the bitter standoff between warsaw and brussel deepens, as poland is finned one million euros a day. also, a food center in nigeria to, but the insurgency is stopping people from feeding themselves. france marks the return of several items looted from west

africa during the colonial era. 90,000 african artworks and french museums, the french president calls for more to be given back. authorities say two people inspected the gs used by alec baldwin in a fatal move he said shooting, but no would notice a live round inside of it. police found 500 rounds of ammunition, some of it live, leaving many questions unanswered. anchor: it is good to have you with this. the top court in the eu is finding poland one million euros a day to prevent irreparable harm to the legal order and values of the eu. the court of justice says warsaw failed to observe a ruling that demanded changes to some of poland's judicial reforms.

in july, the european commission found that the polar supreme court's new disciplinary chamber failed to guarantee judiciary dependence in violation of the eu law. several eu member states accuse poland of accepting eu subsidies while rejecting its values. let's go right to our correspondent in poland. poland is calling this blackmail. tell us more about the reactions in warsaw. corrpondent: there are many. one of them is the former prime minister, she wrote this is clear proof that eu institions want to put pressure on poland instead of entering into dialogue. th will badl affect levels of trust. later on, t ruling party said it should be like that, that: has to decide what to do with

its justice system, how to organize it, and on thothers, the opposition is laming the ruling partyor what is happening. they are saying today that we are sinking lower and who knows where it will end. anchor: theuling was aboua disciplinary mechanism for polish judges that the eu says strips judges of independence. will this mechanism be removed? correspondent: it was promised many times, but the opposition is claiming today that they have not seen a paper with a project something like that to -- to make it not work anyre, the disciplinary chamber, and one of the ruling party coalions told today there is a project but they needed a little bit more time to prepare it,ut as you see today, because we are

speaking today, we don't know how it looks like. anchor: if poland does not change this mechanism in a way that is sufficient for the eu, what happens next? correspondent: this is a question to be asked in bruels , but as far as i understand, there are some procedures to take the money either om poland, i mean to take the money that normally should come from the eu to poland, so i was told day they have to pay it anyway. the constitution -- constitutional body and poland ruled e european court of justice and eu do not have the right to say anying in the matter of the polish justice system, so if they take the verdict series and the constitution trivial, and it is suspected to be close to the

ruling party in poland, they should either pay the fine nor change the politics. anchor: what could de-escalate the situation at this point? correspondent: if yousk me about poland, actually here in poland, i cannot see any authory which could comment to say the game is over. we have the opposition blaming al the time the ruling party and we have a course the government which says we are on the right way, so my prognosis is pessimistic. anchor: that is our correspondent in warsaw. thank you. let's get a round up of the headlines. polish lawmakers are voting on plans to build a wall along the country's border to belarus to keep migrants out. poland and other eu states accused belarus of trafficking asylum-seekers into the block for retaliation on sanctions.

a mode national sting operation has led to the arrest of 100 60 people for a suspected online drug trafficking. it included nine countries and focused on the darknet, hidden part of the internet. authorities say the operation recovered millions of euros,--, cryptocurrency, and illicit drugs. the global under -- hunger index indicates the number of undernourished people around the world has risen for the first time in years. in africa's largest economy, nigeria, the northern region is poor, and a violent islamist insurgency has left so many areas unsafe the will cannot pharma. add to the pandemic, and ngos say more than 10 million people need help. mothers and children often bear the brunt of the suffering. our dw correspondent found -- filed this report. correspondent: this could se this person's life, but he has trouble drinking, was even the

strong are starving, develop mental problems make every day a struggle. >> [speaking in foreign language] my son is one of two twins. i saw differences since they were born. he did not grow enough and vomited a lot. he is five years old and has not been growing. [baby crying] correspondent: two weeks ago, his moter had almost lost hope. she came to this feeding center for help. they are not alone. many desperate people come to this center, as the situation in the region gets where's. hunger -- worse. hunger strikes the weakest,

women, breast-feeding women. >> because of the armed conflicts, a lot of people have been displaced from their homes and live in camps. they have less access to foo and the network, so as a result of this, we see a lot of malnutrition occurring in this region. correspondent: she has to take her son home. they cannot help them further. she is worried about what to do next. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: all the money we had in the last five years is finished. we spent everything on his medication. we have no food to feed him. we are left with nothing. correspondent: the family and

the twins are reunited. they have five children, including her son, who needs special care. they are scared of hunger, and they know it is not always enough. anchor: we can go now to nigeria, where we can speak to the nutrition manager for unicef. thank you for joining us. nigeria is africa's wealthiest nation with the fastest growing economy, so how do you explain more than half of the population is living below the poverty line? >> in my opinion, i think nigeria's economy is divided into four and rh, and richard becoming more rich, and t poor are becoming more poor, because the distribution of wealth is an even, and the employment

opportunities are very blessed for the people. the farming facilities and any kind of use of natur resources by common people, especially for the rural people, is a big challee, so money and taking care of their families and food is a very big challenge across the country for the poor people. that is why more than 50% people are below the poverty line, and the basics are not available for them. anchor: we heard the armed conflicts have exacerbated malnutrition in that region. why hasn't that been addressed by the government, the fighting? >> government and military has in doing whatever efforts they can do, but the militants in the insurgency is increasing day by day. there are different groups emerging, then trying to attack

on the civilians in the common people, and also there is a constant conflict between the military and the insurgents. and as result about, it has become a very big and major problem in nigeria, specifically in one state. the people, the common people are suffering a lot because of that. anchor: what could the international community do? >> there is a lot which can be done. international community should come forward to support nigeria, especiallyhe northeast, where the humanitarian issues are at stake, especially the basic needs, food, shelter, wat, and l kind of basic amenities which the people require is a challenge, so the international

community should donate, and if possible, come forward to support the insurgency-based emergency so people can be given support on the bic amenities they require, specifically to eradicate malnutrition from the children and women. anchor:hank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. anchor: u.s. authorities have launched a new legal battle to try to get wikileaks founder julian assange extradited. this comes after a u.k. court ruled in january that he could not be extradited due to concerns over his mental health. wikileaks published secret american military documents a decade ago and julian assange has spent years in hiding in british prisons as he fights extradition. correspondent: julian assange supporters gather outside the royal courts of justice in london.

the wikileaks founder, they say, does not belong in prison. >> i would like to see julian assange release. i would like to see a statue erected for julian assange as a hero, along with people like edward snowden were chelsea manning. -- or chelsea manning. these people actually represent our freedoms. correspondent: to his supporters, the prosecution is also a prosecution of the free press. >> he is a truth teller. he told us the truth about war crimes. so the truth teller, journalist, the publisher who told us about war crimes is the one who is imprisoned, and the people who committed it or not. correspondent: julian assange was arrested two and a half years ago after his political asylum in the ecuadorian embassy in london expired. he was taken to a high security prison. washington is calling for his extradition to the u.s., where he faces espionage charges and

up to 175 years imprisonment. in january, a london court ruled against the extradition, citing the poor mental health of julian assange in the prison conditions he would likely face in the u.s. the new appeal is the latest effort by american lawyers to secure his extradition. the british court's decision is expected in four weeks to six weeks. anchor: world leaders will meet in glasgow the latest climate change summit at the end of the week. actavis are calling on governments to make stronger commitments to deal with the catastrophic impacts of in-house gas emissions. ahead of the meeting, the u.n. has warned the world is on track for catastrophic temperature increase of 2.7 degrees celsius within the next decade, unless urgent action is taken. we have been speaking with the eu's climate policy chief, who will act as the chief negotiator in glasgow. >> if we had not changed our

policies, the to mature increase would be beyond four degrees, so on the base of the policies we have now, it will be 2.7, not paris territory, so we are not ambitious enough, so we need to try to find a consensus that will take us to a situation well below two degrees. i think they are the most ambitious in the world, and i think we are the only ones to have a really clear path to get is from here to 2050, so i think we can be proud about. it is now my task to make sure we have legislation adopted by parliament and council. anchor: russia has concluded large-scale military drills on the border with afghanistan, where the taliban takeover has been concerning its neighbors. it has joined with russia to strengthen border security. these tensions, ahead of talks between the taliban and regional powers. as a member of the press, our

moscow bureau chief was invited to observe the joint exercises. correspondent: the start of the last day of military exercise in the mountains of 10? stan -- to she could stand. the soldiers are practicing antiterrorism maneuvers. here, close to the border with afghanistan, russia and its allies hope these exercises send a clear message to the taliban and the wider world. they want to show that their forces are united and committed to the fight against international terrorism. fears that terrorism could be on the rise following the taliban takeover of afghanistan have led

to the strengthening of military corporation within the so-called collective security treaty organization, a russian-but military alliance of several former soviet union states. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: our member states was a peaceful, prosperous afghanistan, but we are here trying to eliminate terrorists and illegal armed groups and other international terrorist organizations. they are a threat to our country , and afghanistan itself. correspondent: russia has had a long and dramatic relationship with afghanistan, and has kept its distance after a failed attempt to install a communist government in the 1980's, but after the taliban seized power this year, russia has been trying to sell itself as a mediator between the west and the new rulers.

analysts think moscow is trying to seize the opportunity to exert its influence over the entire region, especially on the central agent states -- asian states of the former soviet union. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: president putin wants to put russian interest board to have more control over countries in central asia. example, he wants to prevent china's expansion into the region. beijing is very active there and has pushed russia out of almost all of central asia. the criminal wants to show the u.s. it is in a unique position to exert influence on afghanistan, so that one day the americans will knock on moscow's door and try to solve their problems in afghanistan with moscow's help, and in return, the russians could ask for concessions another geopolitic issues ukrne, belarus, the caucuses, or nato enlargement. correspondent: the russian foreign ministry recently invited a delegation of the taliban to moscow for talks, despite the fact that the

radical islamists are officially considered a terrorist organization in russia, but that could change. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: those decisions are made by the united nations. we all expect the taliban to move the country in a positive direction, and in line with how things proceed, we will show solidarity and remove the taliban from the list of terrorist organizations. i think that will happen. ♪ correspondent: until then, however, russia is flexing its muscles in tajikistan, on the border with afghanistan, shoulder to shoulder with its allies. ♪ anchor: a paris museum will and back cultural artifacts looted from west africa during the colonial era. the 26 items being exhibited for the final time in the museum will be returned to the republic. they were stolen in 1892, and

among 5000 works requested by the west african country. french art historian say 90% of africa's cultural heritage is believed to be in europe. correspondent: these statues are being paid an official visit by french president emmanuel macron and the delegation at the paris museum. they are part of objects france is returning to the west african country nearly 130 years ago when french colonial troops took the treasures from them. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: the works are of immense performance for several generations of people in the region and across africa. they are evidence of the artistic expertise of the kingdom. ♪ correspondent: on a visit to burkina faso and 2017, president emmanuel macron announced the

return of important artworks to africa. a french art historian who advised the french government on the matter says the move is nothing less than historic. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: it is a huge step, because it is the first time a colonial power is returning something important. we will see what the next steps are. what is clear is that this event is comparable to the fall of the berlin wall. there will be a before and after. correspondent: the pieces can be seen in paris only for a few more days. after their return, they will be exhibited, but organizers anticipate large public interest. anchor: we are learning more about the fatal alec baldwin movie set shooting. local authorities in santa fe county, new mexico have revealed two people inspected the gun but failed to notice a live round inside of it aired a search of the set has recovered 600 items, three guns, and 500 rous of ammunition, some of it live.

the sheriff department will handle it for the evidence to the fbi. alec baldwin was practicing for a scene when he shot and killed the film's cinematographer on the set of the low-budget film. the director was injured, but survived. no criminal charges have been brought yet, but there are plenty of unanswered questions, including how no one noticed that the gun was loaded. correspondent: that is what we are trying to determine. the people that inspected or handled the firearm when it was loaded before it got to mr. baldwin were interviewed, and there are some follow-up questions we need to do. so there is further investigation, interviews, and we will try to determine exactly how that happened and if they should have known there was a live round in that firearm. anchor: our correspondent from dw culture is following the latest on the story. what else came out of that press conference? correspondent: it was

surprising, because relatively little new information. surprising, because it has been nearly a week since the incident itself, but basically what we know is no one has been charged, and yet, no one has been ruled out, so criminal charges against alec baldwin have not been ruled out. we learn the gun he used was a vintage pistol that did contain a live lead round, and they were able to recover this projectile from the shoulder of the director, who was also injured. the evaluation of the forensic evidence and ballistics analysis seems to be ongoing. investigators have confirmed also that they did find several firearms and also many rounds of ammunition, some loose, some inboxes. this -- in boxes. this is bizarre, becauause the director, as i mentioned, has

told investigators that he absolutely expected and needed no live ammunition on his set. he was not aware this was their , that this is a bite of a strangeness about it all. it remains to be seen how those live rounds got into the gun, who was last in contact with it before the assistant director handed to alec baldwin, but it was a real gun, not a problem, and the investigation is ongoing. anchor: there has been a lot of focus on the assistant director. is there any new information on him? correspondent: very little. what we have learned in the last couple of days is that there have been concerns about his behavior on set for previous productions for the past couple of years. people have complained he is very relaxed with safety protocols, that he does not like to follow rules and that he is perhaps too pushy, pushing his teams into overtime, so a lot of things that could definitely raise questions about the safety culture of the employees onset. there were two oth accidental

gun discharges on the set a couple of days before this incident. so there are a lot of questions around what the police have cold complacency with weapons on the set. and why the armor was not on top of what was in the guns and why he did not sufficiently check, because she claims that she did actually do a check, but failed to to notice this live round. anchor: what about alec baldwin's involvement in this? correspondent: nothing was said about him at all. we know as an actor, it is unlikely he will be held liable in any way for this, because he was taking a gun that he was assured was a cold gun and was therefore unloaded and safe. he is one of the producers. he will obviously possibly face a collective liability. on the other hand, he is one of the larger group of producers,

about a dozen of them. it is unclear who had direct budgetary decisions, whether he is a passive investor, and who was making the decisions in terms of safety on the set, so those are questions that still need to be answered. the da says she likes to be thorough, so this investigation could take weeks and months. anchor: thank you for bringing us up-to-date. correspondent: pleasure. anchor: before we go, baby rhinoceros in the netherlands is learning to take its first steps. the calf is just over a day old and struggling to find its feet. that should not take too long. the animals can run as fast as 80 kilometers an hour as adults. the zoo runs one of europe's most successful rhino breeding programs. these species is recovering, but it still threatened by poaching. let's get a reminder of our top story on "dw news."

the eu top court has ordered poland to pay one million euros a day. the european court of juste found warsaw failed to heed a european commission ruling that demanded changes to some of poland's judicial reforms. coming up next, our show "the day." we will speak to a polish member of european parliament about the showdown between brussels and warsaw, and some analysis on the tensions between taiwan and the u.s. stay tuned. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪

reality on france 24.n ♪ >> welcome to world news and analysis. these are the headlines. france threatens to disrupt power supply to the u.k. over fishing licenses. france is accusing the u.k. of remaking the brexit agreement pledge. handing it all back, artifacts on show for the last time in paris for being shipped back to the state they were taken from over a century ago. brazil's president could face