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the, the, this is the, the, the news coming to life from berlin. the premium president makes a surprise visit to the hague. a lot of me is a landscape urges that a neuron burg style tribunal be created to hold russian to account for what crime committed in ukraine this, as ukraine denies attempting to assassinate russia's president, moscow says
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a drone attack on the kremlin was planned by the united states and carried out by ukraine also coming up as tens of thousands of cities play the funding of home. we hear the story of one family who risk at all to reach safety in egypt. the hello m. terry martin. good to have you with us. ukraine's president brought to me as a landscape has said there can be no lasting peace with russia without justice for his country. he made the remarks on the surprised trip to the netherlands speaking after visiting the international criminal court in the hague. polanski stressed the number of war crimes allegedly committed by moscow. he called for the creation of a special tribunal into russia's actions. soleski said that it was vital, the president put in and those responsible for the war be held accountable.
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impunity is the key. they opened the door to address if you look at any war, any, and a war of aggression in the history and they all have one thing in common. the perpetrators of the war didn't believe they would have to stand to officer for what the deed they must tend to answer. for more, however, brings war must receive judgment or correspond. rosie. pet shot is in the hague, rosie you followed zaleski speech. what impression did he make or well, i spoke to one person in the room falls wednesday spoken. you said it was a very powerful speech. so lensky called, bay city, the hate, the capital of freedom of justice, the capital of international law. the cities, of course, home to the international criminal court,
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international courts of justice, and several other special try bugles and to, let's get with the use they speech to talk about. he's drive and his desires to hold russia accountable for those suspected work items which know are running into the 10s of thousands when we talk about numbers of suspected cases. and he really used to speak, he listed cases and talked about suspected cases of rape of civilian killings, of child keep nothings on. he even off all those in the room to take a moment of silence to reflect on all of the victims. no president's legs. he had one very specialized best specific request, and that is, he would like to see the creation of a special tribunal here in the hague. no, that's not something that was likely to happen overnight, something which is legally and politically fault. we've seen that, for example, just how difficult it can be to see international criminal law and actions by the fact that the president vladimir putin of russia is especially
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a fugitive no of the international criminal court. there was an arrest more light for him. but of course, there is simply no international police force that could go on her rest. underestimate then see him eventually stand trial here in the hague. so legally, politically difficult, but presidents lensky said, i'm sure we will see this happen after we, when on the side, we will when present, zalinski has rarely left ukraine since the since rushes invasion over a year ago. what else is on his agenda during this trip? as well president's lensky made a address to dots, lawmakers. he also amazed us us waste a fleeting visit to the international criminal court, where he met with the president of that court in the site from not speech, which was title no peace without justice. he's not on his way to meet with the the pregnant. it starts with edwards on the probably minister of belgium. they are holding joint talks, and i think we can expect that those plans, those hopes for
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a special type, you know, we part of this, but let's not forget the president to lensky and these international trips usually also puts the emphasis on the very immediate situation on the battlefield and he will almost definitely be calling for more military aid for more weapons. and another one says it will keep supporting ukraine will keep up that promise. but those nato nations and members of the wisdom military lights have made the stand by ukraine side for as long as it takes to lensky might very well be coming here with a wish list. and we know one thing he definitely wants he's been calling for is western sites projects, pricing. thank you very much for now. our corresponded rosie bet, child in the hague. meanwhile, russia has accused the us of orchestrating a drone attack on the kremlin. the vic claims was carried out by ukraine on wednesday. moscow says the incident was an attempt to assassinate president vladimir putin, adding that sabotage, attacked by keith, had reached unprecedented momentum. ukraine has denied any involvement
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in the drone of time. and i'm joined now by our regular bureau chief. you're a shadow since our studio and russia is blocked by russian authorities. our russian service has located to the left, the capital your most go accuses washington being behind the drone attacks on the kremlin. what do you make of that as well? look, terry, at 1st yes, today is it russians only spoke of ukraine and blame to be also or it is in to you for the drone attacks. now the americans come into consideration and the question is why washington wasn't the blaine to media? we perhaps because of the kremlin isn't to sure that the attacks actually came from ukraine. we don't know who exactly carried out these attacks. would it have to take oil to note though, is that uh is it also has arguments uh, at least not very convincing. in addition to the credit and president is speaking today in the heck and the bill is to talking about it perhaps most,
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but wanted to steal the shows up to say from him and to shift the attention to itself. what strategic interest he already does the kremlin have been blaming the us i think a russia has never made a secret of the fact that this voice actually also a war against the west and above all, against of us a ride from the start. the options demand that negotiations about the been used to career and security architecture, if they call it a security guarantees, often nato's to east, towards expansion, to north whiskey. you fucked with washington. and as a traveling, wanted to speak to the white house on an equal footing and illegal level. and that's why russia takes every opportunity to blame america. and russian propaganda has long claimed that the government in chief is just the puppets of government. and that the very old decision make us sit in the usa jury. thank you for now. that
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was our correspondence in riga. you already reached out to you know, let's catch up on some other stories making headlines around the world today. russia's foreign minister, so gala prop as an india for talks with his counterparts and the shanghai cooperation organization. profit is expected to hold meetings with countries including india, china, and pakistan. the 8 member security block was created in 2001 as a counter wait to us alliances in the region to japan and friends of signed to nuclear cooperation agreements to accelerate the research and development of next generation reactors. the declaration which was signed in paris also seeks to improve the safety of existing reactors and we'll address the commissioning, the disabled fuqua shima, nuclear plants. dressel rains of battered western and northern parts of rwanda, as well as you can to flooding roads and villages, and triggering land slides more than 120 people have died. in the forty's side,
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the death toll will likely rise further. as the flood waters subside, more rain is forecast in the coming days. in italy, in italy, at least 2 people have died in severe flooding. heavy rains have hit the country's populace north, which had been suffering from a drought. hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes. schools remain closed in many parts of the amelia romano region. now to the war ensued and the conflict there has generated a refugee crisis that threatens the entire region. egyptian authorities say 40000 sooner needs across the border into egypt in the past 2 weeks, but making it to safety is not the end of a journey for those playing the war. they have to find ways to survive at a country. battling a severe economic crisis itself. the w spoke with 11 your one young woman who made
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it from cartoon to cairo. buses and trucks arrive at the egyptian suit in these border full of people fleeing the violence in sedan. some will have to wait in the hot sun for days before they are allowed to enter egypt. but not everyone is here legally. 15 year old miriam was smuggled through the egyptian border with her mother and sisters. of their journey lasted 10 days. and they had to leave her 2 brothers and her father behind and cartoon kind of love to d. b. i knew there was a lot of shooting, match it up for next door. neighbors were should with bonds for that. i know a lot of people were injured in as a follow up to the we slide with our neighbors and many other people that left them . i don't remember have not received our cards and heard someone calling smuggling smuggling told them that we got in the car and we paid down on the pedal. mario and our family remained homeless in cairo for a few days until they were found by
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a mole russell. she runs in and g o that as, as homeless, displaced people with housing, medical treatment, and psychological support. and we're trying to help people that do not have relatives or acquaintances here in the, at their conditions are difficult. they've been through more modest little from some of the families we've taken to get registered. and you and hcr were given appointments in 6 months. that's a long time in that time as well, the displaced person could be taken advantage of. there are many dangerous, like organ trafficking in child labor because according to egyptian authorities, more than 40000 student needs have crossed into egypt over the past 2 weeks. but their journey doesn't end when they arrive. the many do not have relatives or money and are dependent on 8 organizations. others like mary and her family
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are waiting to be re united with their loved ones. land that is the last and we have no idea what's going to happen to us in egypt. we don't know if we're going to settle here or not the unless the little amount of so that we have to wait for the whole family to be here. i say no, i'm worried, they won't come by you and i won't be able to work here in it. and is that the and the still have a good us? that was that did said maria, i'm hope she and her family will be able to return home soon. it's free and catalina phone. sure to hear. she's a senior communications and media manager with say the children at the 8 organization she was living in. sit down when funding broke out last month she managed to make it out of the country and is currently faced in nairobi. thanks for being with us. now the fighting has entered its 3rd week. how is the humanitarian situation in sudan today?
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there's too many to institution in savannah, extremely critical. people do not have access to all sufficient access to food, water, electricity of the medical system. the hospitals have nearly collapse. we know that 80 percent of the hospitals are not functioning anymore, especially in the urban centers. cartoon with all the specialized hospitals were the 2 only hospitals that was specialist for children haven't been in the victoria to do to the security situation. so basically people cannot access um, or come of their basic needs anymore. many people are fleeing to neighboring countries. some are going to chad and egypt for example. what's the situation like at the borders? as we've heard reports, the boys are extremely crowded on a more than around. 40000 people have cross or trying to cross over into each of the expectation is better to be up to 550000. um the, you know,
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it's really estimation said around 800000 people could be leaving saddam. but there's also a large scale displacement within the country around stream it's been 2000 people have already been displaced, have moved to save from locations within the country. so they would shoot shipments in need of the moment for these displays, population aid workers have been killed in sudan. you, you've left the country yourself. are you able to do any field operations provide any assistance inside of students? because i put my lab because i was living there with my 8 year old son. so wanted to take him off, but we have nearly over 90 percent of our stuff is built into them around to the both of our in the, in the situation where they can deliver programs. we're still delivering programs and some of the comments they have such a great seemed united states the east of to down. but
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a lot of people also have to start fresh refuge. we are preparing now the emergency response to bring in medical supplies and to be in need of trauma kids. and we will continue to work as much as we can. of course, there are some areas where it's currently just too dangerous for stuff to move, such as in terms. but what would you like to see the international community do to improve the humanitarian situation in so that to you there's several versions topics to be addressed. one is or to monitor and access, so that your mentor x, there is not only save the children, but also all of the organizations come bring and there's going to be needed supplies and deliver them to people in need of this, of course, the need for halting the ongoing pricing, or at least as you many turn ceasefire, where people can move and get supplies or how to stay for locations. there's a need to protect children so that there has to be strong and focusing influence on
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the protagonist to protect civilian infrastructure, such as schools and hospitals among many of the topics um of supporting the people in the right there. now, catalina, thank you very much for taking time to talk with us. that was catalina phone. sure to from save the children. it's moving on to, to knees, where police have detained more than a dozen prominent opposition. figures in the past few months include accusing them of conspiring against the state security activists say present ties. site has been steadily turning back the clock on democracy since july of 2021. but they, this is the arrest of russia. gun new chief. he's head of teenagers. moderate is on his party and not of the opposition leader is a long time critic of presidents. i well sides regime seems ever more entrenched opposition to it is
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a position to its tightening grips as persisted. made a donasia, the 2nd largest city sucks. thousands took to the streets and marches organized by tunisia, general labor union. there were not only protesting rising food prices, but also a wave of arrest of labor activists. the union also says the government is fabricating charges to silence them and in the capital tune is an actual silent protest. journalists gathered after police arrested the head of a radio station which had criticized the president. yeah, i need a new assault today to redeem a tax. anybody that criticizes it, or poses a politician's to this within the list of outcomes seems it has crafted lewis job to target any free sold in the country that does this thing. president kind of side says he is saving tunisia from chaos according to the why we are just applying the
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law. and that is that we don't want injustice for anymore, not a bad way, but we will not allow the country to fall prey to the opposition not to look at the to the see. yeah, very you set on. but critics say site has dismantled the democracy and freedoms one in 2011. that was one here in 40, but boulevard thousands risk their lives to remove the been a lead dictatorship. today, there's no chance of a repeat police and military keep a careful watch. that had the best of this needed to happen. so some politicians know that role and limit so or at least now we have high for something better. not wanting, you know, i'm not the admin side of the we don't know if it will be like the old dictatorship with tons and tons of a risk. it's clear, the opposition is being targeted to leave the political scene clear for the current regime monitor the house. you can't get any closer than this to the headquarters of the countries most popular party,
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the as long as the police close the building. last month interested party chairman, russia, gunner chief and 3 senior party officials. they faced charges of conspiring against the state and calling for civil war. more opposition, voice is silenced, but one opposition figure is willing to talk. so near the lou, a lawyer and a former member of another is defending the detained opposition figures. i live, according to the results, have been catastrophic on all levels of what i q. we went from an economic crisis to an economic catastrophe. and when it comes to liberty's, the name and number of people arrested speaks for itself, and nobody has been spared the job. as opposition, voices are silenced. activists, indonesia fear democracy is growing weaker and the success story of the air of spring. maybe on the brink of dictatorship, more we can talk now to use or a good note she,
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she's the daughter of russia to begin with. she the leader of the to nation opposition party and not a who's arrested last month. welcome to dw. now your father has been in prison for more than 2 weeks. how is he doing to? yes, to base the 17th day for my father to be in prison. also being a doctor from home on the 17th of april, a off to which he was subjected to interrogation, refused access to lawyers, and charge with the political, unmitigated, uncomplicated charge of conspiring against state security for being the most prominent points of the opposition. he is in prison still and uh, my mother was able to visit him and he's doing well. you're talking to us today from london. do you think you'll be able to return to tanisha? we hope such an issue is currently, you know,
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we have the attempt to bring back the state to fear that we had experienced on the previous dictatorships by side is trying to re establish dictatorship through a, c, a and repression and police violence and breaking of the little as we have seen with the rest of the might follow the end of the prominence, voices of the opposition and the repression is extending to others to so such a activist and to the subsidies of prisoners. uh, yesterday the police broke into my old assistant house without a search warrant without her presence and changed the looks. and we're seeing this also with a m p and for them. and if so, see that when you see the same happens with her parents house. so there is this uh, attempt to re establish yeah. and dictate the should percentages on the silent and this is what i saw. you test the rest of my father and others who are not accepting
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his project of re establishing dictatorship into this. yeah. why is present case i cracking down so vigorously on dissent or because students is on the site and they have not accepted. this is so called ruth my and the various attempts he has made to gain some digits, embassy for his quote against it. this democracy of the all working to unite the ranks of the position and who was a creditable alternative to to play science. and they have made significant progress in terms of building a diverse and united front. and they love a rating detailed reform proposals to restore democracy in tennessee and to deal with the us and providence internet. yeah, that's on all of them to the constitution, but the audience cannot make problems and that product lifestyle. you took me to, to disrupt the prove with me by the position a by arresting my father and others from various parties from civil society
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organizations under the judges of which on or you think these, which is ridiculous charges because they, on the side of you mentioned the problems that tanisha has at the moment, your father's and now the party was the biggest group in teenagers, parliaments, and part of multiple government coalitions during the past decade has, has that party and not as the united parties failure to tackle problems like corruption and the economic crisis helped sides rise as an autocratic leader. so in the let the 1st government off of the revolution and contributed to uh, formulating a very progressive constitution and then b. so it was a junior member or several, a governments and my father was the speaker found him invest was equally and unconstitutionally. but the sort by side spots of his cool and, and we accept like any uh, punch in government. but there was shortcomings. but we must not forget all the
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progress but has been made yes uh, in advance expectations. and they were very high off to the resolution of prosperity and solving the problems. that's what inherited of the decades of corruption and mismanagement. a however, they saw you instead of solving these problems has explained to them and contributed to the excessive bates. and then since his election in 2019, he has obstructed the work of the government and the parliament and refused to corporate and expose continue. just it cannot make problems in the department of defense i make in order to destroy all the games that have been made since the revolution they'll, your country. teenager was the 1st to revolt against dictatorship back in 2011 during the events that have been described as the europe spring. tanisha has been described as one of the bright lights of air of democracy is but light about to go out to. yes we do is we believe in democracy,
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the floor around the world continue to tolerate place sites, destruction of tendency of democracy. but that's, that's would be the case. however, the changes have not accepted that this is the ends of the revolution. they are assisting the school, they are facing the school. they are risking their lives and are ready to be imprisoned. uh for, for doing so. however, we cool on lose the wrong to voltage, his bosses and friends who believe in the shed 5 years of freedom and democracy and human rights not to remain silent because to me is just successful. otherwise it's a destruction. and i'm seeing there will be a great close not only for to this year, but for the rest of the region and the world. okay, you're so thank you very much for talking with us. that was use, rick. i know to daughter of the jail to introduce an opposition leader or i should kind of thank you very much. thank you. and bit of sports news. manchester savvy star and former dorman striker adding highland has made
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football history. but the go against the west. tom holland became the 1st player to score $35.00 goals and one premier league season. the norwegians go, moved him past the decades old record held by and sheer and, and the coal hold on just only 22 years old, and has 5 more games to add to his record. before the end of the regular season is what codes pep gabriella had to say about his striker's special accomplishment to think he's so com is that the is the mentality when the school moved normal by the same time in this course, you guys ok. i'm going to school next minute, the next section, and this is so positive i, we learn a lot of you, i learn as a manager, a lot of these type of mentality. this is free, very good. and then be sure is there us? and finally, mexico's army has welcome the arrival of a new puppy from turkey following the death of a search dog during february is devastating earthquakes. the 3 month old german shepherd was sent by turkey as
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a symbol of solidarity between the 2 countries. mexico lost one of its rescue. dogs in the line of duty in turkey as it was searching for quake survivors. the pump named arcada as for friend in turkey's will joined mexico's k 9. you up next. we take a look at elections coming up in the next couple of weeks in turkey. let's focus on europe coming up next here on dw, i'm terry martin. thank the
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work every day, likes what europeans fear and what they hope for the next d. w as an error to the throne. and finally, the target. any urge you to think of the old venture under those billions of being without a voice from popular prince to controversial monarch charles the 3rd making of a mono w. the will that be offered you that it's 10 times more the
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holocaust survivors in postwar, germany for them. life after 1945 through today has been starting the new and processing the past. it's been a common notion in the postwar period until in part to days. nazis are always those other people under the ongoing struggle for remembrance, against an oil in the land of the perpetrators starts may 6th on dw, the the, this is focus on europe. i'm alarm, i've a little a nice to have you with us. turkey is preparing to hold elections for the parliament and the presidency.
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