♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, a major brexit concession. britain's prime minister says it could be delayed. theresa may offers lawmakers a chance to postpone the u.k.'s departure from the european union if parliaiament rejects her deal again. also coming up, pakistan's army warns india to expect a surprise after indian airstrikes hit targets inside pakistan.n. the foreign minister says they hit terrorist camps and hundreds were killed. pakistan denies any casualties.

and supporters of president muhammadu buhari celebrate as he pulls ahead in nigeria's presidential election. vote counting is not yet complete, but the main opposition candidate wants the tallying stopped. and the world focuses on vietnam as president donald trump lands in hanoi and the north korean leader kim jong-un arrives by car for their second summit. the two leaders will discuss ways to denuclearize the korean peninsula. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. welcome to our viewers in the united states on pbs, and to all our other viewers around the world. tonight, there may be more time for brexit. british prime minister teresa may has made a major concession by telling lawmakers that she supports a parliamentary vote to delay britain's exit from the

european union. may's move comes amid growing fears of economic chaos if britain leaves the eu as scheduled on march 29th without a deal. several ministers threatened to resign if she did not offer the possibility of more time. reporter: prime minister teresa may's announcement of a motion to delay brexit is actually the announcement of a series of votes and more votes. if parliament rejects the deal she has negogoated with h the eueuropean union, it can vote te next day on whether it endorses a no deal brexit. and if parliament rejects that -- >> the government will on the 14th of march h bring forwararda motion on whether parliament wants to seek a short, limited extensnsn to article 50. and if the housese votes for an extension,n, seek to agree that extension approved by the hohoue with the eu and bring forward the necessary legislation to

change the exit date with that extension. reporter: the british pound rose on may's motion, which calmed some fears that britain will crash out of the european union in just over a month without a deal. some analysts have protected economic chaos if that happens. several senior mininters had threreatened to resign unless my allowed mp's to extend the march deadline. andy c comes a day after major opposition labour leader jeremy corbyn supported a second referendum on leaving the eu if labour does not get the deal it's wants. dw spoke to lawmakers on both sides of the divide. >> it is good that she is contemplating the possibility of an extension for the first time, because ththat has always seemed inevitable in most peoplple's viewew. but i still l think there is vey little trust in with the prime minister has to say. and i hope that means this week parliament will take no deal off the table. >> brexiteers conceded, all right, i will vote for her motion tomorrow, which may

extend very slightly the time scale in which we live the european union. at the end of it, that has to be it. we leave at the end of that extended period. and that is it. reporter: the motion to allow a delay goes to parliament wednesday, injecting more uncertainty into a process which has exhausted many in britain and in the eu. brent: for more on this i'm joined by our correspondent charlotte chelsom-pill outside parliament in london. good evening to you, charlotte. this looks like a major concession from teresa may. is she backing down here? charlotte: that is certainly how a lot of people will want to paint this. after all, teresa may has been saying for months over and over again that she would not delay the u.k.'s exit from the european union. others have pointed out she was essentially forced into this because she was facing multiple resignations within her own party. others might point out that what

we heard today could in fact work in teresa may's favor. there are e a number of rereasos for that. first of all, what is key to understanding this is teresa may is still trying to get her deal with the european union through parliament. euro skeptics within her own party have been blockingng that. they voted against her deal last month. she may be hoping that those euro skeptics may be so coconcerned over prospects of a delayed brexit they might be forced to back her deal. the other key thing about whatat happened today is teresa may has essentially bought more time to get her deal approved. tomorrow was s supposed to be a vote on an amendment ruling out no deal. that vote now is pushed back a couple weeks. that gives teresa may more time in negotiations with the european union and it also means that vote on a no deal will happen just days before the u.k. is meant to leave the e.u. so the pressure really will be on

for mp's to figure out what they are going to do. brent: talk about a pressure cooker as we get closer to march 29. we know britain's opposition announced they would now support a second referendum under certain circumstances. talk to me about how disruptive a second referendum would be to the whole system there, since we are so close to brexit day already? charlotte: very disruptive, certainly. but the u.k. is living in disruptive, uncertain times. when you look at the fact u.k. still facing down the prospect of a no deal, perhaps not march 29 but later on. the idea of a second vote, some might argue is the safer, smarter option. but that will pose huge logistical problems. first of all, it takes a lot of time to organize a referendum

like that, time the u.k. just does not have. second is they do not know what question the people of the u.k. will be asked in a second vote, and that is something which will be extremely divisive. it has been suggested by opposition parties that people will be asked if they support teresa may's vote or whether they support the u.k. remaining in the european union. but a lot of euro skeptics here in the u.k. will not like that option. of course it will be something that will cause huge problems within the european union. while tonight's remainders might be buoyed by a second vote, the second vote is by no means the magic wand to solve all brexit problems. i just want to point out that even if there is a second vote there are no guarantees the results would be any different than the result the u.k. saw two years ago. brent: that is a very important point to point out, especially

with us being so close to the march 29 brexit date. charlotte chelsom-pill in london on the story for us tonight. charlotte, thank you. pakistan's army has warned india to expect a surprise after indian warplanes attacked targets inside pakistan. india says they were terrorist camps and that its airstrikes hundreds. it has reserved its right to defend itself. tensions between the neighboring nuclear states have been growing since a deadly militant attack on indian troops two weeks ago. reporter: jubilation across india as news of the airstrikes emerged. there have been growing impatience to a suicide attack against indian soldiers earlier this month. celebrations erupted throughout the country.

according to the indian government, a large number of militatants were killed afafters warplanes struck a training camp . the town is some 50 kilometers from the so-called line of control. the cease-fire line which is the defective border in kashmir. -- de facto border in kashmir. new delhi says it launched the airstrikes because it had intelligence t that the militant group was planning furtherer attacks. > the governmnment of india s firmly a and resolutely committd to taking all necessary measures to fight the menace of terrorism. hence this nonmilitary preemptive action was specifically targeted at the camp. reporter: but pakistan is disputing india's version of events. in a tweet, the pakistani military confirmed india

violated the country's airsrspae but denied there were any casualtieses. in r response toto the incidente pakistan prime minister called an emergency meeting. he said it was a bid to gather support ahead of india's general election. >> once again, the indian government has resorted to a self-servingng, reckless, and fictitious claim. this action has been done for putting regionalal peace and stability at great risk. reporter: whatever the real motivation behind the raid, pakistan's military is already planning retaliatory measures. >> now it is time for india to wait for a response. ththe response will come at the point in time of our choosing.

our military leadership has divided -- decided. it is your turn now. reporter: words of defiance ignored d across t the border.r. the indian primeme minister assured his followers their country is in safe hands. brent: dw has uncovered new details about the way german weapons and technology are being used in the war in yemen. as part of an investigative research project known as #german arms, dw has found evidence that saudi forces are using german weapons in yemen for naval, ground and air operations, a far greater role than was previously known. tens of thousands of civilians have bourn the brunt of the war in yemen. millions are on the brink of starvationon. forces from united arab emiriras have been fighting against houthi rebels in yemen s since

2015. both countntries have long been among the top clients ofof germany's arms industry. the german government has repeatedly denied any knowledge of german weapons being used in. yemen. you can find out much more about this story in about 20 minutes. we are going to be talking about it on "the day" following this bulletin. here are some of the other stories now mangng headlinines around the world there is confusion surrounding the surprise resignation of the iranian foreign minister. he negotiated tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with the world powers. reports suggested that the president had rejected his resignation and is s standing by his moderate ally. drews in nigeria have taken to the streets to protest a possible fifth term for resident -- the president.

the 81-year-old leader came to power 20 years ago. his announcement that he would seek resolution sparked a wave of protests. voters in cuba have overwhelmingly backed a new constitution which changes rerecognizing the country as a e party communist state. the electoral commission says 86% of voters backed the changes. vote counting in nigeria has not finished yet, but one of the candidates is already changing victory. incumbent president muhammadu buhari has taken an unassailable lead over his challenger. shortly after a campaign spokesman announced the unofficial numbers, buhari raised to celebrate victory. buhari took office in 2015 and saw to a second term with pledges to fight corruption

while overhauling the country's road and rail network. joining us tonight is our correspondent fanny facsar. it is reported that president buhari is taking a lead that cannot be beaten now. what can you tell us? fanny: definitely. there was excitement outside of this building, where votes are being collected for all the states bringing their results in. the most populous states announced, securing more than 1.5 million votes for president buhari, which puts him into a leading situation, even though there is no final result. the spokesperson jusust mentiond of the apc campaign committee they are repairing epic to read speech for president buhari. they are requesting the main challenger to recede defeat.

the main reaction of the challenging party is not to accept the results. we are seeing results of four states have to be counted. the announcement here behind me has to stop, they say, until all data is available to all parties. you can tell there is a lot of commotion here and a lot of going on before the results are even announced. brent: if it looks like the incumbent, president buhari, is going to be reelected, what can we say, why have people put so much faith in him? fanny: you really ask yourself given the fact there are so many in this country. so many people told me it is, -- it is kind of like "game of thrones." buhari is seen as the undisputed will king, depending on who you ask.

the government around him is facing a lot of allegation of corruption. president buhari is standing firm that he stands for integrity, he stands for fighting corruption. a lot of voters say the opposition is even worse. what may be the diff -- decisive factor is the number of people who did not vote. the voter turnout is supposed to be the lowest voter turnout since the end of military rule 20 years ago. that could be a decisive factor as well, based on how the margin of victory buhari will win, not just the official results. brent: we know you will bring us those offifial resultsts as soon as they come in. fanny facsar in nigeria, thank you. now to venezuela, for the failed attempt to deliver humanitarian aid has left hundreds stranded.

supporters of interim president juan guiado want aid into venezuela but president nicolas maduro has close the border so those people cannot get back home. reporter: volunteers who took part in the attempt t to deliver aid on saturday say they are now being ththreatened. >> they told them they should get rid of their vests because ththey would oththerwise get ki. they were afraid so theyey took them off and threw them away. i i llected ththem in a bag. reporter: feariring possible reprisals, venezuelans find themselves trapped on the other side of the border, too afraid to return home. >> you can cross over to the other side and the government supporters distribute to see if you have any scars. they want to kill you because you defined the government. if you cross the border, bad things will happen.

reporter: now he is worried about his family members, who have also received threats. >> we have family on the other side that also have to go to work. you do not want anything to happen to them. what happensns to t them if youe here fighting for your country? you do not want that to happen, your families are on the other side starving with no medicine. reporter: he says he will not give up. >> the opposition is still active. opposition at any time. the opopposition is fighting for our country.y. reporter: now, armed with sticks and stones, they will keep trying to open up access across the bridge. >> because we do not want to give up this war we are in. if we give up, we will all crash and the future of our brothers, children, fathers, mothers. at least here we have kids, 13, 14, 15-year-olds fighting. they have already been shot in the face, head and chest.

but the keep coming back to fight because they want to see their mom and their dad and their siblings growing up and getting old. reporterer: their faces were shn on international media, and now they are being targeted. >> they tell us we are dead men, that they have identified us. people have told us that there is an arrest warrant out for us. those of us who are here are not criminals. we do not want to hurt anybody. we just t want freedom for our cocountry on the others of the border. that is our country and these people are taking it over and destroying it and putting us in a bad light. it is wrong. reporter: even if the border is opened, these volunteers will not bebe able to reteturn home,s long as power is maintained in venezuela.

brent: the vatican is describing the conviction of australian cardinal george pell on five counts of sexually assaulting children as painful news. the vatican's former treasurer continues to protest his innocence and has lodged an appeal. he was found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys in the late 1990's. >> you are a paid. you are a monster. -- you're a pig. reporter: for now he is free but people outside the court were calling for a tough sentence. >> we demand he be excommunicated from the church. george pell is a monster, a freak. he has to be jailed. none of this pathetic, weak justice. we want to see him in jail. we want to see him fry in hell

forever. reporter: a jury found pell sexually assaulted two choirboys in a cathedral in 1996. due to a suppression order, reporting is only now being allowed. a previous trial resulted in a hung jury. pell has always denied the charges. >> i am innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. reporter: pell is on leave as treasurer, the second most powerful position in the vatican. he is also australia's seniormost catholic cleric. pope francis has in the past paysys -- praised pelell for his response too abuse. but his conviction is another stain on a church whose leaders

have failed to deal with child sexual abuse within the ranks. brent: correspondent roger maynard is following this story. roger: he is appealing the conviction. that process may take some months, maybe even a year. if that appeal is unsuccessful, then it's possible the inquiry will be taken up by the vatican. they will then consider the allegations against him. and if they decide so, that he could be defrocked or excommunicated. we are talking about a fairly long time frame here, something which may take months or even years. brent: final preparations for the second summit between north korean leader kim jong-un and u.s. president donald trump have begun. the leaders arrived in the vietnamese capital hanoi. meetings are planned for

wednesday when they will discuss plans to implement pyongyang's promise to give up nuclear weapons. dw's bureau chief alexandra von naman has been finding out what strategists are expecting from the second summit. alexandra: when president trump and kim jong-un first met in singapore last year, there was pop, circumstance, but not much substance. trump accepted a vague agreement, getting nothing in return. the cia former deputy division chief for korea considered the meeting a failure. >> since singapore we had had no progress whatsoever on denuclearization. north korea continues to nuclear eyes. they continue production of warheads and missiles. they have even expanded and

refined production facilities for all those components. alexandra: trump argues his strategy is working because north korea has stopped its nuclear missile tests and allow the repatriation of the remains of americans killed duduring the korean war. in return, the u.s. president canceled military drills with south korea, to decision met with a lot of criticism on capitol hill. lawmakers remain skeptical. >> talks are always better than insults and fighting, but i would like to see a real agenda for the summit rather than just complacency. there is danger in complacency. alexandra: what do you expect? >> more talk and hopefully more measurable progress. alexandra: donald trump spratly needs a win. the recent government shutdown was seen as a big defeat. his approval ratings remain low. the robert mueller investigation is closing in. and democrats in congress are blocking his agenda.

this foreign policy could provide some relief, but for that he has to get more concessions for kim than during the last meeting in singapore. it is a high risk situation worth trying, says a former state department official and expert on korea. there are two things he will be watching for. >> the is the possibility -- the first item of normalizing relations. they need to have something more permanent. the second one on the piece regime, i would not be surprised if there was a declaration of the end of the korean war or a peace settlement. alexandra: trump could unilaterally announce the end of the korean war. it would be great tv but it would not necessarily mean much. an actual peace treaty would involve south korea and china, and it could take time.

whatever grand proclamations are made, a real breakthrough is only -- brent: there are certainly serious issues on the table, but we want to end on something letter. residence of hanoi are less concerned about nuclear weapons. they are excited their city is the center of attention. they have tips for things trump and kim should check out while they are on -- in town, face-to-face. ♪ >> i would be prproud if thehey think about pho and vietntnam. >> they should both buy a hat to avoid the rain. >> i will not regret this haircut, because trump is the

leader i admire. ♪ >> egg coffee is the symbol of peace. >> we just decided we wanted to make burgers great. brent: they are happy in hanoi. after a short break i'll be back to take you through "the day." tonight, more on the weapons trade trill between germany and yemen. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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