>> this is due w news, live from berlin. tonight, with weeks before he leaves office, president trump orders dozens of trips to leave afghanistan and iraq. the head of nato says pulling troops out of afghanistan could make the country a haven again. jen was at the pentagon and leaders ithe n u.s. congress are warning against any withdrawal. we will get analysis from washington. also coming up: this is exclusive the -- dw

news. this region igned a government ultimatum to surrender. the defense minister telling us the military offensive will be over within a week. plus, huge police raids here in berlin. last year's elaborate theft of precious jewels. they say that no sign of the spectacular stolen 18th-century gems, worth more than a billion euros. hurricane iota rips through central america. claiming hundreds of lives. we will go to nicaragua where the country --, -- we will go to nicaragua, the country hardest hit by the hurricane.

i am brent goff. to our viewers on pbs and the united states and to all of you around the world, good to have you with us. we begin with what could be one of the final decisions of u.s. president donald trump. the united states announced that it will be bringing troops home from afghanistan and iraq by mid-january. president trump said he wanted to withdraw. theentagon says th just 2500 trips will remain in each country. u.s. troops have been stationed in afghanistan since 2001 and in iraq since 2003. to get more on this, i am joined by our washington correspondent, oliver. how is trump's orders for true productions, how is that going over with the defense community in washington? oliver: he is receiving a lot of

criticism. even from within his own party. a look at bringing american soldiers home has been one of the core promises donald trump made, even back in 2016 when she rant -- when he ran for election. he delivered on this promise in 2019, last year. basically strengthening russia and the turks there and of course, weakening his allies in the fight against isis. it is happening again in afghanistan and in iraq. analysts call this a huge gift for the taliban. we also heard the nato secretary saying that afghanistan could become a platform for international terrorist. essentially throwing the country back for years. we have to be careful because as you know, it takes a long time to prepare such a troop withdrawal.

we will have to see if it is possible to withdraw all those troops as quickly as planned. brent: as you said, there is a lot of pushback from mitch mcconnell. the senate majority leader. he says it is not a good idea. >> a rapid withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan i would hurt our allies and delight the people who wish us harm. the taliban is not abiding by the conditions of the so-called peace deal. the consequences of a premature american exit would likely be even worse than president obama possible withdrawal from iraq that can 2011 -- back in 2011. that fledue a new round of global terrorism. brent: we heard mcconnell

speaking of this piece deal with the taliban. what are the shortcomings here? oliver: well, there are lots to talk about here. the taliban intern committed to peace talks. the peace talks began in september and lar installed just a little while after the began. with the plans of president trump to withdraw the troops from afghanistan and iraq and in particular, talking about afghanistan, that would not be a big incentive for the telemann to put any effort forth. brent: you said this is taking

place in the last weeks of the trump presidency. do we know it president-elect and joe biden would do once he takes power in january? oliver: the afghan government hopes he has a topper stance on the taliban. but look, joe biden knows very well that these assignments abroad are not very popular among american voters. he is not going to send the troops back once they are withdrawn. he will certainly be more open to leave troops on the ground, more open then president trump. essentially, it is not a big part of his policy. it would be a better position for the afghan government to continue peace talks. brent: we will see what joe biden does with his decision on .the 20th

thank you, oliver. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the president has been visiting regions that was brokered by moscow. medics in thailand say more than 40 people were injured in tuesday protest in bangkok. thousands gathered to march where lawmakers were mowing constitutional amendment. this was in his -- in an attempt to break up the rally. police in smalley found that people were killed and several bombers wounded. the bomber reportedly target a restaurant frequented by police.

if the opiate's prime minister has announced -- ethiopia's prime minister has announced that leaders ignored his surrender ultimatum. the federal government carried out what he called surgical airstrikes on the regional capital. the government has so far resisted international pressure in the conflict. fallout has the potential to destabilize the entire region and it has overly started with -- what the united nations says is a full on humanitarian crisis. >> if european if -- ethiopian air force fighter jets here. this is captured by an air force

journalist on the ground. local tv later showed what appeared to be buildings damaged by the air offensive. the escalating violence has sent thousands spilling out beyond if the opiate's borders. eight groups say 25,000 people have fled to sudan since the fighting broke out. half of them children. some may not see their fhers or husbands again. we came with the clothes on our backs. i don't know where my husband is. i have been looking for him for five days. i don't know where he is. in in his list of interview with dw, if you be as minister of defense says his country's fight was with rebel groups. >> this group has committed a

gross violation of rights. > the state tvictures show forces liberating towns. hundreds are reported to have been killed. nevertheless, the government continues to resist calls for external mediation. >> this is related to the severna day -- so vern nature -- sovereign nature. it will be completely within a week. we don't consider this a big deal. we don't consider this as a troublesome mter. but this appead to show footage of troops with him the bel forces have also been fighting.

if the o.p.s. prime minister has promised a quick and to the conflict with this final and fruitful military operation. they are now showing to survive on the banks of the two keys he river into than -- the river in sudan. >> hurricane iot made landfall in nicaragua with winds of 260 kilometers per hour. 40,000 people have evacuated. just would five kilometers from where hurricane iota came -- hurricane eta came ashore weeks ago. they have n electricity and no phone service. for more now, we want to bring in the sustainability director at world vision international.

she joins us from nicaragua. it is fun to have you on the program. >> as you just sd, this is to prevent a catastrophic problem in nicaragua. at this moment, there is no energy. we cannot make any connection. we know the landfall was very strong but there has been a lot of rain and a lot of wind in the area.

brent: let me ask you, i know the organization. you're trying to help the people there. what do you need most right now? >> what we are setting up is the kits for the refreshment of the houses. this is for the families to reild.

th is necessary for the children and the families and it can -- they cannot go back home at this moment. brent: we know the pandemic has been this -- especially hard. you say people eyes but they may not be exposed to the coronavirus. >> it is our concern because there is a lot of people in one place. the government is taking measures to prevent with masks and so long. can you imagine all of the people together in these places? brent: all the best, thank you. here are other international news stories in brief. greek police have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters.

this marks the 1973 student uprising against the military that once controlled the country. denmark has -- this decision is part of a struggle to control mutations of the coronavirus found in fur farms. a majority of danish lawmakers also voted for legislation that killed millions. it was one of the biggest jewel heists europe has seen in decades. the breaking happened in this city in dresden -- the european city of dresden. police have arrested three suspects in a massive operation in the german capital but they say they have not found any trace of the one billion euros worth of precious gems that were

stolen. >> it was the pride of dresden's green vault. 18th century jittery of immeasurable worth. items that were won by german kings anqueens since a smash and grab burglary, there has been on them. but in berlin, more than 1600 officers from around the country rated several apartments, taking evidence and arresting three suspects. for two of the arrested suspects, the judge in charge has issued an arrest warrant. the third suspect will still be brought before the judge. the prosecutor's office in dresden expects an arrest warrant there as well. the police have also launched an

international search for two additional suspects. organized crime networks whose numbers are mainly of middle eastern origin. germany's capital, berlin has become a stronghd frolom them in recent years and a challenge for police and prosecutors. the jerry heist is the second half -- high-profile rubber in germany. in 2017, 100 kilogram gold coin was stolen from berlin museum. the theft was linked to the same criminal clan that was the focused of investigations around dresden's green vault. >> the heist itself was spectacular. >> it was like something out of a movie. this was almost exactly a year ago. november last year, early in the morning, in dresden and with the thieves did is first, they sett

fire to this junction point so that the power would be cut off. then they went to the ground floor of this museum. they went through with and ask, straight through a display case, smash that. they grabbed the jewels and got out, police were there within five minutes. the getaway car was found later. brent: they took jewels that were worth about a billion? >> a billion euros was the guesstimate that they put out there but to talk about these, this treasury, the 18th-century saxon later, this treasury is the equivalent of the british crown jewels. it is priceless. the financial value is pricels. that is why it has been so important for the police to try to catch these people and to try

to find these jewels. this is not the first big -- brent: this is not the first big museum rubber in germany. police are telling us there is a connection to previous ones. >> this one was mentioned in the piece, this huge gold coin stolen from another german museum, a 100 kilogram coin. it was sentenced in february. he was out on bail pending an appeal and picked up this morning. >> the fear is that once the jewels are stolen, they will never be seen again. >> these pieces were so famous

they could not be sold. the fear is that the pieces were just broken down. may be cut, recut and then sold off. there are some small hope that maybe could be -- some could be recovered but those hopes need to be getting smaller. brent: for the next 2.5 weeks, everyone in the country will stay home except for buying groceries, buying medicine and unless the work is deemed essential. the work is scheduled to end sunday, november 6. >> a third of the students turned up for daycare here. even the austrian schools are officially close.

>> from our experience, from the first left town, there are some students that have more difficulty learning at home. in order to prevent them from falling further behind, we are working to support them. >> austrians have been good and for the current lockdown. the only exceptions are grocery stores and pharmacies. >> we prefer that everything would stay open and that we could lead a normal life but that is not how things are. we all have to work together. that is just how it is right now. austria's social democrats criticized the government lack -- lockdown today as lacking a clear concept.

but there might be more signs of life outside then there were during the spring lockdown. this time, playgrounds and parks are staying open. the measures are set to last until december 6. brent: dominic team -- thiem was up agaisn -- against rafael nadal. the austrian, the season-ending tournament. it is another space verse that nasa hopes will become routine. astronauts going into orbit and a private spacecraft.

this is a milestone that has been a decade in the making. >> it looks like a slow-motion dance in space but this linkup is happening at superspeed. the private company, space x and the u.s. government space agency, nasa worked together for a decade for this, back in 2011, nasa began partnering with private firms to continue is discontinued space shuttle program. -- its discontinued spatial program. letting her for a collies on board, she opens the hatch. among them is victor glover, the first effort american to work a full term on the space station. -- african-american to work a full term on the space station.

no social distancing here but remembers we in quarantine for weeks in the run-up to the flight. >> we are so excited to be here. we are humbled and excited to be part of this great expedition. >> this mission is far from complete. spacex's dragon capsules will continue to shuttle people to an from the space station. u.s. astronauts had been hitching rides on russian spacecrafts. >> in the next 15 months, we should be fine roughly seven dragon missions and this mission represents initiation of a dragon in orbit continuously.

this is the beginning of a new era in him and spacelight. >> this seems like -- scenes like this on the floor to coast on monday will become no less spectacular. >> here is a reminder of that top story we are following for you. the united states has announced that it will be bringing some troops home from iraq and afghanistan by january. president donald trump suggested that he wanted to accelerate troop withdrawal by the end of his term in office. the move has drawn criticism from the head of nato. ethiopian defense minister has called for a fal -- speaking to dw news, he said the operation would be completed in a very short timeframe and that the conflict is an internal

affair for ethiopia. german police have arrested three suspects connected to the notorious green vault jewel theft. last year, thieves broke into a ryesden museum and stole jewel estimated to be worth about one billion euros. you can always get dw news on the go. that will give you access to all the latest is from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news. if you are part of a new story, you can also use the dw app to send us photos and videos of what is happening. you are watching dw news, live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. tonight, we will look at that lockdown in austria and plus, the latest memoir from a former president. he writes about the current german chancellor. we will be right back.

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>> welcome back. here are the headlines. the trump administration announced plans to withdraw thousands of troops from afghanistan and iraq. officials and allies say it's a bad idea. france becomes the first european country to report more than 2 million coronavirus cases. this after the prime