the the, this is dw news, live it from berlin tonight, another twist in the race for the white house. robert kennedy junior had suspended his campaign and says he's backing donald trump for president in november's election. we'll have the latest on that. also coming up in the as prime minister says he's willing to help in the war in ukraine. range or moody makes the 1st visit . the key by an indian leader to signs are also strengthening ties in areas including farming and medicine, and twin hand, the cups born at berlin zoo. we'll hear from a specialist in chinese foreign policy, unhealthy gene use as the animals for what is known as hand diplomacy.

the i bring jobs, our viewers once you go to cbs in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome. we begin with the rates for the white house now approaching the final street and also minus one candidate robert f. kennedy junior has suspended his independent presidential bid and says he's endorsing donald trump. kennedy has accused the democrats of refusing to allow his name to be on the parties, the ticket and primary ballots. he also so i need free speech, the word, new crane, and what he called the war on children as reasons for suspending his campaign. and the said that he decided to support trump after several recent meetings with the republican can cause or,

or more. now i'm joined by 0 for organs room. she is the senior correspond for time magazine. she has been covering robert f. kennedy junior extensively there. it's good to have you with this. what do you make of the timing of our if k juniors announcement to suspend his campaign? yeah, i think there were several factors. i think they were clearly running out of money . that was something that we knew for a while. i think also it looked like a lot of these ballots were going to be printed in swing states. so in arizona, which is the biggest, wouldn't state today at 6 am, they were going to start printing a ballot with kennedy's name on it. so if you wanted to be offered, if he really wanted to support a support between one, you know, be a one of the 2 candidates. this is the only time he could really do it. and you know, i think a lot of he clearly saw no path forward even though that been the case for months. i spoken to people in the campaign who told me that for more than a year they have been waiting,

possibly endorsing donald trump. so i think for what i hear, he's has a very and decisive person and clearly partly enjoyed being on the contain trail and, and getting to be the main candidates. so that's really kind of came to the end there . yeah. and before we speak about his endorsement of donald trump, i want to talk about how our key junior tried to talk to couple of harris for a potential cabinet job in her administration. i mean, what can you tell us about that? and what do you make of the fact that it looks like she's these tried to play both political parties here? he, i think he's done that's from the very start. he obviously started as a democratic candidate and he took great pride. i mean, i interviewed him several times and he took great pride in saying that he spoke to both sides so that he, you know, was always willing to talk to the extremes of both parties. but you know, i obviously the harris campaigns so absolutely nothing to gain from speaking with them because they actually did not want his endorsement. you know,

he's an anti back so you can come spears the furious, he doesn't really align with most of their positions. so, you know, even if they could get a little bit of a bump in the polls, in some ways it didn't seem worth it to the hairs contain. so let me ask you this is you've been following his campaign from the beginning. where do you think the voters will go? who would have voted for robert kennedy junior will be split or will they all go to trump? now it's really hard to tell because he never had a coherent voter base. there was never really on our as k junior boulder and so you know, many of them actually really supported him because what they wanted was a 3rd option, an independent party. and a lot of those people are very, very upset right now. and they don't, you know, they never intended to go either way, but many others, you know, kind of liked him because he was a kennedy who was, you know, the old school democrat. so a lot of them are all from this day as an environmental active, as they are very far to the left. then they are the people who really liked into

that scene of theories and the fact of your close uh, the quote with 19 loc downs. and they are very far to the right. so it's really hard to tell how many of those people who will be able to bring over to trump, given that from the start, none of them really seemed to have a coherent idea. ology. and many of them really were in there for our k junior, but they were there to be part of a 3rd party run. i see they are bringing, growing the senior correspondent for time magazine here. we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. it's an item, this developing story. thank you. it's thank you. well, the reason for the white house is now definitely between donald trump for the republicans, and the democrats. kimberly harris harris wrapped up the democratic national convention in chicago by formerly accepting her parties, nomination to run for president of the united states. show the news it's common to have is officially accepted the democratic parties. presidential nomination didn't

have accept and speech a pitch to the american people seemed around hope for fluid facing vision. i know there are people of various political views watching tonight, and i want you to know, i promise to be a president for all americans to america. fundamental principles from the law to free and fair elections, to the peaceful transfer of power. to her message, the rapturous receptive crowd. i think her, you know, of recap, spring of american values. you know, that go to all people who can be proud of our country on the national stage, domestic stage. i'm all of the policy priorities that have been, you know, had by democrats to make this country a better place for not just americans,

but for people of all backgrounds and origins. that's something that i'm really excited about. i think is the time of the year of the woman and we're going to change the nation with calling the aaron this idea of everyone working together, you know, listening everybody else. instead of telling people the very important message from anywhere in the world, you know easier said than done, but i think we can start uh at home have is made the case for himself and the heating and reading of, of delegates of the days of having big names appear on stage to make the case to these included towering pallets and figures like form assess couples. the a bomb is in the clinton's to celebrities like oprah and stevie wonder and from habits is running my 10 miles of actual unknown. and lastly, until 2 weeks ago. and so here in the d and c was also a launch pad. com. a lot. harris is top. com la harris is experience and com or why

harris is ready. our job or job, or job or job for everyone watching, is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling one inch out of time. one yard out of time. one, they go out of time, one door knock out of time. $15.00 donation at a time. let's all the messages around what time it says like delegates, so me uncommitted to move in some too little of messaging on what she plans to do about gaza. one of the most divisive issues in the polity. uncommitted delegate, you know, we want her to push for our permanent medias. these fire and, and arms and bar go now. and of course, you know, we appreciate the fact that, that it was mentioned. but at this point, we're starting to not do promises learn enough anymore. we need to know what her policy is gonna be. but by and large, the 2024 democratic convention is being one of high spirits enjoy for the optimism

. now the question remains whether the demons can float all the way to the election, and that's into the aspect level or whether it may best go back on this one of the atlantic, a german citizen who was freed in exchange for russian agents and a prisoner swap earlier this month is now under investigation. german prosecutors are looking at the allegations that the man who is known as rico k may have caused an explosion. he was among western prisoners along with the us reporter evans risk of which he will released earlier this month. he was sentenced to death in bella rouge on terrorism charges, but he was pardoned by the leader of bill of ruth alexander the cour sync up rico k was seen on bill of russian television and apparently confessing to working for ukrainian intelligence service. and with that comes through some stuff when he got to use political correspondence, i mean young has more on the store. oh yeah,

brent, this might of 1st seemed strange. the german government involved a prisoner swamped to bring one of its citizens, held in a foreign jail sentence to death brings him home on a private jets and reportedly chancellor schultz was there when he arrived to shaken by the hand. and now germany or the warranties are investigating him, the federal prosecutors have not said at which the explosion 80 is that they are looking into a but according to reports in the victims on talk news paper here in germany of this goes back to a request from the beller russian, those sorts is themselves. so 1 may, will assume that to either he's facing the same allegations as he faced when he was in court at a means. and i think this whole story, at least the new details we've had today about a german investigation as well,

just shows how cautiously gemini is. so the tip toeing through the diplomatic mine field, that is one of the results of russia's war and ukraine was i mean, reminders how did he end up in prison in belarus, in the 1st place, its right at rico k was arrested by the bel original authorities when he tried to fly out of minutes in october of last year, and he was charged subsequently with espionage terrorism and causing an explosive destination. now, during his trial, as we say, controversial a indeed, the russian t. v showed him apparently confessing to working for the ukrainian intelligence service, s b u. and as part of that work, he said that he had collected a rucksack and

a place that neg just next to some train tracks. and the allegation is that subsequently there was an explosion as a result of that at now. rico k said, well, he had no knowledge that there was a bomb there or anything. but that was the evidence that the battle russians play at the present deed in court. who knows whether that confession is true. but what does seem clear is that the, the russian authorities had a desire to exchange this man uh, for uh, well for agents who were being held in western countries at the time. in particular, the one that didn't crossteck off was the man who carried out a murder here in berlin in 2019 on kremlin old as he was being held in a gem in jail. and indeed, he was one of those russians who was sent home as part of this prisoner exchange.

so it's a complex story and i think many more details likely to come out in the, in the subsequent months, dw, so, i mean, young thinking is through the complicated story here in berlin tonight. and so, i mean, thank you. this is a look now and some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world wide health national security spokesman john kirby says guns a ceasefire talks in cairo, are making progress. and we'll continue over the weekend and he said israel and to mos in need to come together and work towards implementation because she agents are being monitored by the us, egypt, and could tar. a russian coord have sentenced 5 people to up to 9 years in prison for their role in an anti israel riot. it happened the last october when hundreds of protesters in circle the plane from israel after it landed at an airport in the southern region of dog has done. several police officers were injured and that is

the suspect in the raven murder of an indian woman training to become a doctor, has appeared in court in cold caught up. the woman was killed at a state run hospital earlier this month. you choose to space was concealed, is a police volunteer the attack set of mass protests calling for better security in indian hospitals. where he is prime minister and the ranger moody has offered to help in the war in ukraine body is the 1st indian leader to visit ukraine since it became an independent country independent from the soviet union. back in 1991, the cranes present involved them is the landscape called bodies trip friendly and symbolic. a warm welcome in key for the indian prime minister. it's a timing and significance of his trip did not go unnoticed. and the name on it, on the eve of independence day, this,

this visit is really friendly and important. does it towards the football, vito crane? yes. ok. and so, you know, range are moody, has maintained ties with both russia and ukraine, while the countries are at war to join. below them is the landscape and visiting a memorial to hundreds of children killed in russian attacks on new crane and attended several meetings and talks with the president. just 6 weeks ago, he was on a similar to it to russia, meeting with president vladimir putin and embracing him, prompting some international criticism. moody says india is not in different on the war, but is on the side of peace. recently by went through restaurants, meeting. there also, i have said this in p a words that any problem is never sold on the

battlefield. some of the way to a solution lies only through dialogue through diplomacy. and we should move in that direction without wasting any time. india cannot afford to alienate russia and his sofa avoided explicitly condemning its invasion. it is also abstained on you in resolutions that criticized the criminal and but moody is working to keep you crane and its allies on assigned to framing, india as a pacemaker and offering to act as a mediator to bring an end to the fighting with the www. is own you found the card is in key following this story. i asked her how moody's words were received by the ukrainian president. i don't think those woods actually have been really

where have been very welcome in keys, especially if you remember given the control the sea regarding movies visit to moscow early last, last month when he met a russian president, 14 or the day when russian besides hips multiple ukrainian cities, one besides truck, a major children's hospice and children keys needing to devastating themes. and that if you remember at the time prompted see what is criticism from presidents uminski who said it was disappointing to see the leader of the world's largest democracy hug, working for the was, was bloody criminal on such a day. so i think this visit is, is seen of widely seen as more di trying to control some of that damage and fall out from that most go visit. i'm in line with that today. we saw some in ski and will be visiting an exhibition in, in keys that was dedicated to creating children who have been killed since the beginning of the, or for us as a full scale invasion for. so this was certainly india trying to kind of balance

its relations between ukraine and russia and trying to show that it's not really needing towards most school. anyone sites in this conflict. it's only how does ukraine c, c moody in india as role in this work moving forward? is it possible that india could be maneuvering itself into a mediator? peace maker role? the ukraine has consistently called and india to play a more active role in these efforts. um, you know, given these longstanding ties with multiple giving given its own kind of rising of global stature up, but i think this is more, this, the ukraine engaging with india, the sweetest pump ball part of your brain is kind of bolt broader outreach to the so far the thoughts countries you know, beyond sort of and north america that your plan is keen to get on board with zalinski space proposal, which is based on the main idea that you know, russian troops should withdraw from all of your brain. i think india is central to those efforts by zalinski to win over keen nations in asia and africa,

and latin american visa visa regions that ukraine is really not engaged with a had much of a diplomatic presence in, on to russia's a full scale invasion and movie for this part has consistency talked about, you know, dialogue and diplomacy is the only way to resolve this conflict in there has also provided tremendous had a need to print 12 this conflict. i'm so let's get to, they talked about that in didn't support. we can have a listen to what you say. yup. was a bit to him. thank you for india support of our sovereignty and territorial integrity over these 2 years. and i want to personally think prime minister moody and so people of india for supporting ukraine ended citizens with humanitarian packages and you taught them, there was 16 of them. thank you for the simple nonsense job was a bit them so those packages that zalinski was referring to. those who, mandatory 8 packages have included, you know, a high tech medical equipment and supplies, but also financing for some schools for the reconstruction of some schools and,

and medical facilities here. and you clean it is on your do we said that this visit is a history making visit? what is next for these 2 countries between these 2 countries of the when will be to date to be invited zalinski to, to visit daily. that would, you know, it was for the cement these drawing high level contacts and ties between keys and daily the 2 sides to be also signed the number of agreements in medicine and agriculture of culture. the also with reading the joint statement of focusing on developing a strategic partnership by luxury quade continued middle tree technical corporation . i'm going to remember ukraine is also set to cost a 2nd piece stomach later this year with special representatives. probably going to be in point and you quite will be hoping that india will, you know, play a big a crucial role. there is with the w. so when you fall in the cards in the keys to night, sonia, as always thank you for flooding his killed at least 13 people in bangladesh,

forcing thousands more to leave their homes. the disaster is an unwelcome additional challenge for the newly installed entering government. saving what is left of the belongings. monsoon rains across the east of bangladesh have displaced thousands. the homes submerged under was a very severe damage facing the funds were washed out in the flood water. many houses are affected. all the roads are damaged. despite that, some has been able to get to shelters like these but there are many more who need help to control the situation is really bad to them. there's a lot of age, but if we're not able to rescue those, we're stuck to what we give it to the bottle people will get released, but 1st they have to survive. we don't have boats here. i want all of us bangladesh

to send us boats. we don't need more aid need boats. we can save them like the by some blend. the interim government for being slow to respond. nearly $5000000.00 bangladesh cheese has been impacted and more rain has been full cost in the coming days. written prospect for the many already facing the brunt of the flooding. well, berlin is who has welcome to new giant pen the cubs bank bank gave birth to the twins just 11 days after scans showed that she was pregnant. the pay the coms were conceived through artificial insemination. bank bank also had twins 5 years ago and those babies were returned to china. o, as in nature, panda, daddy, gel king is not involved in rearing the cubs, liked their parents, the cubs belong to the chinese state,

which only lends pandas to select the country. which evening time is an expert in chinese foreign policy and soft power. he's an assistant professor at the university of nodding and malaysia. he joins me tonight from quality them poor. it's good to have you with this. pretty much every panda in captivity around the world is on loan from china and what is known as pansy diplomacy. what does china gain from this? there is a great deal of soft power that china gains by sending pendants across the world. i mean, china is very strong power in terms of its military and economic strength, but what uh, one of the things that it lacks quite a bit is its ability to project a positive image, especially with western society. so the fact that pendants themselves are cute, cuddly and seen as peaceful and the fact that they're also unique to china basically means that it's easier for people to relate the peaceful characteristics

of hand us with china's result. and that actually helps bill chinese image internationally. meaning and is young king, the 2 adult handles at the berlin zoo. they came here in 2017, in what way have chinese german relations developed in the years since that well, the fact that panda's are a saw power initiatives basically means that it projects a positive image with a german audience. that's what is true in principle, and the fact that research has shown, at least i've done research, that's shown that penders countries that actually host and as you actually gain the greater number of taurus that comes from china. and it's also very possible that a countries that holds panders will also gain more investment from chinese

investors as well. so there is definitely economic benefits to it and there's also a soft power involved in the process as well. let me ask you, then what happens when things get low go south turn sour. give you an example of germany's vice chancellor robert how big recently pointed to china support for russia in the war against ukraine is the main reason for deteriorating economic relations between beijing and berlin. does that mean that main bang and shell things time at the berlin zoo may soon be up as well? i don't see the tensions that go on between try and the west to be something that's permanent. so under normal circumstances, pandas do play a very positive role in normalizing and projecting a positive image between 2 countries. of course, what's going on right now with the joe political intentions and so on. we actually diminish the effectiveness of pen

a diplomacy at the moment. but i don't see this as a long term issue, because for the most part, china has for many, many years have traded and cooperative or west. and that's one of the reasons why it became the economic powerhouse that has to date. so what's happening right now, maybe a temporary setback between bilateral relations between the west and china, but i don't think this is going to last forever. she made telling on the power of pen the diplomacy. we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. thank you very much . i us, and here's a reminder now of our top story, this, our, the independent hub for robert f. kennedy junior has pulled out of the race for the white house. it says he is endorsing donald trump for us. president kennedy has accused the democrats refusing to allow him to join the parties. tickets in primary ballots, and indian prime minister in arrange remote e as in key where he has met with president for them is zalinski. it's the 1st

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and click the cumberland harris walked out onto the stage of the democratic national convention in chicago to accept the party's nomination to be as presidential candidates. the reaction was rapture say, standing of age and that didn't want to end until harris told the crowd to sit down and said, there is business to take care of the business of winning an election while they're still time and just 74 days. americans will vote for a new president and beyond the cheers in chicago, harris still has a lot of convincing to whole show if the election were held today. it would be close, but the winner would be clear. donald trump, i'm brain golf, and berlin. this is the day i.