we see that several containers a week go to american germany. supplied by 2 export is based in kodama ram to modi and the cheesier and cab. to hosea in kodama whose source is mica from illegal mines himself mentioned these 2 export businesses. to export to. know why some bikers are the exporters. to ram to modi to yes of course and to pitch easier cheesier yes i supply them to the responsible for the export. we manage to find the 2 suppliers on the outskirts of the town they are located next to one another. as soon as we arrive at the cheesier the workers in needed nice carry off only one man who seems to be in charge treats us. the. most minute. yes brenda it's very early but you posing as potential buyers we try to find out more about his suppliers and clients but the man is suspicious. to me. i am not able. to shake your father yes yes yes we're not getting anywhere here. at random o.t. we're greeted by a foreman on the other end of the telephone his boss tells us that he won't meters . as we're leaving the premises respond to another factory

by president also by his ambassador as former ambassador to germany richard grinnell is considered a trump confident and he says that american taxpayer to simply tired of paying too much germany now should not be surprised that the u.s. is pulling out part of its troops at the core of this is a spat over nato funding and the german defense budget is still under 2 percent of the g.d.p. in spite of some promises made at an early a nato summit in wales in 2014 germany it would be arguing that they are increasing their defense budget but they say this is simply a very complicated process and it needs more time while trump doesn't have the time because he's nearing the election in november ok all of this so trump is going to reduce the number of troops here how is the move going to go down with he's republican allies in congress. well that's a tall think jared that causes a lot of disappointment in the republican party and therefore 22 lawmakers wrote written an open letter to president trump already couple days ago where they write that such steps would significantly damage the u.s. national security as well as strengthen the po

germany and 2015. president trump says he's going to cut the number of american troops in germany by nearly 10000 from current levels of about 35000 he said he was taking the step because berlin of fail to meet its defense spending commitments president trumps a move as shaken nato and especially germany the foreign minister says he has received no detailed information about the troop withdrawal. a 70 year relationship and the threat tens of thousands of american troops have been stationed in germany since softer the 2nd well who'll jemma natives are hoping donald trump will rethink his plan to withdraw over a quarter of u.s. troops from the country i was thinking to sit here and work on the ship we believe that the american presence in germany is important not only for the security of germany but also for the security of the united states and for the security of europe as a whole and because we work with the u.s. military presence in germany was originally a bulwark against the soviet threat in the cold war and continues to be a deterrent against potential russian aggression there's no actual timetab

nato and especially germany the foreign minister says he has received no detailed information about the troop withdrawal. a 70 year relationship under threat tens of thousands of american troops have been stationed in germany since softer the 2nd weld who'll germinate is a hoping donald trump will rethink his plan to withdraw over a quarter of u.s. troops from the country i was taking this idea and work on the ship we believe that the american presence in germany is important not only for the security of germany but also for the security of the united states and for the security of europe as a whole and because i'm with the u.s. military presence in germany was originally a bulwark against the soviet threat in the cold war and continues to be a deterrent against potential russian aggression there's no actual timetable for when the u.s. troops will leave nato leaders say there's still a lot to discuss. but it's not yet decided one way. this decision will be implemented and i expect this to be an issue that will be discussed at the upcoming defense ministerial meeting. and i was spoken with the president or spoke and all there are present is will the u.s. administration

export all the time but they've been doing that for a long time they're micro mostly goes to american germany. but. the man is happy to explain to us how the trade with foreign buyers works the firms have export licenses. yes they've got an export license. they don't have any mining operations but they have taken the relevant documents but they look at their goods from here it's not legal at all . you can get the necessary permits from roger starr because there's mica there. exporters use licenses from there. since they're my car comes from illegal mines in jharkhand the export is have to get around the system to legalize their goods they buy the necessary certificates in ragin stamp which they're used to export the ill . remind micah to europe. the man introduces us to his partner. thanks so much as banks and. tim films says that businesses can obtain a document certifying they are observing the ban on child labor. so if the buyer wants them certificate how do you do it. we can get one without business name for us it's no problem at all to get the papers. that's possible. yes we take care of

and the world needs more leadership from germany was the word from nato secretary general following u.s. plans to cut the number of american troops in germany. i'm told me a lot of ball welcome to the program more than 600000 people are now back on the lockdown in the western german state of north rhine-westphalia authorities are imposed restrictions in the districts of goods a slow and violent of after more than $1500.00 workers at a meat packing plant tested positive for corona virus. the districts are good to slow and found and off the back undercurrent of virus restrictions until the end of june residents. in the western german districts could only have contact with their own household just weeks after restrictions were eased schools pope's cafes museums and gyms will all close again. we will now for the 1st time in germany return the whole region to the lock down the ashes that were in place a few weeks ago. before. the decision came after more than 1500 workers at suny a slaughterhouse tested positive for it 19 die a living conditions are being blamed for the quick spread employees living here moved out just 2 weeks

and the world needs more leadership from germany that's the word from nato secretary general following the u.s. plans to cut the number of american troops in germany. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program war than 600000 people are now back under lockdown in the western german state of north rhine-westphalia authorities reimpose restrictions into neighboring districts in the state after more than $1500.00 workers at a meat packing plant tested positive for corona virus is the largest outbreak in germany since the country started easing restrictions in april. the districts of 2 to slow environed are far back under coronavirus restrictions until the end of june residents can only have contact with their own house how its schools pubs cafes museums and jams well old clothes again. we will now for the 1st time in germany return the whole region to the lock down the ashes that were in place a few weeks ago. before. the decision came after a massive corona virus outbreak at the tourney is still off their highs where more than 1500 workers have tested positive for cope with 19 dire living conditions are being blamed for the q

troops in germany overwhelming part of the american military presence in germany is not related to territorial defense with germany but is exercising the foundations for broader presence in europe africa it is a major help in the global. operations of u.s. military with particular 'd the roles don't have base in the landstuhl medical facility so 'd this is potentially weakening u.s. capabilities in the region but globally. i can only say american military men and their families that will come in germany and we have cooperated very well a lot of those aspects but where we are i think of the it is hard to assess the specific. consequences as well as we don't know which sites which units will be affected by this is now to the other stories making news around the world. veterans of the allied forces have returned to normandy to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the d.-day landings this year's ceremony was far smaller than normal due to coronavirus restrictions the event marks the beginning of the offensive to recapture france from the nazis at the end of world war 2. troops loyal to libya's u.n.

germany. i think 1st we have to consider that the overwhelming part of the american military presence in germany is not related ringback to territorial defense with germany but it is exercising for the functions for broader presence in europe and even africa it is a major help in the global operations of the us military with in particular the ranch trying to have base in the landstuhl medical facility though this is potentially weakening u.s. capabilities not only in the region but globally. i can only say what american military men and their families are more than welcome in germany and we 'd have corporators very well a number of those aspects but where we are i think at the moment it's hard to assess the specific if 'd consequences as long as we don't know which sites which units will be affected by this decision. i'm going to ask you to think about those consequences a little bit here and look into the crystal ball i mean how do you think this could impact german american relations moving forward. i mean i would i would probably focus on that on the operational effect. to assess. from what w

president gul trump says he's going to cut the number of american troops in germany by nearly 10000 from current levels of about 35000 he says he's taking the action because berlin has failed to meet its nato spending commitments the move or shaken the nato military alliance enjoy money which serves as a base for many of the us troops deployed to iraq and afghanistan for 70 years tens of thousands of american troops have been stationed in germany for europe their presence at bases like spangdahlem garron torah peace for the us and expression of its military might. on monday donald trump confirmed he would be withdrawing almost 10000 of them leaving 25000 behind he blamed bare lens failure to meet its need to spending commitments i would say so germany's delinquent they've been delinquent for years and they owe nato billions of dollars and they have to pay it so we're protecting germany and it delinquent that doesn't make sense the u.s. military presence in germany was a regularly a boo work against the soviet threat during the cold war and continues to be a deterrent against potential ru

germany which serves as a boost for many u.s. troops deployed in iraq and afghanistan. for 70 years tens of thousands of american troops have been stationed in germany for europe their presence at bases like spangdahlem a guarantor of peace for the u.s. an expression of its military might. on monday donald trump confirmed he would be withdrawing almost $10000.00 of them blaming bare legs failure to meet its 2 percent defense spending but you're wrong he said it was indebted to the military are and. they've been delinquent for years and billions of dollars and they have to pay it so we're protecting germany and their delinquent that doesn't make sense for the u.s. military presence in germany was a reginald a bulwark against the soviet threat during the cold war and continues to be a deterrent against potential russian aggression trump decision threatens to further strain the relationship between the 2 allies. germany since its serenity since 1908 is a very strong partner and we would like to be handled also even and with the united states this is not the way you treat your close part was u.s. presidents have lon

shaken nato and especially germany the foreign minister heiko must see as he has received no detailed information about the troop withdrawal. for 70 years tens of thousands of american troops have been stationed in germany for europe their presence at bases like spangdahlem guarantor of peace for the us and expression of its military might. on monday donald trump confirmed he would be withdrawing almost $10000.00 of them blaming bare lens failure to meet its 2 percent need to defense spending commitments but he wrongly said it was indebted to the military alliance so germany's delinquent they've been delinquent for years and they own nato billions of dollars and they have to pay it so we're protecting germany and illiquid that doesn't make sense like the u.s. military presence in germany was a reginald a boo work against the soviet threat during the cold war and continues to be a deterrent against potential russian aggression trump decision threatens to

donald trump's decision to pull nearly a 3rd of american troops out of germany is still causing a stir within nato u.s. president confirmed last week that america will cut its military deployment 225000 reduction of almost 10000 germany currently holds the biggest contingent of american troops in europe including important bases for ongoing comp. admissions the decision is a major concern for nato as the u.s. pursues a more isolationist foreign policy. spoke with nato secretary-general yan stoltenberg and he said it's time for germany to take on a larger role in global affairs the role needed needs more german leadership nato needs german leadership are all in need germany to play. even more important role because germany is is the largest economy in. europe germany now has the largest offense budget within the european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom under knighted states so of course the german leadership is something we we welcome but that's part of the nato family and that's being part of a multilateral institution like nato and in uncertain times we need strong multila

president has confirmed he is ordering a significant reduction in the number of american troops stationed in germany donald trump accuses the ally of being delinquent in paying for its own defense and that its contributions tomatoes budget. and president trump says that he'll sign an executive order on police reform on tuesday but he's been vague about what kind of measures it will include trump says that it will ensure the police reform is done fairly justly and safely. a saudi led military coalition has been removed from the united nations black list it had been added to the list several years ago because of the killing of the. injuring of children in the war in yemen u.n. secretary general antonio television said that the coalition would be delisted following a sustained significant decrease in killing and maiming by airstrikes and the introduction of measures aimed at protecting protecting children our diplomatic as a james bay is has more now from the un it comes out every year and it's the list that no country wants to be all me un's list of the policies that are harming children in conflict z

germany. but 1st u.s. president says he's going to cut the number of american troops in germany by nearly 10000 levels of about 35000 he said he was taking the action because berlin had failed to meet its defense spending commitments nato secretary general. says alliance members will need to hold a discussion about how and when a withdrawal take place. present trump and i discussed this issue during a phone call last week and my message will start to the u.s. presence in europe it's good for europe but it's also good for north america and united states because the transatlantic bomb is essential to the strength and the success of the alliance the united states in the president has announced what they have announced. but it remains but it's not yet decided how and when. this decision will be implemented and i expect this to be an issue that will be discussed at the upcoming defensemen sterile meeting. and i was spoken with the president. spoke you know there are present is civil to us on this ration and i also spoke with the german defense i mean instead on the 5th they go on called bobber so this is now an ong

germany. says racism certainly isn't an american problem it's a problem in many societies and i'm sure there's racism in germany too skipped. zisha that people are not disadvantaged if they are for example a black german or a german whose name doesn't sound german at 1st sight midst of them is to click in this we all know that because thankfully they say so. so every society including our us is called upon to counter that again and again and to work toward a better society in which people are no longer judged by their skin color. origin or whatever features they have convince. and that was stephens i mean they're the spokesperson for the german chancellor angela merkel let's bring in now aneta kahaani she's chairperson and co-founder of the i'm a day you and tony a foundation here in berlin that's a grass roots group named after a mozambican man who was murdered in a recent attack in germany 30 years ago it works at a grassroots level to combat racism and that it's good to have you on the program you are an activist it's good to see you you're an activist you're not a government spokes person

germany. towards jokes floyd the set of george floyd an african american has shaken many people here in germany and around the world it has also shaken the german government this was a horrific and avoidable death and it is defeatist going. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the police the best and the worst the united states in. just the past week has shown the world 2 very different faces of law enforcement in minneapolis we saw the cruel and inhumane come alive as a black man met his death at the hands of police and according to statistics provided by the city of minneapolis this ugliest of behavior is not necessarily an anomaly the city's police use force against black people at 7 times the rate of whites and yet this week we have witnessed inspiring and emotional moments between officers and the protesting public police shaking hands hugging and marching with angry citizens and what about those images of policeman taking a knee to show solidarity with the protesters the identity of law enforcement pulled in all directions at

started already in september last year but no one was informed not even germany is the host country and this severe cuts of american forces in germany was not discussed either at the nato h.q. in brussels so this is a very bad political signal a new crack in the alliance and i'm sure russia has detected this and will readily exploit it on the other hand if the numbers of u.s. troops in germany are are diminished by about 30 percent that means that the weak reinforcements that the baltic states and poland have to count on in case of a crisis are not there and and perhaps let's say a 1000 or 2000 troops from germany could be redeployed to poland eventually that is one option perhaps in the future and that might seem to suggest that the defense of the baltic states and poland will improve but this is really not mr story because i mean let me if i could just interrupt to me what you're saying. here is if this troop reduction does take place your country you know the baltic countries your security is going to be endangered by this are you and your defense people are you going to nato are you going to washington to the w

defense analysts on both sides of the atlantic how likely is it terry that this withdrawal of american troops in germany will actually happen briefly. you think i can't read president trump better than than anyone else but this is a reason why people aren't getting too agitated about it yet you never know if these things floated out of the white house are actually going to happen or if his military officials will have enough influence on him to get this pulled back before it actually goes into effect terry thanks so much that was the correspondent teri schultz in brussels. just briefly look at some other stories making headlines today amazon is battling police use in of its facial recognition program for the next year the technology has been shown to misidentify people with darker skin the move comes amid growing calls for police reform in the wake of the police killing of george floyd. mourners have been paying their respects to burundi's president here including who died suddenly on monday the government says he suffered a heart attack when currencies of was set to step down an august after 15 years i

donald trump's decision to pull nearly a 3rd of american troops out of germany is continuing to make waves with a nato us president confirmed last week that america will cut its military deployments here 225000 reduction of almost 10000 currently germany has the biggest contingent of american troops in here of including important bases for ongoing combat missions the decision is a major concern for nato and not the only challenge facing the alliance. so we asked the secretary general yet schulte of bad weather violence now the needs to look to belive for leadership as the u.s. pursues a more isolationist course the world the needs more german leadership nato needs german leadership we are all in need germany to play an even more important role because of germany's is the largest economy in in europe germany it now has the largest defense budget within the european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom and united states so of course the german leadership is something we we welcome but that's paul all the nato family and that's that's that's been part of a multilateral institutio

president trump confirms he is slashing american troop numbers here in germany the u.s. president saying he's acting because berlin has not been paying its fair share of nato defense spending. bill or the possible fallout from the pullout also coming up . germany rolls out its voluntary coronavirus tracking and tracing out the fact of could it be will ask an expert about that and about the security concerns. and venice reopens its canals and landmarks to international tourism but in spite of the sharp drop off and terse cash after months of lockdowns not everyone is welcoming their return. i'm brian thomas protesting with us today u.s. president dollar trump says the u.s. is cutting the number of american troops in germany by nearly 10000 from current levels of about 35000 he added that the decision was a consequence for berlin failing to meet its nato spending commitments the move has shaken the military alliance and germany which serves as home to many of the us troops deployed to iraq and afghanistan. it had been the subject of speculation since plans were leaked to t

to germany 13 years ago as a black american is your experience of racism here in germany different from the u.s. and how well it is different in terms of i've been stopped before by the police asking me for papers and once i told them here in germany here in germany and when i told them i was an american citizen they left me alone so obviously that was a sign that other black people do experience that sort of you know racial profiling but of course in terms of the institution of racism itself you know people having trouble getting into the job market or you know housing those are things that can also affect someone like me so i do have situations where my american nationality does help protect me bought the racism the institute of racism itself is something that i also have to deal with here and i also speak in we can play the report just what i want to finish as i speak about every day racism in germany as well and i've been looking into that and that's something that can be seen in the report and that's maybe something that slightly different from the united states let's have a look a

president dollar trump says he's slashing the number of american troops in germany by nearly 10000 because berlin is quote the link when in its spending commitments on nato and treats the us badly on trade the announcement confirms a leaked to us media earlier this month u.s. troops have been stationed in germany since young of world war 2. it had been the subject of speculation since plans were leaked to the media earlier in the month. on monday president trump made it official he announced the u.s. would be withdrawing thousands of troops from germany bringing the number of u.s. soldiers stationed in the country down 225000. he blamed berlin's reluctance to meet its nato spending commitments the us and germany's delinquent they've been delinquent for years and they owe nato billions of dollars and they have to pay it so we're protecting germany and it delinquent that doesn't make sense like patient trump also complained that trade relations between the 2 countries have long been to germany's advantage. u.s. military presence in germany dates back to the 2nd world war it was a bulwark aga

lots of questions in guessing here in germany are the americans about to pull thousands of troops out of the country and if so why last week u.s. president drunk reportedly instructed the pentagon to bring home almost 10000 of the 34000 troops stationed here in germany the pentagon has not confirmed their report and the german government says it has not received notification ever since he became u.s. president donald trump is criticize germany for not increasing its defense spending today germany's defense minister made it clear the presence of u.s. troops serves u.s. interests and does not constitute the americans doing the germans a favor. this is the fact is that the presence of u.s. soldiers in germany serves the overall security of the nato alliance and that's also american security. that is the basis on which we work together incidentally it is also the basis on which many american soldiers have also become a real component of german society are well integrated on the ground and play an important role there and in this respect for today i believe there is no need to add anything