♪ >> this is dw news, live from berlin. queen elizabeth ii is laid to rest. the british nation mourns as the late-morning is taken to windsor castle for burial in the royal vote. the ceremony followed a funeral service attended by dignitaries from around the world. also on the program, the kremlin denies acquisitions of war crimes in ukraine as a, quote, live. ukrainian investigators say they

have found mostly civilians at a mass grave in an area of eastern ukraine firmly held by russia, and that there is evidence they were tortured. plus, u.s. president joe biden tells a u.s. broadcaster that american forces would defend taiwan in the event of a chinese invasion. beijing condemns his comments as a violation of official u.s. policy. ♪ i am nicole farley. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. britain has said farewell to queen elizabeth ii in a historic state funeral. her coughing has been placed in the royal vote at windsor castle near london for burial in a private ceremony. hundreds of thousands turned out to pay their respects as the hearse carrying elizabeth's

config made its way to windsor. we cross over to our correspondent in windsor castle in the moment. but first a report on the ceremony, followed by millions of people around the world. = queen elizabeth begins her final journey. her coffin made its way to westminster abbey. a full military guard accompanied the departed monarch, part of an ancient ceremony combining church, state, and the royal family's history. ♪ [choir singing] reporter: elizabeth's grandchildren followed her into the abbey. followed by her son, king charles iii, and the queen consort, camilla.

britain's prime minister liz truss was confirmed by the queen just two days before her death. she read a lesson from the bible. >> i will come again and receive you unto myself that where i am, there ye. reporter: the archbishop of canterbury paid tribute to the queen's lifelong mission. >> her late majesty famously declared on her 21st birthday broadcast that her whole life would be dedicated to serving the nation, and commonwealth. rarely has such a promise been so well-kept. few leaders received the outpouring of love that we have seen. >> our father, who art in heaven -- [reciting of the lord's prayer] ♪

reporter: if an fair, and the nation fell silent for two minutes. ♪ [trumpets] and queen elizabeth ii headed for her final resting place. ♪ [organ playing] reporter: the funeral procession drove out of london to windsor castle. strong feelings among people in the crowd. >> emotional. but it was a way of celebrating the queen's life. it was tinged with sadness because she is no longer here, but she has been my queen all my

life, and it was a way of people coming together to celebrate her life. >> i thought that this is my last chance. i came here and i am actually a different person going back. reporter: the committal ceremony in the chapel, were family, friends and royal officials bade their queen farewell. ceremony lived according to ancient tradition. >> and to them that fear him -- >> prayers were said. ♪ reporter: and the queen's piper played a final lament. [somber music] ♪ reporter: then a blessing for britain's new monarch.

>> to bless with the long life, health, and honor, and all worldly happiness, the most high, most mighty and most , our sovereign lord, charles iii. now, by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and these other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, and sovereign of the garter. ♪ reporter: the final act and a new beginning for the nation and its new king, charles iii. >> ♪ god save the king nicole: our correspondent followed the events at windsor all day. earlier i asked him what stood out to him about today's ceremonies. reporter: it has been a really

significant today, hasn't it? so much going on, so much for that i and the ear to see and hear. one of the things that was extremely powerful has been the music which, we know the queen herself had a strong hand in deciding, both at westminster abbey and at the committal ceremony here in windsor. rousing and angelic chorus singing and the bagpipes, atmospheric bagpipe bands piping as the coffin moved through its procession as part of the day. another thing is the king. 's face especially here at the committal ceremony, the sadness, mastered across his face. tears in his eyes. he hasn't just lost a greenlit the rest of the british public, he has also lost his mother, and well this is a particular the public event, it is a private pain for the direct family. another thing that was really significant and probably very relatable to the public, but also to her life, the queen's

dogs, her corgis, two of them were present. also have favorite pony. she was known to love horses and dogs. in attendance here at windsor as she arrived. as i say, that is something that -- the queen lived a life many of us will never really be able to comprehend, but her love of animals is something that has always connected her to the general public, and the british public specifically. nicole: an animal lover but so much more. how will queen elizabeth be remembered in the british public, but also abroad? reporter: well, she has had a 70-year reign. she has seen everything happen since 1952, a huge digital change, a number of different political changes. so many prime ministers. a lot of people are considering what this all means now, the shift, and of islam now the

reign of king charles takes place. it has been a really private moment for them especially here, they have done the internment ceremony with the family. the day got smaller and smaller. the dignitaries of the world leaders dropped off as they came to windsor. this became a very private ceremony. everybody looks at what the reign of king charles will look like. will he follow in his mother's footsteps? the quiet presence that she exerted on this country and on the realms that she reigned over? nicole: we did see a huge outpouring of support. do you think this bodes well for the future of the monarchy? the has been a lot of discussion about where it is headed now under charles. reporter: i think the royal family will expect it to be extremely positive, as a factor here, the tens of thousands of people -- we don't know the exact numbers of people who attended the queen's body lying

in state in westminster hall -- but the hundreds of thousands of people that turned out on the streets for the events today and the millions around the world that watch it. royal family know that well have a very specific constitutional function here in the united kingdom, the master head of state in a parliamentary democracy, they also know how important is the symbolism and the soft power that their existence here as the royal family of the united kingdom exerts, and the view that they are seen with other on the road. i think they're hoping that this event will continue. a big significant aspect will be how does king charles choose to go about his coordination? will he have such a grand event with pump and sermon? probably, but it will be a litmus test for the rest of his reign. nicole: jack parrock in u.k., thank you so much. ukraine says a russian missile damaged equipment close to the second largest nuclear plant in the country.

kyiv branded the move as nuclear terrorism. moscow has warned of more attacks on ukrainian infrastructure, after its forces were pushed back in northeastern ukraine, leading to the discovery of a masgrave in a rest in the region. the kremlin denies russia is responsible for killing the civilians and soldiers, whose remains were found in mass graves outside izyum. moscow because the allegations " lies." our correspondent nick connolly is on the ground in kharkiv and they spoke to him about the investigation into the mass graves near izyum, and kyiv's recent battlefield games. reporter: they are still there, the investigators. i think it will take some time before we have anymore in the way of overarching figures. my colleague was there a few days ago and when she was there, the party of an 80-year-old man was being exhumed, with obvious signs of torture.

lots of other stories of this kind popping up in the last few days, as well as people who died presumably when the city was taken by russian forces, that died during fighting and shelling, rather than being targeted. but there are stories of this kind coming out from across the region. people who were imprisoned for weeks on end. people who disappeared and have not been found. people who tried to get to safety and were never heard from again. and there are lots of places where people expect to find the remains of people who have been missing since the russian forces came here, but it is too dangerous, and investigators cannot go there. the most depressing thing about all of this is when you talk to people about the response to this, it is basically something that they expected after the scenes from bucha and from the area, people here were basically prepared for this kind of treatment by the russian army and certainly nothing that we have seen so far suggests that it has changed much in the months that followed.

the expectation of a lot more gruesome finds here in part of ukraine. nicole: a harrowing picture emerging. ukraine says, that russian forces are attacking another nuclear plant in the south of the country. what do we know about that? reporter: so, we have seen some cctv footage of a missile strike about 300 meters from the actual plant. this is not the first time, obviously there is another plant in zaporizhzhya where we have seen a lot of shuttling happening nearby. and a couple of months ago we remember a russian missile flying past that same station. this is primarily aimed at the international audience and people in europe who support ukraine, the russian government says that if support for ukraine continues, then the risk for this sort of catastrophic accident will arise. and it is about infrastructure, about ukrainian civilians potentially being left without

electricity and other basic utilities, going into this cold winter ahead. nicole: the ukrainian counteroffensive has been gaining traction in the last few weeks. i want you to listen to what ben hodges, former commanding general of the u.s. army, told our team in washington. and then we will get back to you. >> i believe the ukrainians have air irreversible momentum. it is too early to plan a victory parade, but they clearly have an irreversible momentum, and in my view, ukrainian victory, which means total restoration of all of its seven territory, including crimea, is in. nicole: a lot of optimizing. -- a lot of optimism. is that the specific sentiment on the ground? it is definitely music to ukrainian ears something, the ukrainian government would sign up to. if you remember back to the

early weeks of this war comt most people thought ukraine surviving as an independent country would be an achievement in itself, so the fact that they are talking about pushing russian troops not only back to where they were on february 24, but potentially out of crimea which has been in russian hansons 2014, is a testimony to the achievement of the ukrainian army. . the government here wants to push back at least to the borders, to where the russian troops were at the beginning of the war. they don't want to give them a chance to regroup and freeze the conflict where it is now. they think russia will just collect more soldiers and resources and go at it again. . the understanding here is that russia still wants to destroy ukraine as an independent country. as for taking back crimea, that is still a goal, but i cannot see that happening without tectonic change in russia, some destabilization in the government there. if ukraine were to retake crimea, that put vladimir putin's entire legacy in

question and would cause huge conflicts within russia. but ukraine now feels like it is on a roll, and well-wishers and supporters and onlookers are seemingly impressed by what they have seen in terms of the performance of the ukrainian army and this counteroffensive in kharkiv in the last few weeks will not be the last. nicole: nick connolly with the latest from kharkiv, thanks. let's take a quick look now at some other stories making headlines around the world today. russia's most celebrated pop diva has asked to be declared a foreign agent in solidarity with her husband, who was designated as one less week ago. in instagram post, she said teens were in ukraine was killing soldiers for illusionary aims and turning russia into a global pariah. protesters in beirut have broken down a gate into the justice ministry, demanding the release of two people arrested last week for storming a bank.

it came as a delegation from the imf held meetings with officials over the country's economic meltdown. banks are closed for three days amid security concerns. . afghanistan have freed an american engineer in exchange for an afghan tribal leader held on drug charges since 2005. . he was detained on suspicion of smuggling more than $50 million worth of heroin into the u.s. and europe. he worked on development projects in afghanistan for a decade. u.s. president joe biden has said washington would enter taiwan if china staged a, quote, "unprecedented attack." he reiterated his stance in an interview with cbs, but when asked to comment, the white house insisted the u.s. had not changed its “one china” policy, and does not support taiwan's independence. china has responded by saying,

biden's remarks severely violate washington's policy. taiwan is a self ruled island that beijing claims as part of its territory. earlier i spoke to our guest, a professor of politics and international affairs at princeton university, and i asked him about president biden's comments on taiwan and with the need for u.s.-china relations. guest: i don't think president biden's comment was a gaffe, he has said this several times in the last few mons. but it also doesn'represent a change in policy. the u.s. supports the maintenance of the status quo. the u.s. does not support taiwan indendence. but it also oppose any u of force to resolve the issue between the mainland and china. so the president is stating a fact that, if china uses force against taiwan, the united states would respond. it's not a fundamental change in policy, it is a reiteration of

reality. nico: what would u.s. military involvement in taiwan look like? guest: in part we see already efforts by the unid states, and this has been ongoing for years, but it has intensified, help taiwan strengthen its own capacity for self-defense. . that is first and foremost. but also, the united states is doing things along with its regional allies to try to increase its ability, if necessary, to intervene on behalf of taiwan, to help it resist innovation. that is the worst case scenario. the usp six to prepare for it in order to deter it, to discourage beijing from other contemplating use of force. nicole: unsurprisingly, beijing is furious, and president xi is under a lot of pressure at home these days for a number of reasons. do you expect more than muscle flexing coming out of china? guest: know, and i think the muscle flexing and the harsh words are part of the larger strategy that taiwan is trying

progressively to tighten its grip on taiwan, increasing military pressure, increasing attempts to diplomatic isolate and to blame whatever it does on the west, on the united states. so, massive military exercises these last months blamed on the visit by house speaker pelosi, but those were exercises that the chinese would have undertaken in any case. nicole: in your book, you argue that the west long underestimated china. are the tides turning? guest: think there is much more realism now in the united states, and europe, and in asia about the challenge china poses to liberal democracies, to peace and stability in the region. that is a big change, and it is happening quickly, but it's not uniform. some people, some places are a bit ahead. some are behind. it is not sufficient, i think. we are not to the point yet where we have formulated policies we can implement to try

to respond to the aggressive things china has been doing. nicole: why would the u.s. consider intervening in taiwan in a way that it is not doing in ukraine, which has been attacked by russia from the outside? where is the difference here? why does taiwan weigh differently than the ukraine in the u.s. bucs books? guest: a couple of reasons. the u.s. has since 1979, under the so-called taiwan relations act, expressed its intention to support and help taiwan maintain its position and to resist its aggression from the mainland, and also committed the united states to be prepared to intervene onis behalf. we don't have an alliance with taiwan, but we have a long-standing commitment that we did not have with ukraine. and i would say the second thing is, as important as ukraine is strategically, tain is even more so, in a successful chinese

atta on taiwan to conquer the island would or could have disastrous implications for the united states and its allies in asia that would probably exceed the impact if russia had unfortunately succeeded in ukraine. so the stakes are high, and we have a previously existing commitment. nicole: dr. aaron friedberg, professor of politics and international affairs at princeton university. excellent speaking guest: to you tonight. guest: thank you very much. nicole: now to other stories making headlines around the world, it powerful earthquake has hit mexico's central pacific coast, triggering tsunami warnings and killing at least one person. . alarms in mexico city sundered less than one hour after ceremonies marking deadly quakes that struck on the same date in 1985, and 2017. hurricane fiona has slammed the dominican republic after pounding puerto rico. fiona brought heavy rainfall and

sustained winds of more than 140 kilometers per hour. local media reported flooding and washed out roads in the east. earlier the storm knockdown power and caused extensive damage in puerto rico. in indonesia, muslim girls don't have to cover their heads with a job in public schools, but in two-thirds of the country's provinces, local authorities have made wearing of the hijab in schools military. it is a country with the world's largest muslim population. provincial governments appear to have greater decision power than the federal government, at least on the issue of mandatory jobs. and its impact is felt by girls in schools across the country every day. dw news correspondence report. reporter: to where it hijab or not. officially it is every girls job in indonesia, like at this high school in jakarta. the loose government is not part of the obligatory public school

uniform. but when her daughter came home one day in tears after the teacher forced her to wear the religious covering, this muslim mother had had enough. she complained to the regional parliament about what she called hijab bullying at the school. to protect her daughter from more stigma, she asked to stay anonymous. >> after i filed the complaint, my daughter told me that many of her female friends came forward in support of her. they were complaining that they were forced to wear that hijab back in the seventh grade. reporter: the politician who received the complaint says that similar cases of intimidation have been made public, or just the tip of the iceberg. deep psychological distress is often the consequence, she says. >> we are really concerned about a level of intolerance in schools, and it's not just the children that are being bullied, even some teachers are forced to wear the hijab.

colleagues say, "you look more beautiful." or "you will go to heaven if you wear it." this can be very traumatizing. reporter: since the early 2000's, most of indonesia's provinces and dozens of cities have gradually mandated the hijab. it aects over 150,000 schools, including this every school in southern city. teachers hearsay parents have been very supportive of the new regulation. >> it is mandatory in islam. we are trying to introduce the hijab to the girls as early as possible, even though they haven't reached liberty yet. . this way, there will not be any problem when the time comes for them to where it. reporter: the jakarta educational authority disagrees. a joint decree on school uniforms by government recently banned public schools from making religious attire

mandatory. the move follows national outrage over non-muslim students being forced to cover their hair. >> some teachers believe that girls must wear a hijab, but that is not part of the regulation. there is no obligation to wear the hijab as part of school uniform if you are a muslim. it's a matter of choice for the student and their family. reporter: where the central government's position is clear, indonesia supreme court revoked the decree in support of local autonomy. how for religious freedom actually goes is now in the hands of the country's provinces. in the case of the jakarta high-school student, the teacher has since apologized. nicole: and before we go, a quick reminder of the top story -- britain has bid farewell to queen elizabeth with a historic state funeral. her coffin was carried in a position across london and driven to windsor castle for a private internment ceremony.

. i will leave you with some images from the day the world said good writer britain's longest-reigning monarch -- the road said goodbye to britain's longest-serving monarch. ♪ [choir singing] ♪

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>> hello and welcome to france 24. we are live from paris. the headlines this hour, the united kingdom it's farewell to its longest-serving monarch, queen elizabeth the second lead to rest a private service this evening. ukraine's president thousand to continue to push out russian forces. the pledge comes as zelenskyy's troops across a major river. beijing lashes out over comments from the u.s. president after joe biden said washington would intervene to defend taiwan in the case of an unprecedte