they are peers and rivals with one daring goals to health smart nature, the more likes watching it on youtube. dw documentary, the this is dw news line from berlin, us secretary of state anthony blinking is engaging for commercial fox. blinking is washington's highest level officials to visit china in nearly 5 years since tensions between the 2 powers remain high. also on the program to gone to is morning victims of an attack on a secondary dozens of students have been killed with a government blaming

a military in crowds turn out with the opening ceremony of this special olympics here in berlin. we need to driven twins who were swimming for go all that and more in the i'm michael local. welcome to the program, us secretary of state antony blinking is in beijing on the highest level diplomatic visit between the 2 countries in nearly 5 years ahead of his trip. blinking said he hopes to ensure that competition doesn't fear into conflict. blinking started to visit with a meeting with chinese for administered sion gun. both powers have said they are interested in stability in the face of increasing tensions over time. want a blinking has expressed the hope that this visit will open

a new era of diplomacy between the us and china. earlier i asked for being pressure in base rang, if that is likely to happen. but it could be a new error of diplomacy if blinking book be able to yes, stop this negative spiral, this escalation between the 2 world powers. and i think that's the best we could hope for. um, the status quote of the by letter relations is that both sides this trust the java s strong b s. they've never before since the founding of the people's republic of china. and i think clinton has to prevent the worst case scenario. i think that should be the goal. and the good news is that actually both sides seem to make it clear that they um agree, yeah, we have to um, improve the relations and we cannot go on like this. but i think on the other hand, the rhetoric does not feel too much room for improvement, or at least not for diplomatic breaks on the major issues. but i think the biggest success would be to establish all the communication channels that has been closed

in the recent months. as you well know, each side has a list of grievances regarding the other. what issues are they likely to focus on during these talks and where are they most likely to find common ground of what i would say on the mountain, the non political topics. i mean for example of public health when it comes to preventing the future pen demik or um, uh, also global food security. um climate talks, i think on those issues, maybe we could expect some slight progress. the major political issues, for example, um what the us a q this china of the human rights violations and since young, the pro wrestling stance. and also the friendship between the seats in ping and plugging it puts in, i mean, on those issues. i think both sides cannot even really agree on the effects and this really not really much room for improvement. and from the point of view of the chinese site, they basically see themselves as a victim of

a chinese l. u. s. tech thinks in the state of washington as a heglum on who basically wants to contain china's rise. and as you can see, the perception is really very, very different in depth of stock discrepancy. i don't think they will find any common ground on those major issues. ok, we only have a half a minute left, bobby and but the $1000000.00 question whether is shooting ping will agree to meet blinking. curious about your thoughts on that and what the implications are. if the chinese leader chooses not to why just briefly, i would expect he will meet blinking because if you wouldn't, that would be a big diplomatic statement. because just on friday he has met with bill gates and if he would not meet the u. s. foreign minister then yeah, of course it is a slip into the face if you allow me to say so, but we don't know yet. we don't have an official confirmation by the time besides yet. many, many things is always uh, savvy, and crash for invasion. for

a brief look now at some more stories, making global headlines at this hour, south africa's presidency around the post. as full rushers, vladimir putin, that the war and ukraine most in frame oppose as part of a delegation of african leaders pushing for peace. who met with the russian president in st. petersburg things when they were in russia after 1st traveling to ukraine. so talk, say, with president and beloved missile lensky, we're on friday. the other, a 72. our ceasefire brokered by the us in saudi mediators has begun in through done . hundreds of civilians have been killed in thousands more wounded in fighting between rival generals, multiple ceasefire agreements have so far failed to stop the violence which claimed 17 civilian lives in an air strike on saturday. is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu and says he will move ahead with plans to overhaul the countries judicial system. then yahoo said talks with the opposition to find

a compromise. had been wasteful and he would take practical steps this week to move the process for the plans were put on hold in march after mass protests in brazil, an entire town is under water after a deadly cycling tour through the southern state of rio grande. to show the local authorities said the storm killed at least 11 people and more than a dozen or missing or $120.00 people on board. a ferry that caught fire in the philippines have been rescued to coast guard vessels were deployed to put out the blaze and rescue passengers and crew. the cause of the fire is not yet . no. are you going to, is morning the victims of an attack on a secondary school, at least 41 people? most of them students were killed near the border with the democratic republic of the congo. authorities are blaming militants linked to the show called is lubbock,

stayed a warning that the following report contains disturbing images. a community in shop dozens were killed in the schools and you can knock down and burn to live or kills with machetes. the survivors actual the ties. some have been abducted, the less assess they started shooting in the windows in the door. we went to hide under our beds on the floor. as they continued to shoot at the windows, one of us was hit by a bullet and started shouting, help come and help me, but i'm not going to do much. when they couldn't open the door, they continued to shoot the windows 10. they set fire to our dormitory while we were still inside. and then they moved on to the girls dormitory. yeah. what's that goes and do you have the hand open the door and tried to run

out and is this, this evil group go to them and cure them? we've done guys. these significant crimes of being blamed on the allied democratic forces. i mean, it's in the face in neighboring democratic republic of congo with links to the so called is nomic state school in town of in palm do i is located less than 2 kilometers from the comb glaze border locals. a serious for security forces. you've got, tony, goes to the board does, i'll stick you out. security is sites i want to the security to tell us was that when these do last came, i came to feel that people should should be the ones that come to get lot people. is this like you anything we've been uganda? what is it that we see them? god, yeah, where are they? at night you got into the military was deployed in the democratic republic of congo

to help site. the great, the commander of these forces conceded to this, it fails to eliminate the threat. we can buy as a number to say name is very unfortunate that a mistake was made. adult children have been killed. that was p. c. that's why has been based in the come good to go to see these kind of attacks happening back home is not a good thing. cables on their last, the security forces say they are in pursuit of the paper tray to is not in the dense jungle of the borderlands. they may continue to struggle seeking out the minutes an hour corresponding truly is move dunbar is following this story from new gun and capital kampala and sent this off to in the discourse still stands up. 41, no such as 7 of these were all students 20 of being identified as goes well, 17 boys, the other 4 have been identified. the suspected stuff of this quote,

including a security guard, the modem, cuz it is, it is somebody for me to use a briefing, some already preparing to bar is their loved ones. others may have to wait a little longer because bodies of their loved ones with bonds beyond recognition and they have to go through the process of being a identification. according to the military reports, we understand that it's possible that these are silence with guided by holding the quote, a local informed by the reported the sub page, the area for more than 48 hours. now, the so called a large democratic forces is the gun doesn't really show part 18 mainly in the force of the democratic republic of congo. the previously been linked to these lab mix to tear up group. now the friday i talk a queen size directly with one they launched 25 years ago. in the same month of june, they pushed a domain to another landing institution and queued a to students that ducted more than

a 100 at that time you've gotten to has intensified deployment in uganda. and also in call me detailed as a sure you've gotten, and that's what to invite dicks, they'll get to these a silence and possibly be able to rescue the deputies of switching gears here. now, here in berlin, the special olympics have opened with a ceremony in the olympic stadium. it welcomed us, half crowd ahead of 8 days of action in the games for athletes with intellectual disabilities. german chancellor, old of schultz, was among the dignitaries, events included with lighting the flame and it's for capital of fireworks display. around $7000.00 athletes are taking part among them. a set of german twins who are looking to win gold in the pool fits germany's turn to the keeper of the special olympics lane. and the whole athletes are fired up to impress. swimming twin

sisters in the end of the middle of one multiple golds in their national games last year. no, they're coming for the world. yeah. you find that we're happy because we're going to bill in your and yes, to get magic. don increases with around 300000 funds expected over the week long event at berlin's olympic stadium and elsewhere. the sisters will enjoy plenty of hole backing and the coach or self and olympian with remaining in 1968 since the attention is overdue. the special olympics of adding sale, which lim takes a very underwriters because we're never mentioned to me that only one that's booking mental and now because the will games are taking place, but there is a bit more who otherwise we go completely on. notice the buttons on thinking that there's a lack of recognition because if we train just as hot as

a of us right via putting the and getting those will have to be the um, the in the middle of twins are among the favorites and their disciplines of breast stroke, box stroke and cro, hold stopping them. their coach says is a lack of main street. c missing lift and i can of a quote. they don't have to achieve anything. but i do hope that they'll do very well. uh, the funny and then so it says that the girls are not really fight us. we still have to work on that to get them to create that. she's a bit in the competition and to become fighting dogs and a piece live. yeah. come from the i didn't him vet come. this couldn't is i haven't to change that. yes. but that will come with time. gave them there. linda also sees the debut of the special olympics new mascot unity who's multiple unbeatable together. good service inspiration for the a miracles to find that the competitive edge well,

it's been 10 years since bts released their 1st album. and fans have been celebrating the korean boy bands birth day, many converged on a park in the south korean capital sol for the party. which climax with what else, a spectacular fireworks display. bts are among the world's most successful k pop performers. with a mix of western inquiry and music and lyrics, k pump began in south korea and has since swept the globe, did not perform at the party because band members are completing their compulsory military service. here's a reminder of our top stories. us secretary of state anthony, blinking is in china on the highest level diplomatic visit between the 2 countries in nearly 5 years. both powers have said they are interested in stability in the face of increasing tensions over time. want 41,

people have been killed in an attack on his school in guns. the government is blaming village and linked to these lumnick states and says it's pursuing the gun and we will end it. their next town shrinking via diversity is teaching us to look for a new balance with nature. that's and don't film after the great speak to him for mornings at the top of the mike. look, thanks for your company. the ukraine was like a stepping points. you know, time what you into that warranty wants to be. finish your studies. now you have a 70 feet from the train to can choose to go back or somewhere else. currently, more people than ever on the world wide in search of a passive.