here is what he said about liu xia's releasese and germany's re in that releasase. >> liuiu xia has been unfairlt in house arrest for so many years, which is such a dreadful situation. the whole international community has been arguing about this. especially when the german chancellor paid so much attention about liu xia's case and made such an effort. germany has been for a long time to negotiate with chinese government about chinese political prisoners. and liu xia's relelease is a positive, something. a positive sign for this kind of international effort. brent: you're watching "dw news." still to come, germany's interior minister has been accused of insensitivity after he appeared to joke about failed asylum-seekers being sent back to afghanistan on his birthday. over to fanny and the effects of that ongoing tariff battle. fanny: it is only a week since the latest tit-for-tat -- multinationals are already scrambling so that goods headed to the u.s. to not pass through china. the first american carmakers are raising their prices to make up for higher duties. reporter: tesla is the fir

in other world news, china has allowed liu xia to be freed from house arrest and leave for per engine. the green light from beijing ends an eight-year deal which sparked international condemnation. the release of liu xia, who's never been charged, comes just days before the one-year anniversary of the death of her husband. >> on the issue of liu xia leaving the country, i said earlier she went to germany to receive medical treatment of her own will. i don't see anyy connection to the ongoing high-level diplomatic meeting. >> a quick reminder of the top stories that we're covering for you at 1:15 here in the french capital -- the u.s. president donald trump named conservative judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court, a decision which looks set to tilt the top judicial body further to the right. in thailand, rescuers say they've freed an 11th boy,. &neighbors france and belgium gearing up for what's set to be a clash of the titans in the world cup semifinal later today. they want desperately to book their place in the final for the first time since 2006. the red devils for the first t

liu xia, his wife, has arrived in berlin after being allowed to leave china.2010. he died of liver cancer last year. and the financial times features a story about facebook. the social media site is facing a $660,000 penalty from regulators after the uk's data protection watchdog accused them of breaking the law over how it safeguarded user information in the massive data leak to cambridge analytica. back now to the incredible rescue operation that saved 12 young boys and their football coach from a cave in thailand. one of the schools attended by several of the boys has not only been celebrating their safe return, but also their use of the english language. let's take a look. diver: how many of you? child: 13. basically you never know when you will need english. my name is francois lamontagne, known as teacher frankie. i'm from canada. i teach computer in english at maesai prasitsart. when i saw the video of the british divers speaking english, and there was an answer from the kids. i thought, "this is great, this is extraordinary. diver: how many of you? 13.

liu xia, his wife, has arrived in berlin after being allowed to leave china.er cancer last year. some of the stories making the front pages of the international newspapers. that story of the rescue of those children trapped in that cave for nearly two weeks has been dominating the papers. the teacher of some of those children has been speaking about how important their language skills are. he's been celebrating not only the fact that they were rescued, but he's also been celebrating how they were able to use their language skills as part of their rescue. just have a look at this. how many of you? 13? basically you never know when you will need english. my english. my name is francois, known as teacher frankie, i'm from canada. i teacher frankie, i'm from canada. i teach computer in english. when i saw the video of the british divers speaking english, there was an a nswer speaking english, there was an answer from the kids. speaking english, there was an answerfrom the kids. i speaking english, there was an answer from the kids. i thought this is great, this is