german president trying to steinmeyer have pointed to me lasting importance. in that site india we live in a time when historical achievements including the separation of powers the parliamentary system and the rule of law are being challenged and questioned even here in europe. after the first free elections in january one thousand nine hundred nineteen the national assembly met environment and created germany's first democratic legal points to chief in the so-called weimar constitution. it formalized the principles of sovereignty separation of powers and women's suffrage but the constitution also contained faith to fuse. the nation's president had considerable power and could even dissolve parliament in an emergency that was a power greater used to destroy the young democracy despite its shortcomings today's german president praised the weimar constitution's ideals. does lupin's are hard to confirm praising today's constitution does not mean its weimar predecessor was a bad one and it's left with us and it isn't on the contrary much of what was created that

demanded that europe take a tougher stance against a raccoon and german president trying to falter steinmeyer follows in the footsteps of one of the country's most famous explorers to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the galapagos islands. welcome to the program on exposure. u.s. president donald trump called on european states to take back their citizens if they are among captured fighters from the so-called islamic state in a tweet that mentioned britain france germany and other countries trump threatened to release imprisoned combatants if their home countries refused to allow them back in in december he alarmed western partners by saying he was withdrawing american troops from syria because he considered the islamic state to have been defeated. jihadists on the march in syria these images from the fall of rock in twenty fourteen. islamic state has since been defeated here and across nearly the entire country many fighters are dead and more have been taken prisoner. recently the u.s. backed kurdish led syrian democratic forces or s.d.f. besieged the city of backcross the last remain

it's fair fatherhood steinmeyer and colombia's president even to k. agree that aid needs to get into venezuela as quickly as possible no bit of meet the to not let humanitarian aid into the country is a crime against humanity. he said if you make it was it has to happen fast. that the international community could not accept the current situation. the world can't stand by and do nothing as aid is prevented from entering. that. do can believes everything must be done to get aid into venezuela he did not say if that should include military intervention. every year the people of the german city of dresden remember its intense bombing during world war two as part of that remembrance they award the dresden peace prize and this year's winner is peace activist kim book on t.v. a photo of her taken during the vietnam war became one of the most famous war photos of all time the w.'s going to kettle's met her interest. is to say that home will to be the recipient of such a thing that this teen was no word with so much meaning behind him for his famous for being

to south america and the galapagos islands in the pacific now germany's president frank valter steinmeyer is following in his footsteps as part of a tour of the region sean maher used the occasion to draw attention to plastic pollution which is threatening the unique and fragile ecosystems on the islands. the volunteers searching for plastic garbage every day they clean the beaches of the galapagos they show the german president plastic bottles that have made it all the way over from china from across the ocean. nature's interconnectedness means garbage from the other side of the planet can threaten the paradise here. steinmeier says he wants governments to make better efforts to deal with the issue of plastic waste. we continue this way then by twenty we'll have more plastic in the oceans than fish that's why we must change our thinking miss india. it's the first official visit to the galapagos islands by a german president steinmeier is following in the footsteps of the legendary german researcher. more than two centuries ago who studies took him to latin america where he recognized the

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reporter: steinmeyer also warned of complacency, saying that while democracy is not meant to fail, it'sot guaranteed to survive. brent: all right, from orchestras now to popcorn. it is the event that movie fans in berlin look forward to every year. tomorrow sees the start of the berlin film festival, the berlinale. this year, 17 films are competing for the festival's top prize, the golden bear. the jury will be chaired by the french movie star juliette binoche, at a festival otherwise lacking in star power this year. that will not stop the fans, however. they are already lining up for the hottest tickets. reporter: the fans are what make the berlinale such a unique event. it attracts the largest t audiee of any film festival in the world. and anyone can get tickets here, as long as they get in line early enough. >> i read every single synopsis of every movie and made my choices, but i wasn't prepared for how difficult it is to get tickets at berlinale. >> yeah, we have to fit the movies, the timing. but you have to fit quick because there are a lot of ticket offices and they fly very qu

dia's fatherhood steinmeyer and colombia's president even do agree that aid needs to get into venezuela as quickly as possible nope it would meet the to not let humanitarian aid into the country is a crime against humanity. is if you think it was got to be it has to happen fast. that the international community could not accept the current situation. the world can't stand by and do nothing but aid is prevented from entering. that. you can believes everything must be done to get aid into venezuela he did not say if that should include military intervention. let's bring in nick member of the german parliament from the americas conservatives he's accompanying a german president fine on his visit to colombia and he joins us from both without mr nick to see you good to have you back on our program now venezuela's crisis as we know is having a huge impact there in colombia there are more than one million refugees that have left venezuela and and entered colombia from your talks there what is the sense that you get how is colombia coping with this. i think there colombia takes a very serious c

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diaz fatherhood steinmeyer and colombia's president even agree that aid needs to get into venezuela as quickly as possible nope it immediately to not let humanitarian aid into the country is a crime against humanity there. is if you think it was it has to happen fast. that the international community cannot accept the current situation. the world can't stand by and do nothing aid is prevented from entering. duca believes everything must be done to get aid into venezuela he did not say if that should include military intervention. and for the venezuelan president nicolas maduro refusing to allow humanitarian aid into the country social media has become a lifeline to help people meet their basic needs for more let's bring in very unforgiving who has been following this side of the story so i mean how are they using social media to get through this crisis sara they are using these platforms to really try and seek help and often to see the basics like food clothes like medicines things that have either become impossible to find or an affordable because of the hyperinflation and we are real

dia's father to should steinmeyer and colombia's president even do ok i agree that aid needs to get into venezuela as quickly as possible no better meet the to not let humanitarian aid into the country is a crime against humanity. he said. it has to happen fast. if the international community cannot accept the current situation. the world can't stand by and do nothing as aid is prevented from entering. that. duka believes everything must be done to get aid into venezuela he did not say if that should include military intervention. the message to drug lord known as el chapo is to appeal the ten guilty verdicts handed down by a us jury who was convicted of running a massive drug smuggling operation and other related crimes and could now spend the rest of his life behind bars as lot and his lawyer says the verdicts are unfair. impassive even as he awaited extradition to the u.s. seemingly sned for the final time after two all day shows a scapes and he has eluding feel thora he's. the same stoicism was on display as the man known as el chapo was convicted of all ten counts related to decades

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that has like knowledge want why don't as interim head states jim the president trying to help the steinmeyer as missing in neighboring colombia at the moment let's hear what he had to say then it's really. it's now he haven't done it for years of all talk honestly and mismanagement so i'm under the venezuela is on the edge of the big bang caught on the brink of bankruptcy. the situation is catastrophic for the population. and aid is not allowed in by the monroe government doing the nonetheless. that's why we have to hope the presidential election will soon be held in venezuela and then it's a loss that's an oscar shankar in caracas that nicolas maduro has consistently said no to new presidential elections any sign of that changing. now there's no sign of an changing in fact a lot of. times we've seen him recently for the media is conducting military exercises. asking the people that support him to defend the country. with a very belligerent rhetoric in his discourse however he has started up trying to reactivate the health system and then as well as trying to get the medicine that they can't

as it is for fatherhood steinmeyer and colombia's president even to k. i agree that aid needs to get into venezuela as quickly as possible no bit of meat deal to not let humanitarian aid into the country is a crime against humanity. he said. it has to happen fast. that the international community cannot accept the current situation. the world can't stand by and do nothing as aid is prevented from entering. that. you can believe everything must be done to get aid into venezuela he did not say if that should include military intervention. he watching t.w. news live from berlin still to come in this half hour the chinese film one second was in the running at the berlin international film festival and then it was withdrawn in mysterious circumstances to find out more from our correspondent on the red carpet. head about germany's interior minister says he wants to change legislation to tighten restrictions on foreign telecoms providers horse a half his proposals would require companies to obtain security certification in germany and to sign no spying agreemen

as it is for fatherhood steinmeyer and colombia's president even to k. agree that aid needs to get into venezuela as quickly as possible nope it would meet the to not let humanitarian aid into the country is a crime against humanity. he said. it has to happen fast. that the international community could not accept the current situation. the world can't stand by and do nothing that says aid is prevented from entering your guy. who can believe everything must be done to get aid into venezuela he did not say if that should include military intervention. you're watching d.w. news still to come in this half hour we compare the english premier league and the german bundesliga their strategies their talent and their money as german football clubs and the english clubs in the camp three. girls in spain moves to the world and help to end the vietnam war to him a full time teacher has just received that peace prize here in germany and tells you that you know about the impact of the photos on three legs. but first nato defense ministers are meeting in brussels to l

dia's it's fair for there to should steinmeyer and colombia's president even do agree that aid needs to get into venezuela as quickly as possible nope it meet the to not let humanitarian aid into the country is a crime against humanity. he said. it has to happen fast. that the international community cannot accept the current situation. the world can't stand by and do nothing but aid is prevented from entering. due can believe everything must be done to get aid into venezuela he did not say if that should include military intervention. nato defense ministers are meeting in brussels to look at steps needed to protect europe if a us russian disarmament treaty fails on tuesday nato secretary general yen stoltenberg urged to russia to return to complying with the i and ask treaty that agreement bans the development and possession of intermediate range nuclear missiles it is under threat after the us announced earlier this month that it with withdraw nato and washington accused russia of breaching the treaty let's bring in dave hughes teri schultz she is at nato headquarters covering this

fatherhood steinmeyer and colombia's president even agree that aid needs to get into venezuela as quickly as possible nope it meet the to not let humanitarian aid into the country is a crime against humanity. he said. it has to happen fast. that the international community cannot accept the current situation. the world can't stand by and do nothing as aid is prevented from entering. that. do can believes everything must be done to get aid into venezuela he did not say if that should include military intervention. health care workers in nigeria have gone on strike a days before the country's general election highlighting the anger felt by many nigerians of the government of the government's management of the public sector and the economy the strike put so there's no pressure on president mohamed to bihari who is facing a neck and neck race with the main opposition candidates p.w. correspondent creech reports from you all are in northeastern nigeria. for. sophia philip mudd and her colleagues at the federal hospital in yola may look happy but deep down that angry in april and may last year