brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight a brexit delay and a brexit demand. with just nine days to go, the stakeses get even highgher. prime minister theresa may expected to address the nation any moment. earlier she requested a brexit until the end of dilute -- end of june. brussels says that is only possible if lawmakers approve the brexit plan they rejected twice. and the use sanctions on gary and pry mr. viktor orban --

it is the result of tensions in europe over orban anti-immigration and you're a skeptic stance -- eurosceptic stanance. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. with just nine days to go until brexit begins, brexit british lawmakers still do not know what brexit will be. they will hold an emergency debate after pry minister theresa may earlier today formally asked eu leaders brexit for a delay to. she is hoping to delay it until june 30 but signals from brussels have been mixed.

>> order. a long way to go. what the prime minister is saying must be heard. >> as prime minister, i am not prprepared to delelay brexit any further than the 30th of june. reporter: it is difficult to hear a clock tick in the house of commons these days, but with just over a week to go until u.k.'s schedule departmenent -- scscheduled departure from t th, this shouting match could go into extra time. >> and although brexit fatigue is increasingly difficult and justified, we cannot give up thinking until the very last moment a positive solution. i believe that a short extension would be possible. but itit will be conditional ona positive vote on the withdrawal agreement in the house of commons.

reporter: mp's alreadady voted down the agreement i iits current form multiple times. >> mr. speaker, we are now inn the midst of a fullllcale national crisis. incompetence, failure, and intransigege from the pry minister enter government brought to this point. parliament has rejected her deal, it has rejected no deal. the prime minister now has no plan. reporter: thereresa may's immediate plan is getting the other 27 european union countries to grant her an extension. >> a lot of very noisy. >> t this house has indndulged itself on europe for too long. reporter: lawmakers in the u.k. and across the channel will be hoping she can cut through the noise. brent: let's try to cut through the noise with alex forrest whiting right here. she is our brexit analyst.

this is a crisis, isn't it? the offer that came from the european union today was we will think about this delay but you have to vote against yourself, right? alex: that appears to be the case. they are saying theresa may, bring back your deal for a third time. it has been rejected twice. get it through and then we can give this short extension. they know very well that there is a very strong chance yet again that it will be defeated. that is the problem. we are therefore heading towards a no deal brexit. by law the u.k. leaves the eu's friday. however what tusk did was he kept the door open for an emergency summit that could be called next thursday night perhaps. brent: the eve of brexit. alex: exactly. where they could offer something

to the u.k.. nobody wants a no deal brexit, certainly not the eu and most people in the u.k. we are still one step closer to a no deal brexit. brent: what we saw today was this open attempt by the european union to put pressure on parliamentarians to vote for a plan that he knows they don't want. alex: it is the only deal on the table. as all of them said, it is with the eu agreed with theresa may back in november. there is no majority in parliament that they can agree on. at the moment this is the deal. she will try to bring it back again next week and hope she can win over those hard-core brexit eers in her own party, those 10 northern irish mp's, and maybe some labour mp's, to get it over the line. but i cannot say that will happen.

at the moment she does not have the numbers. brent: we are expecting the prime minister to speak any moment and we will bring that life to our viewers when it happens. alex, thank you. not to another crisis in europe. it looks like a big blow to hungarian prime minister viktor orban. his ruling fidesz party has been suspended from the european parliament's biggest group and could face expulsion. orban's fidesz party is part of the center-right european people's party bloc, known as the epp, and receives strong support from right wing anti-immigration parties. however, some members of the epp, they want orban's party to be thrown out because of its eurosceptic stance. questions are being raised over budapest's compliance with eu law. joining us now with more is our correspondent rebecca ritters covering events from brussels tonight.

good evening to you, rebecca. viktor orban, he has been slammed for his anti-migration policy. now his party being suspended from this big political bloc in the european parliament. is it possible that they could be suspended or kicked out permanently? what more do we know? rebecca: at this stage it is not looking permanent, but anything is possible. it is very rare to see europe's biggest parliamentary group so divided, brent. the question what to do about fidesz has been an elephant in the room for some time. until a recent campaign, which you briefly spoke about before, against eu commission president jean-claude juncker and billionaire george soros, really threw the party into upheaval. many calling for him to be expelled completely. those tonight that are disappointed with this watering down, they voted overwhelmingly in favor of this.

it was a closed-door meeting, but epp sources say it was very heated in there with viktor orban himself making a speech, saying that he would stand down, that he would pull his party out completely. then you have the president of the epp also saying he would stand down if a compromise could not be made. eventually a compromise was made and they agreed overwhelmingly, 190 votes in favor. brent: we have reported many times about viktor orban and his open disdain for brussels and for some of the rules of the european union. the decision tonight, is this a warning to other eu member states that are thinking of jumping on the viktor orban train? rebecca: brent, it is difficult to say. i mean, we see this across the eu. the fidesz party is not the first party, not the only party to leave brussels and go home

and blame brussels for what are domestic issues and gain popularity from that at home. you have to look at the u.k. as one prominent example. but fidesz and viktor orban's push to have pushed it to the extreme. you know, what we have seen with their campaigns against the eu and its institutions is really unprecedented. and many could possibly be trying to teach them a lesson. brent: our correspondent rebecca ritters on the story for us tonight in brussels. rebecca, thank you. the united nation appeals court in the hague has increased radovan kardazic's sentence to life imprisonment for war crimes and crimes against humanity. a panel of appeals judges upheld his original 2016 conviction for atrocities during the balkans war. they said his 40-year sentence for crimes including a massacre

of muslims was too light. the chief prosecutor told dw news that today's verdict was of historicic significance. >> we are very satisfied with the appeals decision today, not only because the convictions were c confirmed in rerelation t the genocide, in relation to t e siege of serergey vo, and in relation to the ethnic cleansing campaign in many municipalitiei. not onlyly do we have convictios in all those cases, but alalso e sentence w was increased. we were askiking for a l life sentence and in appeals wewe goa lilife sentence, which is extrememely important. it made me thinking todaday of t many, many survivors and victims of thehe crimes committed in bosnia, victims whicich are present totoday and whicich waid more than 10 years to see this decision being confirmed.

so i it is very imimportant for vivictims, very y importrtant fr survivors. important for the tribunal obobviously, but also o portant for histstory because now it is formal that kardazic is a war crimininal, that h he is persony responsible for major atrocities committed in three years in bosnia. brent: here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. dozens of italian schoolchildren have madade a narrow escapape tr their bus driver set it on fire near milan. police were able to stop the bus and get all passengers to safety without injury. the driver, who is now under arrest, was protesting migrant deaths in the mediterranean. eight organizationsns -- aiaid organizations are racing to get help to devastated cities and communities after cyclone idai devastated mozambique, zimbabwe an malala way. more than 200 people have bebeen confirmed dead in mozambique alone. the death toll is expected to rise as the rubble is cleared. the european union's antitrust

watchdog hasas fined google neay 1.5 billion euros. it takes total penalties to more than 8 billion euros over the last two years. a jury in the united states has ruled that weedkiller round up a substantial factor in causing cancer in a 70-year-old man. this is the second time a jury found roundup, it's ingredient glass estate, -- glyphsoate, causes non-hodgkin's and phobia. bayer said it was disappointed. the case now moves to a second phase to determine damages. for more on this i am joined by

christoph kober has been following this. is this a bellwether case which could cause bayer hundreds of millions? christoph: could be even more than that. up until t the end of january there were 12,000 cases pending regarding this issue of roundup and the accusations it might cause cancer. one analyst said overall legal costs regarding this matter could add up to $12 billion. that would be a heaeavy blow and an indicator of what might be coming. today you mentioned it. in this second phase, prosecutors will try to make the case whether monsanto knew about the risk of roundup and the

company tried to cover up something. brent: bayern acquired monsanto about a year ago. surely they were aware of the legal proceedings against the company. christoph: i am sure they were. brent: and they bought it anyway. that means they thought they were going to win the court case or even if it is billions, so what? christoph: apparently the overwhelming opinion was the benefits of this merger would still outweigh the risks as of last year. bayern has become the world's biggest producer of seeds and herbicides with this merger. with the history of the chemical company and a growing demand for food around the world, bayern was seeing a business opportunity here. bayern ceo, he was reallyy pushing for the deal. now that the legal troubles around this case are growing,

pressure on him is increasing. brent: investors were nervous about monsanto from the very beginning. christoph: turns out they werere right. investor advocacy groups have been ringing alarm bells and they were right to do so. just today bayern got $9 billion wiped off their market value. the stock has lost 40% year on year. bayern has their annual shareholder meeting next month. brent: christoph with the latest on this round of case, a jury saying it causes cancer. thank you. germany's defense minister is trying to raise more awareness of veterans in german society. today in berlin, she met germany's contestants in the last invictus games for injured and traumatized servicemembers, and the last games were held in australia. in a bid to improve the image of the armed forces here, germany

is applying to host the games in 2022. we visited germany's armed forces, known as the bundeswehr. we asked what soldiers think about plans to bring the games here. reporter: military service in afghanistan, an especially dangerous mission. there is a high risk of being wounded or traumatized, something german soldier keven falley experienced. he was stationed in kabul for six months in 2013. there, he was exposed to many life-threatening situations, some of which forced him to make gut wrenching choices. >> it was always attack on the camp, attack on the camp. then we we suddedenly see people coming towards the camp, including children. then slowly began to think, if there here is real, children are being exploited to storm the camp, i have to make a decision now. ready, aim, and if necessary, fire. and those are some of the things i dream about again and again.

reporter: falley also came under fire himself, one of the many traumatic experiences he finds it hard to talk about now. since then, certain things, odors or flashing lights, for example, trigger a massive stress reaction in him. >> images that appeared in dreams at night from my time in afghanistan. at some point i would wake up terrified in bed, drenched in sweat. and i even heard myself screaming. reporter: sports are still important for falley, despite the trauma and a knee injury. last fall he was allowed to take part, along with 18 comrades, in the invictus games in sydney. among other things, he competed as a rower. injured and traumatized soldiers from 18 countries entered the competition. the games were britain's prince

harry's idea. he wanted to make veterans more visible to the rest of society. so far, the games have taken place in english speaking countries. but the german government wants germany to host the games in 2022. >> i would be very pleased with that. to show germany what soldiers who were wounded in the line of duty are capable of. so that they are not just shoved into a corner, but that they are also part of society. reporter: the invictus games are important to falley, personally. he keeps fit, hoping to take part once again in the competition. brent: the first funerals for victims of the massacre and two new zealand mocks -- mosques.

hundreds of mourners attended the burial of a father and son who fled the war in syria for what they believed would be a safer life in new zealand. they were among the 50 people who were gunned down by a white supremacist last friday. reporter: two members of a syrian refugee family were among the first to be laid to rest in christchurch. khaled mustafa and his 15-year-old son hamza came to new zealand fleeing war. before they were gunned down by a white supremacist in a mosque last friday. among the mourners, zaid mustafa, hamza's younger brother. he suffered gunshot wound to his leg during the attack. heavily armed police stood guard outside. another reminder of the horror of what happened. the nanation is grieving with is muslim community. and prime minister jacina ardern

wants to demonstrate that. >> there is a desire to show support to the muslim community as they return to mosques, particularly on friday. there is also a desire among new zealanders to mark the week that has passed since the terrorist attack. to acknowledge this, there will be a two minute silence on friday. we will also broadcast nationally via tv and radio new zealand, a call to prayer. reporter: amid the outpouring of sorrow, the message is clear. we stand together in the face of terrorism. brent: aid is starting to reach communities in mozambique, zimbabwe, devastated by cyclone

idai. heavy flooding in the wake of the storm has made it difficult to reach survivors. the world food program says nonstop rainfall is making it worse. more than 300 people are confirmed dead. officials say hundreds of thousands of lives remain at risk. reporter: it is being described as the worst humanitarian crisis in mozambique's history. heavy flooding and prolonged bouts of rain are compounding the destruction wrecked by cyclone idai last week. the storm and floodwaters not only engulfed roads and bridges, they also wiped out communications networks acroross theegegion. and many of idai's victims are once again finding themselves in danger. this mother is one of hundreds of thousands who losost their home. she is worried about her newborn, as food supplies in the

shelter run low. >> since last night i i have not eaten anynything. yesterday i saw that food was running out. i wewent andnd asksked and theyd me that food was over, and until now i have none. reporter: that is because the floods and heavy rain which followed in the wake of the storm are hindering a worker efforts. -- aid worker efforts. most rural areas are cut off from help. >> you can see around us. everybody y is helpiping. we are doing it manually, by hand. reporter: rescuers are working aroundnd the clock to save live. many v victims are s still trapd on rooooops, t trees, and other remote areas. the regionon is bracing for more heavy rain in the comingng days. flflooding has become the bibigt threat mozambique is facing right now. brent: germany's national

football team kick off their 2019 campaign with a friendly against serbia tonight followed by an important match against the netherlands sunday. these are germany's first games since national coach joachim low surprise the country by dropping three key players, rebooting aside that suffered a spectacular failure in the 2018 world cup. reporter: the new, new start for germany coach joachim low. the emphasis is on youth. eight of the current players will still be allowed to play in the e under t team. >> w ware n not g going to cocompletely change our style of play. that would be w wrong. we h have hadad a lot of success with it for r many yea. we have to make some adjustments now. corrections, even. whwhat is important is more s s, more dynamism, more determination in our play. reporter: the manchester city

forward did not make last year's world cup squad. now the 23-year-r-old has a leadading role. >> i have set myself the goal of taking more responsibility on the pitch. i want to pick up where i left off in the last two games. i think there is still plenty of room for improrovement. reporter: he certainly ramped up his styling efforts. he does not necessarily fit the mold of a leader, but players already look to him for guidance, like one of three new faces. >> i did not thihink being a leader has anything to do with age. whwhen i look at leroy's developments, he has made a lot of good decisions. so i i thihink one can definitey look at him as a role model. reporter:: where t the young t's journey takes them will be revealed in their matches. brent: it is the first a of spring here in the northern hemisphere. could there be a better day for

the human's international -- the un's national day of happiness? they have been asking people around the world what makes you happy. >> to wake up every day next to her. that is happiness for me. >> you want t me to reply as we? if you days less work every week. that would be happiness for me. >> money. money makes you happy, right? >> i am very happy. >> you need to be able to enjoy simple things. a song, and the birds.

>> to m make more p people happ, not just myself. i am never happy if i did not make someone else happy. >> she makes me happy. >> my mother's smile. >> my cats and my husband. i love spending time with them. >> my friends. >> good friends, good food, a little exercise, good weather, and a whole lot more. >> ice cream. cars. >> i am happy when i getet enouh sleep. >> when my country is doing well, my family as well and my life is going well. >> i am proud. this is my happipiness. peopleleove it. >> jogging or playing table tennnnis. smashing the ball brings mee jo. it is a good relay -- good way to relax. >> running makes me happy. >> these guys.

every day. they have just been wonderful to me. it is about connections. that is what it is. brent: after a short break i will be back to take you through "the day." what would make me happy is if you stay right there and join me. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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