i say i would not survive did if they had not been a bright side as well. and this is why it was always a pleasure. thank you, mr. president. in other news, at least 2 people were killed and several others injured when a landslide hit a highway in pakistan's border region with afghanistan, it happened near the tor. com border post. the busiest and most important crossing between the 2 countries. several trucks were buried. the defamation trial against fox news is opening in the united states, dominion boating systems says fox knowingly aaron, false claims that the company's ballot counting machines have been used to rig the 2020 u. s. presidential election against than president donald trump. box as part of rupert murdoch's media empire, a giant to run a source rec skeleton is going up for auction in switzerland. it's expected to fetch 5 to 8000000 euros. assembled for more than $290.00 bones. the skeleton shows
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the dinosaur was over 11 meters long and almost 4 meters tall. dubbed trinity trinity, it was built from parts dug up, 3 different sites. european commission present or slough on their lion has told european law makers that the e you needs to rethink its policy towards china. but she said it should not cut tires with beijing. this international and economic status, as well as our own interests, make it all the more important for europe to manage its relations with china. and for me, that also shows that decoupling is clearly not liable, desirable or even practical for europe. but as i said back in january, and as i set out in more detail a few weeks ago, that is clearly
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a need for europe to work on d, risking some important and sensitive parts of our relationship. ursula from the lion, they're commenting on the use of bobbing relationship with china. earlier we spoke with d. w. corresponded lucia shelton in strossberg. we asked her what the question present means with d risking? yes, my dear asking means is basically meaning managing the relationships and in a way that the european union things that can protect itself a bit better. so for this, there foreseeing new policies, for example, in the area of raw materials where they are be want to become more independent from china. in some areas they are highly dependent in this field. so this is one of the steps, but that also means for the european union that they're going to have a level playing field when it comes to the trade with china, which basically means to get the same access to chinese markets as chinese firms.
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also to get a better protection of intellectual property, was in half an airline has also been talking about introducing a new tool and util, that should protect critical em sectors. and this new tool should be thawed because she said it can't be that there are areas or expertise of european firms that are then being used by a systemic rival. so there are still quite some ideas that are being floated around here and basically to protect trade towards china. and this is what they mean when they say they want to de risk. the relationship is china garcia, shortened their reporting from strasburg. well, how to deal with china's growing assertiveness that also an issue for the government in the united states. they're federal agents of arrested to man suspected of working as secret agent for beijing. they're accused of running a secret police station in new york city to intimidate chinese distance living in
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the us. allegedly, behind this plan for side beijing's eyes and the big apple, hidden in plain sight in new york city's china town. 2 men are suspected of running a secret police station controlled by china until several months ago, an entire floor of this building hosted an undeclared police station of the chinese national police burgess. imagine the n y p d opening and undeclared secret police station in beijing. it would be unthinkable u. s. prosecutor say the suspects, use the outpost to help bating target chinese dissidence across the united states. on monday, the men who are both us citizens, which hearts with conspiring to act as agents of china's government. they were later released on bail the case comes as federal authorities ramp of
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investigations into attempts by us adversaries to intimidate political opponents in the united states. the outpost was established roughly a year ago and shut down after police search war. last fall is believed to be one of more than $100.00 were wide run by china. and the 1st on us soil. both the accused and china and sissy alleged new york outpost was merely an office to help chinese nationals for new documents. another trivial tasks. but u. s. officials warn it could be just the tip of the iceberg. as bating takes ever more drastic steps to stamp out criticism, no matter the place, no matter the time. citizens across israel, commemorating yamaha showa, the annual national holocaust remembrance day. politicians and religious leaders are marking the day in jerusalem events, remembering the atrocities committed during the 2nd world. war will also be held at
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the former nazi concentration camp and out of its poland. the sound of sirens wailing across israel, bringing life on the streets to a standstill. and citizens take time to remember the jewish people who imagine holocaust. sergio my show i in israel, we take time to commemorate the 6000000 that we lost in the holocaust. and we can memory that with the thyroid in the beauty of this siren is that all of life stops . it get interrupted in the middle of the day. and you see everything stops, sort of like the holocaust. all of these lives were cut short. but then the beauty of this, remember the beauty of the thyroid is that after the sovereign ends all of life comes back, the country's leading politicians gathered at the yad vashem memorial in jerusalem
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to leave the annual ceremony. holocaust commemorations take place this year against the backdrop of regular mass protest in the country contesting the government's plan to overhaul the judicial system. in his speech, israel's president isaac curt, so called for an end to the civil unrest. and for unity, shall i lost on our regular we honestly call on this year feeling so rough and shoulders hunched, a vote as if to attest to the weight of the discord bearing down on us. so ritalin, i appeal to you, the citizens of israel with a simple prayer is la crazy. let us make these sacred days which begin tonight, and end on independence day sham up above all, disputes let us all come together and all marksman as always in partnership. look in grief, then in remembrance, the me machine afoot, bear van oversee, come on the contrary, who as words of grief and remembrance,
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were echoed on stage by religious leaders. holocaust survivors present at the ceremony lit torches in honor of the millions who lost their lives. i am sure the world snooker championship was temporarily suspended in sheffield, england. on monday, after protesters crash the tournament, robert milkin and joe perry were playing their 1st round match when a protester jumped on the table and emptied a bag of orange powder. mentally stop managed to stop him and both protesters were removed by security. the group just stopped. oil claimed responsibilities. the champions league quarter final resumes on tuesday with the tally inside napoli, looking to overturn their one neil deficit. after losing away 2 ac milan in the 1st leg, but this time around napoli will have syria oz leaving school goal score. victor
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asi men back. the striker had scored 25 goals so far this season. also hoping to claw their way back into the champions league. r chelsea who trail spanish giants rail madrid to nil after the 1st leg. the if chelsea failed to win the champions league, they could miss out next season. the english side are currently nowhere near a european spot in the premier lee table and are still looking for their 1st when under interim boss, frank law lampart you are watching dw news coming to live from berlin. st reminder, the top stories were pauling for you this hour. there are conflicting reports about a cease fire in sudan. rival armed forces have been engaged in heavy fighting since since saturday, a spokesman for sedans, army says he knows nothing about a temporary truce. as after the head of the opposing rapid support forces said,
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he had proved a 24 hour cease fire to allow the safe passage of civilians. and a russian court in moscow has rejected the appeal of us journalist, even gasket, which he had contested spying charges that led to his detention gash. give it chant his employer. the wall street journal. deny any wrong doing. coming up next tier. it's kickoff much day. 28 and of course you get all the latest news information on our website. s d w dot com. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching. ah ah
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