this is t w news coming to you live from berlin the people of poland mourning the popular. toasts the president of the european council and former prime minister of poland was especially emotional at a rally to remember kabul. the mayor was stabbed at a charity event on sunday also coming up it's judgment day for british prime minister theresa may lawmakers will vote on whether to accept or reject her controversial brightside deal with the european union signs or they will throw it out. and the courts in china sentences a canadian man to death on charges of drug smuggling the move threats to further inflame already tense relations between the two countries. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us poland is paying its respects to the murdered mayor of kabul a move it shows he was stabbed in front of thousands of spectators at a fund raising event on sunday night the mayor was a leading figure in the country's opposition movement. polls came to mourn the man who led their city for two decades pavel adam over which a husband father was one of the country's progressive

are something which for many politicians also in poland and in europe. in their opinion can it be it can be dangerous it can cause lead to an atmosphere of hate which can lead to such criminal and barbaric acts like this political martyr in poland six days ago so that's the reason also why different from other countries are here today also the polish high ranking politicians like prime minister and president are attending but also. who was a close friend to the assassinated mayor who comes also from dion's is now the president of the european council he is here and also the former president of germany are many and many mayors of german and other cities in europe this is a message going here from poland today from dion's a warning to many year into the european people and call them and political divisions and to have more tolerance and understanding. ok thank you for that monica you know get out. the damage is being remembered for his civic engagement in his hometown and to speak up about his convictions. done sc is a city overcome by grief. thousands of

on poland, poland was pivotal. i think people will remember when i say this. when ronald reagan saw that you had the soviet troops at the border which they were at the , border in poland in 1981 when reagan came in. and martial law had been imposed. remember, charles wick was the head of the usia. charles wick was also a cabinet member as a member of the usia. why that matters, public diplomacy was integrated as policy was being developed, not after the fact. do you remember the simple phrase, let poland be poland. light a candle in every window. i remember this. the simple excerpts from reagan's speech. light a candle, everyone, like a candle in the window, let poland be poland. a simple phrase but it motivated people and brought them together in poland. it was a force, a movement, and they felt connected. the church was absolutely in this context connected. everything from the conscience and spirit and words of pope john paul ii, but also the dissemination of aid that was smuggled into poland. the father, who is well remembered, of the catholic church, died.

poland and other countries who want to take the final far aware of the mayor. monica dam of which is killing is being blamed by many on the hateful political climate that's been fostered by poland's current ruling party but is the government likely to change its tone in the wake of this violent murder. well there is a big fear in poland right now the hateful climate even will even increase after this through either gee that was a political crime the mark there or wanted to take a political revenge on the liberal politicians and. you know you're in the morning time different political group blaming each other for this. speech of hate which is increasing in the media in the and in the politics in poland so that's the reason why the deep divisions in poland which already exist the political and social divisions even increased after this tragedy. while we also must mention that this tragedy in poland has sent shock waves far beyond the country's own border shocked many people throughout europe what do you think is the broader significance of what's happened and don

news live from berlin poland vits farewell to the popular liberal mayor of danske who died of stabbing blooms on monday the killing of pawel of a bitch at a charity event sent shock waves around europe today he'll be laid to rest we'll go live to as mourners prepare to pay their final respects also coming up for you a special counsel robert muller disputes an explosive bust big story implicating the u.s. president but speed alleged president trump ordered his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress about his time to russia now miller says the story is inaccurate . and byron munich kicked off a second half of the bonus leave its season of with a strong statement against hoffenheim by an hour hoping to get back on top of the week by season's and. welcome to the program i'm mary and i haven't seen we begin in poland where mourners are gathering for the funeral of murdered mayor adama fetch the fifty three year old liberal politician was stabbed at a charity event last week in front of hundreds of onlookers the killing has stunned poland with many blaming politicians for inflaming a

all the people of poland are paying their respects to the murder of the mayor of kabul. he was stabbed in front of thousands of spectators at a fund raising event on sunday night the mayor was a leading figure in the country's opposition movement polls came to mourn the man who led their city for two decades pavel adam over which a husband father was one of the country's progressive voices. council president donald to escape flew to get danske his hometown to honor his friend. i want to promise you today dear papa on behalf of all of us president. and europeans. for you and for all of us we will defend our good god our poland and our europe against hatred and contempt we promise you this so. very. many people knew him personally. for me it's terrible especially since we went to great school together just over there. but i thought he would survive. the stuff physically devastated so i'm very sad because i saw the mayor very often. die on sunday pavel adam ovitz was praising a fund raising effort for children in need and as the mayor looked out at thousands of people a man

questions about poland as dependence on coal and meeting some of the e.u.delines on energy policy, and, of course, there have been a whole host of other issues related to migration and immigration into eastern european countries that are e.u. members let's just have a listen to how the polish prime minister phrased his answers to my questions about what he sees as different treatment for different countries. >> the conflict is now being politicized by some people in brussels even more because some people want to make poland a scapegoat for their, you know, to to say imagination of vision of how the relationship between the central institutions in brussels and member states should look like we emphasize our goodwill. can you imagine how many aspects of this judiciary reform has been changed so far. we have introduced dozens of changes. all after consultations and after negotiations and discussions with the european commission i will always advocate for a dialogue, and i was leading this dialogue with our counterparts, and i can only regret that my hand, whic

poland is a country in shock. presidents of downs bring flowers and light candles to grief the city's mayor pavel a download bitch. despite hours of surgery and hundreds of polish blood donors coming to his aid in may or died from the stabbing rooms. many people in the city knew him personally. for me it's terrible leaders especially since we went to great school together just over there. i thought he would survive. because it'll be. just a month physically devastated and very sad because i saw the mayor very often. moments before the attack pavel adama vits was praising a fund raising effort for children in need. as the mayor looked out at thousands of people and men lunged at him with a knife. and the attacker then remained on stage shouting that he blamed the mayor's former party for wrongfully imprisoning him. then he was teko to the ground. with the twenty seven year old suspect is a convicted bank robber who had served more than five years in prison prosecutors are charging him with murder. civil movements h

are something which for many politicians in poland and in europe. in their opinion it can be dangerous it can cause lead to. hate which can lead to such. like this political martyr in poland six days ago so there's the reason also why different from other countries are here today also the polish high ranking politicians like prime minister and president are attending but also. who was a close friend assassinated. is now the president of the european council he is here and also the former president of germany many and many mayors of other cities in europe this is a message going here from poland today from. a warning to many european people and call them and political divisions and to have more tolerance and understanding. ok thank you for that monica. turning to mexico now where at least sixty six people died and dozens more were hurt when a ruptured fuel pipeline exploded according to the government the disaster happened one hundred kilometers north of mexico city residents of the town of tal leapin were siphoning fuel from a nearby refinery run by

news live from berlin poland bid farewell to the popular liberal mayor of get out who died monday after being stabbed at a charity event the killing of pawel adam overage sent shock waves around europe you're looking at live pictures as this funeral gets underway and downs where mourners are paying their final tributes also coming up. a mexican gas pipeline explodes killing more than twenty people the blaze north of mexico city engulfed dozens of people who gathered to fill up fuel containers. and byron munich kick off the second half of the bogus league a season with a strong statement against hoffenheim byron are hoping to get back on top of the leak by season's and. i'm married to evanston a welcome leading figures in poland and the european community are indents today paying their respects to the city's late mayor pawel adama vish was fatally stabbed while on stage at a charity event last sunday the murder of the liberal politician is believed to have been politically motivated. european council president donald tusk of former polish prime minister is among the mourners at st mary's

which is exactly how he feels living in poland today to him poland is being governed by a regime that has no respect for his liberal worldview. would be i was a bit. of he wants to get people to be more open minded and to change their thinking it's true overcome old fashioned beliefs and become more open with my open mind does is his way of doing this is very controversial to see many in this country cantone write that letter we had some regard to our skin his band is the only remaining champions of liberalism in poland but tarski disagrees with you quite a massive group of people who are like free thinking i'm a believer a good individuals over here in poland. stand behind what they do and what they say so it's not like go on. with ever to proffer door to a missile or whatever but definitely good at just speaking. my free will. and then darcy and his band rock out to the excitement of their open minded fans. to turkey now where domestic violence affects thousands of women daily rights groups say one killed every day but the conservative government is reluctant to address the problem

which is exactly how he feels living in poland today to him poland is being governed by a regime that has no respect for his liberal worldview. would be i was a bit. of a he wants to get people to be more open minded and to change their thinking it's true overcome old fashioned beliefs and become more open open lines does is his way of doing this is very controversial to see many in this country can tolerate that right that the letter we had some regard to ask in his band is the only remaining champions of liberalism in poland but tarski disagrees as you quite massive group of people. like free thinking. individuals over here in poland. stand behind what they do and what they say so it's not like. whatever the proffered or damn missile or whatever. just speaking. my freewheel. and then dark skinned his band rock out to the excitement of their open minded fans. well the day is nearly done but the conversation continues online you'll find us at d w dot com on twitter where you can follow us at d w news thanks for watching and for making us part of your day. it's one of the kind of. blin

and poland is really shocked.ung polish democracy has not seen things li that recely history. really, the country is shocked. everybody is asking to calm down, not to make such political issue out of it. but, as you said, the country is very much polarized. so, i guess this face of calming down will not last very long. >> have people in the media in poland, have they been quick to assume that there was a political motive here in this stabbing? >> yes, of course, very much. there is a very big discussion going on on twitter. some sides opposing the government says this is the fault of the government, the government's lanagguage towards the opposition. but even the people supporting opposition say, let's calm down. this is not the best moment to say things like that. >>ith dw polish. giving us the latest tonight on this stabbing death in gdansk. we appreciate it. thank you. well, in just 24 hours we were probably know the answer, did the british parliament say yes or no to theresa may's brexit plan? today made a las

also coming up the people of poland more of the slain a mayor of it done popping out a mortgage with sound on stage at a charity event in front of thousands. and a consultant to the german armed forces has been arrested on suspicion of spying for iran a media report says that he passed on highly sensitive information to the iranian intelligence service. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. we begin with a historic day for britain as it counts the hours to the moment when lawmakers accept or reject prime minister to rescind may's deal for leaving the european union and the house of commons may urged lawmakers to support the agreement warning that rejecting it would be catastrophic for the country but observers say most m.p.'s remain determined to throw out the hard won deal which has split the nation if that is indeed the outcome of tonight's vote britain could end up crashing out of the e.u. with no agreement at all. so the government is taking steps to minimize potential disruption to trade and ports on the english channel one of those force is from skate al

like poland hungary and of course the u.k. negative attitudes towards the e.u. on the rise the germans still love the use it because germans just enjoy being regulated and being bossed around by authority. that's a that's an interesting perspective i would say as a little bit to do with the nationalism and the rise of nationalism populism in many of the countries that you mention i think it could also have to do with the negative publicity that the u.s. had for years within the u.k. about talking about the additional layer the additional costs it's just a regulation without mentioning any of the benefits perhaps i could say germany sitting at the heart of europe experiences more of the benefits of the evil done a lot for the they're profiting a lot worse huge export nation and as a result they're profiting the more we can shape the a you to actually protect our market and encourage a combined competition toward the rest of the world the more the e.u. will be seen as a benefit so not only having competition for companies within the e.u. but allowing them to bundl

deep divisions in poland the. divisions and social divisions in the society of poland and the speech of hate which is now. increasing in the media in the last years monica thank you so much britain's prime minister has made a last ditch appeal to parliament to approve the brights a deal she negotiated with the european union threesome i urge lawmakers to give the deal a second look and ward of dire consequences if parliament rejects it describing it as the best possible arrangement for britain to leave the european union lawmakers are due to vote tomorrow in the u.k. set to leave the e.u. at the end of march the prime minister said should not be delayed warning that a no deal broke so it could threaten the country's integrity. and to those who think we should reject this deal in favor of no deal because we cannot get every assurance we want i ask what would you know deal breck's it do to strengthen the hand of those campaigning for scottish independence or indeed those demanding a border poll in northern ireland s

his voice was very important in poland right now because. it has been ruled by the national conservative government for the last three years and follow up the mortgage voice was one of the most important voices liberal and progressive voices in the country. one of the adam which is a murder has not just gripped poland it's also sent shock waves throughout europe what do you believe is the broader significance of what's happened. is there are many reactions from europe many people from different countries also here in today there are. in the church there are polish high ranking politicians attending the ceremony but also foreign guests like the former german president. like donald score actually comes from and was a close friend two of them are there to mayor. to significance for a whole europe. they want to show that this strategy has big significance significance for the whole of europe this. is a warning for the europe this is a call for a tool to end the political divisions in many european countries have more understanding and tolerance

mean for the people of poland. well it means that the political discourse in our country crawls to the unlined there is so much hate in the discussion especially in the social media and that's led to this tragic find no. event that. they hope will instead of fight off. a lot of them which was for the past three years introduced by the public media is that public enemy number one. also because he has some he can't summon all problems with his statement of assets but also because he was one of the faces of the democratic opposition in poland defending courts defending defending human rights defending for example if i saw and also there was an event called acts of political death produced by far right they're going to station all polenta you'll see it was produced for date mayors of eleven polish cities too who wanted to. have immigrants in their in their towns and this case it was closed to invite their prosecutors in poland because they. decided that it wasn't and breaking of the law and right now there are conseque

with poland it's your byelorussia fears we don't want to meddle in tibet. especially when i should thank you very much. mr. russia and i mean you're right it's very probably a very good question your relations are developing within a very positive manner who are thankful that. i would like for what you were going to ask you about one. day you mentioned a number of times the russian nationals as the interest rates and as a share of defiance in the throne of. various countries because it's a violation but there is one person a young man who knows what it's worth. i think about a journey now being it on his being being in a right. charges against i think we're just trying to not in charge as far as we know here by john cynically ignoring all the inquests from russia extent to which we're extradite this person who was. so that he. buys a little lonely. vigil if he still is. in russia and so what are the steps which have been taken on a day how do you. you know questions about the russian citizens who find themselves in a difficult situation in whatever country

escape rooms have become popular in poland over the last four years.mated there are now around 1000 venues across the country. the authorities have ordered all those sites be checked to ensure they meet the required safety standards. adam easton, bbc news, warsaw. earlier i spoke to escape room enthusiast ken ferguson — who runs one of the industry's leading websites and online forums in the uk. i think the first thing to say as most of the times the rooms aren't locked at all. in many rooms you are free to come and go during the game and even the ones which are locked, they are locked with a magnetic lock, so it's very much like if you were going to a normal company building where there's a code on the outside and you go inside, you have to press a button to get out, so it's very much like that. you press a button on the inside to get out, or press a button within, or if the fire alarm was to go off the door would open automatically. you are inside a room, solving puzzles, and the idea behind the puzzles is to get them. sometimes you leave the room, i

this business is -- teenagers in poland? have to register those businesses and they have to meet building regulations to operate such an event as an escape room. there are also fire regulations that need to be met, although it is not clear whether they actually need to have a fire permit, and that is something that obviously the fire service authorities will be looking into, maybe to try to see whether the regulations need tough running up to make sure this kind of tragedy doesn't happen again. 0k, we'll leave it there for now, thank you. police in california say three people have been shot dead at a bowling alley near los angeles. detectives say they're working to identify those involved in the shooting in which four other people were injured. the torrance police department said the investigation was ongoing and urged people to avoid the area. some local reports suggest a fight broke out in the bowling alley before the shooting. donald trump says that the partial us government shutdown now entering its third week could last

another headache for while away another executive arrested in poland on espionage charges. more legal troubles for colors going to prosecutors file new charges against the auto executives. padded you european competitor tries to take on the big wind makers. by ben physical and let's do business all one executive after the next beijing says it's disturbed by news of the latest arrest of an executive at tech giant while way this time on espionage charges in poland where all thirty is rated its offices. a chinese wall way employee and a polish cyber security expert who served as a domestic intelligence officer they are the two men charged with spying by polish authorities. what they say men are suspected of espionage on behalf of chinese intelligence services against poland is an important investigation into serious events that threaten the security of poland. a lot of the. western intelligence agencies have been warning the chinese government could use well ways products to collect data they say the tech giant which was founded by a former chinese army officer could have link

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pawel adamowicz‘s death has deeply shocked poland.t, which helps to fund children's hospitals. the 53—year—old died a day later. his death raises questions about poland's increasingly divided political debate. after the stabbing, the attacker told the crowd that he blamed the mayor's former political party, civic platform, for the time that he had spent in prison. mr adamowicz, who had been the mayor of gdansk for over three years, was an outspoken critic of poland's ruling law and justice party. the president of the european council donald tusk, a friend and formally poland's prime minister, also from civic platform, were paying their respects. saturday is a day of national mourning across poland. kasia madera, bbc news. new details have emerged about the planet saturn and the famous rings that surround it. it's now believed those rings are much younger than the planet itself. the information has come from the cassini probe — which ended its mission in 2017. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. it is one of the most spectacular sights in o

two people including a chinese businessman have been arrested in poland on suspicion of spying local media now reporting the chinese man is the director of the tech giant huawei in poland nerve convicted the pack could face up to ten years in prison u.s. intelligence agencies accuse way of being linked to the chinese government and that is technologies could be used for espionage. to katrina you she's live for us in beijing and katrina what more do we know about this arrest in poland. well as you mentioned this chinese national we know that he's a man that he works for chinese tech company while i which is a major tech firm here and that he's been living in poland for more than ten years now we don't have too many details on the arrest itself but according to poland's intelligence agency it's something that they've been planning for a long time and they said that it was implemented very carefully now as you also mentioned huawei is a company that's no stranger to controversy it's a company here that has very close ties to the government it's seen as a flagship chinese company that ve

for example kaczynski and poland or hungary. they want a common market that gives them opportunities for economic growth. but without conditions without agitators. poland hungary both are trying to weaken the rule of law and neither of them want to accept refugees neither did the czech republic or slovakia what will become of this community that was supposed to be based on shared values. that obstruct the community is becoming increasingly abstract. communities depend on their members agreeing on the essential factors that make up a community. if more and more members say that the essence of this community is soley the common market and they'll be less support for the political unit. but what many don't understand then britain and elsewhere is that a common market is formed not only by eliminating trade barriers. but also by being prepared to accept the consequences that arise from a bigger market. and agreeing to promote social stability and smooth out imbalances and provide equal opportunities. all this is part of e.u. politic

escape rooms have become popular in poland over the last four years. are now around 1,000 venues across the country. the authorities have ordered that all those sites be checked to ensure they meet the required safety sta nda rds. adam easton, bbc news, warsaw. ken ferguson is an escape room enthusiast who runs one of the industry's leading websites and online forums in the uk. so i think the first thing to say is that most of the time the rooms aren't locked at all. in many rooms, you're free to come and go during the game. and even the ones which are locked, they are locked with a magnetic lock, so it's very much like if you were going to a normal company building, where there's a code on the outside, and you go inside, you have to press a button to get out. so it's very much like that. you press a button on the inside to get out, or press a button within, or if the fire alarm was to go off, the door would open automatically. you're inside a room, solving puzzles, and the idea behind the puzzles is to get out. sometimes you leave the room, in other c

nation has stunned the people of poland. is that more or less from. because you monthly from d.w. a pony show welcome to the studio version of tell us more then about adam overture because his political. significance extended beyond get around oh yes indeed well let me start with the fact that because one of the biggest polish cities a city with a big political significance and a demo because we had been ruling this city for more than twenty years which is quite extraordinary in poland but above that he was one of the symbols he was one of the faces of this liberal poland opposing this national conservative party that's been ruling the country for the last three years we had this local elections in poland last fall and the national conservative party was hoping to win in the diocese but they didn't manage a dime of each one and gave wind to opposition in poland so yes he was way more than just the mayor of a big polish city he was one of the faces one of the leaders of this a liberal opposition in poland and what is being said about the suspect is now

his stabbing has shocked poland.great until we heard the disastrous news about the attack. it was shocking, unbelievable. we don't know at the moment what the mayor's condition is, but we know something horrible has happened, a result of aggression and hatred. poland's interior minister said in a tweet the attack was an act of inexplicable barbarity and vowed that it would be investigated. poland's prime minister and president also condemned the stabbing, hoping mr adamowicz would make a full recovery. kim gittleson, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. a key republican ally of president trump, senator lindsey graham, has urged him to end the government shutdown temporarily to allow more time for negotiations. the shutdown is the result of a dispute with congressional democrats over funding for mr trump's border wall. greece's prime minister alexis tsipras says he will call a confidence vote in parliament, after thejunior partner in his coalition government withdrew its support. the two parties disagree

this is day to the news line from the poland bids farewell to the popular liberal america dons who died on monday after being stabbed at a charity event. mourners remembered pub a low down of it choose murder sent shock waves around europe is being laid to rest in the city where he was born and government also coming up. the death toll from a gas pipeline explosion in mexico rises to sixty six the blaze north of mexico city engulfed people who gathered to fill up containers with fuel. plus millions of women around the world take to the streets to protest a quote you know quality but controversy is threatening to overshadow the third annual women's mob. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program leading figures from poland and the european union are in get drunk today paying their respects to the city's like mayor pavel low down the village was fatally stabbed while on stage at a charity event last sunday the murder of the liberal politician is believed to have been politically motivated at some of it is being remembered for his civic engagement and for his willingness to speak up. for wh

his stabbing has shocked poland.say all was great until we heard the disastrous news about the attack. it was shocking and unbelievable. we don't know what his condition is but we know what his condition is but we know something horrible has happened, a result of aggression and hatred. poland's interior minister said ina hatred. poland's interior minister said in a tweet the act was an attack of any dash of ex——— inexplicable barbarity and will be investigated. the polish prime minister and president also condemned the stabbing, hoping mr adamowicz would make a full recovery. let's get some of the day's other news. greece's prime minister alexis tsipras says he will call a confidence vote in parliament, after thejunior partner in his coalition government withdrew its support. the two parties disagree over an agreement made by tsipras's government, which would see greece's northern neighbour given the official name of north macedonia. the deal has yet to be ratified by greece's parliament. french rescue workers have f