i've heard richard d, w st international editor richard walker. in watching a b w line form burden. let me just show you the se in inside the irish parliament lawmakers awaits an address by u. s. president joe biden. he's atterbury's coming up the stairs. is that in the building? we're going to bring that to speech, to you, alive as it, as it happens, that's due to happen in the next few minutes. and as the site will come back to that when it begins. so, so we'll take a look at some of the other stories are making headlines around the world, french unions or staging another nation. why strike to protest against present macros, pension reform plans. there have been some skirmishes of with these. a court is due to what rules on the modality of the changes doesn't wants to raise the retirement age of 62. to 64. north korea has 5. it's 1st intercontinental ballistic missile in a month long string of a scare in north and japan. residents were told to take cover the miss outflow of 1000 kilometers before landing at sea. zachary's military has described removed as a grave provocation. and

now joined by a correspondent, vibrant freshman begging auntie w's chief international editor, richard walker. here in berlin, fallen, let's start with you. or the press conference has just finished anders. understand what message did burbock sent in that press conference to her chinese counterpart? i think there were 2 core messages. one was about the one ukraine m no book has said that on the one hand or she thinks it's good that china's in general is showing some willingness to m, solve the crisis. but on the other hand, she said a rather frank statement. she said, i have to wonder why the chinese position so far has not included a calling on russia, the aggression aggressor, to stop this war. that it's really quite a frank statement and it's a clear request to towards china, to put more pressure on russia or to help. and this war. and 2nd issue is taiwan. she has said that em any are unilateral or violent change, of the status quo is unacceptable. and is also a red line for germany in europe. so she said, this conflict must be solved peacefully. richard are based on their statements. how

i've heard richard dudley w's chief international editor, richard walker or ukraine has launched a war crimes investigation into a video posted on social media that appears to show a russian soldier, having a ukrainian prisoner images of prompted international outrage. russia says the authenticity of the footage needs to be established and has owned its own inquiry. here in ukraine, dickory social media video has brought back memories of the beach or massacre just one year ago. many a saying that this is just the latest example of russia's lack of regard for the lives of ukrainian people. your glucose is needed, this is no accident. this is a video of russia, normalizing the destruction of life, and much president polanski called for a moment of silence to honor the slain soldier's memory. united notions says it's shocked by the incident. regrettably, this is not an isolated incident. in recent reports, the un human rights mission documented a number of serious violations of international humanitarian law, including those committed against prisoners of war. this latest violation must b

let's get more from our chief international editor, richard walker. welcome, richard. what is china up to here yet? were worth fill. these steps, sir, announced for sunday are ostensibly related to a space launch. but of course, you don't have to do a space launch across one of the world's most sensitive waterways. so i think it is broadly being interpreted as related to those exercises that we saw. the chinese mounting just just very recently. and those in response where chinese responds to the recent meeting between the taiwanese president saying when and the u. s. speaker of the house representatives, kevin mccarthy, on a visit, i'd say to the united states just recently a china object to any meetings between taiwanese politicians and foreign politicians. and they strongly objected this time to this meeting. so hence, these military exercises, hence what's going on this weekend. and it seems to be a basically sort of singling from the chinese that if you, the taiwanese and the americans is system, keep meeting with these, the sorts of things we're going to do. we're

that happens to from the national course editor, richard walker and correspondent, 5 young trach mother. thank you very much. and i am now joined by boys me out of it to a member of the german boon, the stark for the green party of which angelina babylon is also a member. and he's the vice chair of the german chinese parliamentary group. now, one question i want to start with the message that on a little bare book the has sent that to her chinese count about shouldn't have been a bit clearer. well, good morning. first of all, our message and alina beveled send was clear enough in my terms, it's clearly said, or she clearly said that europe stands together. european union is together in a strategy on rule of law and together on market issues. so if you want to access and, and, and make trade and business in european union, you have to deal with all $27.00 together. and this is a clear message to beijing to the communist party. there cannot be a selection of friends. there's only one european union. well, but the unity is not so great last week, french president, but my call made comments

i've heard richard $30.00 chief international editor richard walker . the ukraine has launched a war crimes investigation into a video posted on social media that appears to show a russian soldier, be having a ukrainian prisoner images of prompted international outrage. russia says the authenticity of the foot, which needs to be established and has opened its own inquiry here in ukraine. dickory social media video has brought back memories of the boots or massacre just one year ago. many a saying that this is just the latest example of russia's lack of regard for the lives of ukrainian people. your glucose is needed, this is no accident. this is the video of russia, normalizing the destruction of life liberal and bunched up very much. president zalinski called for a moment of silence to honor the slain soldiers, memory. united notions says it shocked by the incident. regrettably, this is not an isolated incident. in recent reports, the un human rights mission documented a number of serious violations of international humanitarian law, including those co

now i can talk with our d w chief international editor, richard walker. richard, good to see help us mike. since of this announcement, are we seeing the beginning of a taiwan blockade, or are we just a little jumping on this is something less? yeah, well, we'll have to see how these days play out. but, you know, china is indicating that this announcement is about, you know, a space launching is simply about, you know, safety in the region, in cases falling danbury for this. but we can definitely see this is kind of part of the chinese response to this meeting. recently between taiwan president, sighing when, when she was in the united states with the u. s. speaker of the house representatives, kevin mccarthy, or china isn't like political contact between taiwanese leaders and foreign politicians because they say taiwan is part of our territory. you shouldn't be talking to anyone else that's. that's our business. and we saw this a few months ago when, because he's pretty, as in nancy pelosi went to taiwan. they were big military and drills by the chinese ar

walker there. thank you richard. time now to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. north korea has confirmed that it tested its 1st solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile and will, is this video allegedly showing the launch experts say thursdays test is a meaningful advance at building a nuclear arsenal with reach to hit targets in the us the 1st plane carrying prisoners from yeoman's war has arrived in the city of aiden as part of a major prisoner exchange hootie rebels. and a coalition of government forces that is led by saudi arabia agreed last month to free nearly $900.00 detainees. the deal was broken by the way of the war and ukraine has had wide ranging effects on europe's security infrastructure. finland decided to join, they took, which led the to the alliances border with russia, doubling in length. a correspondent, her shawls reports. now from near the finished town of martha on how the country plans to keep its border and nato's ne them flank safe as to more th

walker there. thank you, richard. now boris, me out of it is a member of the german bunder stock for bare box green party. it is also the vice chair of the german chinese parliamentary group and i asked him if the german 4 messages foreign ministers message rather was clear enough. ah, the message on alina bell send was clear enough in my terms. it's clearly said, or she clearly said that europe stands together. european union is together in a strategy on rule of law and together on market issues. so if you want to access an answer and make trade and business in european union, you have to deal with all 27 together. and this is a clear message to be ging to the communist party. there cannot be a selection of friends. there's only one european union. well, but the unity is not so great last week, french president, but my call made comments of suggested europe should not get dragged into an escalation between the us and china over taiwan. does he have a point? is the us really trying to provoke china? i don't think so.

w as chief international letter to richard walker. we asked him how far part germany in china are on the issue of russia's war in ukraine? both of them, of course, saying that they want to see the war come to an end, but in terms of the emphasis and in terms of the tone and some of the substance, quite substantial differences. and we just heard from alina, bab, welcome, pretty strong statement. they say, well, ok, it's great that you brought out, you know, china brought out would include this position paper on ending the conflict recently . but why didn't you say that that the simplest way to end this conflict is vladimir putin should pull out his troops, given that it was russia, of course, that started this war for his poaching gang the bedbugs counterpart as the chinese foreign minister. what he rehearsed pretty much russian talking points about one aspect of the was basically talking about the idea. the security is indivisible, that this is, this is a talking point of the russians. and that we have to recognize the security intere

now, here in the studio by d, w as chief international editor, richard walker to help us walk through all of this, 1st of all, our return, the announcement that we've been hearing about. tell us a little bit more about what that means. yes. so so china says this announcement about sunday is about a space launch. that is, that is planning and ensuring safety in the area. but i think you can very much see it as part of this response is we just heard no to the meeting between a president of taiwan saying when and the speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, which took place in the united states just recently now china objects to any of these political contacts between taiwanese leaders and international leaders because it says that i was part of our territory. they shouldn't have international contacts. and of course we saw last august when the then house of representatives. speaker, nancy pelosi went to taiwan. there were big military exercises. now this meeting happened between her successor and the president on u. s. territory. but china again responded with big mil

while here in germany, he spoke to d w's, chief international editor, richard walker, on the situation back home, and on a wide range of other issues. now kenya has taken a very strong and very distinctive position on the ukraine war, you know, right, in the early days in the un security council, speaking out very clearly against russia's invasion, explain kenya's position. why's it been speaking out so strongly? because we, we have grid, believe us and signal to this, to their un charter, which speaks directly to a rules based globe, you know, and, and showing that there is respect for countries and their boundaries. and any violation of where the un charter by anybody in whatever manner is that threat for violation of the same elsewhere everywhere the world and the world is realizing that there africa is an important destination. important because an of what the, the future pretense. you know, this is the continent that has 40 percent of the world natural resources. this is the continent that has the largest resources around renewable energy. we are talking about 70 percent of the po

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