there's this kind of conditions is absolutely a local situation and that was the exile chinese artist ai wei wei speaking earlier to us from bangladesh all right whatever you have to speak now as some of the other stories making news around the world. the death toll has now risen to one hundred fifty six people in japan due to flooding and landslides caused by last week's torrential rains as waters begin to recede more than seventy thousand rescue workers have been deployed in search of victims and survivors in the western part of this country it's one of japan's worst weather related disasters in decades. he was present donald trump has nominated conservative judge bret tapper not to fill the vacancy on the supreme court if confirmed the fifty three year old catholic is expected to be less receptive to abortion and gay rights than his predecessor the nomination sets up a confirmation battle where democrats as trump is looking to shift the nation's highest court further which is right. british prime minister theresa may has met with her new cabinet mate was forced to reshuffle her top team after

on the chinese artist ai wei wei in exile in berlin welcomes official use release in an exclusive interview we do w. he welcomes the german government's efforts to free her as a positive sign of what international efforts can achieve and the trial that shocked germany comes to an end the defendant is accused of a racist murder spree that went on for years but lawyers say it's fails to address the failings of the u.s. authorities and their possible complicity. all right thanks for your company everyone well it seemed impossible just two weeks ago but against all odds all twelve boys and their soccer coach have been freed from a flooded cave in thailand the divers and doctor who stayed with the boys have now also safely emerged ambulances brought the last of the boys and their coach to a hospital in the city of shanghai just a few hours ago there was see even medical care but he said to be in good condition the boys aged eleven to sixteen spent over two weeks deep inside the cave living a nightmare after water sealed off there were turnout a route well last week sadly a tide diver lost his li

well earlier the dissident chinese artist ai wei wei spoke to d.w. exclusively from bangladesh here's what he said about sean's release and germany's role in the release on the she has being tardy putting all surprised of for so many years which is such a dreadful situation and the. whole international community has argue about this notion i should be afraid on the specialty one germany. you know tesler so much attention about it is just based on a made such effort in a german has being come for a long time to tool to negotiate with his chinese government about chinese political prisoners on the loucheux three days is a positive. it something you know part of. possibly bizarre for this kind of international effort there was the artist ai weiwei speaking to d.w. exclusively a short while ago from bangladesh you're watching b.w. news still to come germany's interior minister has been accused of insensitivity after he appeared to joke about filled asylum seekers being sent back to afghanistan on his birthday. art over to funny how are the effects of tha

number of cultural events to protest husbands treatment as well the reason is the famous artist ai wei wei also spoke out and i believe he's actually going to be talking to us in a few hours time on g.w. . husband's first anniversary is on friday and a special remembrance service is being has yes now this was planned long before we knew this news it will be one year since the death of a husband and it features many prominent people from the cultural scene here including volved b.m. and a singer songwriter who we know the well doesn't he's the most famous east german cultural dissident if you like back in the day and also the nobel literature prize with a handsome and i'd like to read a poem which we found this is written by a new job to have some actually and explains really in a few words what it's like to be what she's been in almost solitary confinement for a long long time and i'll just read that as a. set of ration arrival dhea half time i come into a bowl as somebody knocks at the door my neck stops to stiffen but i cannot leave i speak to myself i'm going mad to solitary. i have not