are we expected to hear from joe biden well for the 1st time the u.s. president is expected to officially recognize the armenian genocide now this would mark a major shift in u.s. diplomatic policy because up until now u.s. leaders have instead referred to those events of over a century ago as a great evil but on friday president biden held a phone call with president of on of turkey now reuters news agency is reporting that during that cold biden told of on that he will in fact be making an announcement to officially recognize the armenian genocide we'll find out in a matter of hours if he does and if he follows through on that it would also mark the fulfillment of a campaign promise made by biden the candidate on the trail campaign trail as the one year ago today but this is a highly contentious issue right turkey categorically rejects the term genocide and what could this do to you. usar accumulations well we got an idea of that back in 2019 when the u.s. congress although not the president passed the resolution to recognize the armenian genocide and

joe biden spent decades in the u.s. congress as a senator. he was back with an ambitious program that could see him becoming a transformational u.s. president. good to be back. he began by drawing attention to the historic fact that for the 1st time ever the 2 people behind him where women madam speaker. madam vice president. gore. has never said goes well from this podium no president ever said those words. then a grim summary of his 1st 100 days combined with a note of optimism 100 days since i took the oath of office i left in my hand off our family bible and heard a nation we all did that was in crisis the worst pandemic of the century the worst economic crisis since the great depression the worst attack on our democracy says the civil war now after just 100 days i can report to the nation america is on the move again thank you all for being a wide ranging vision of jobs prosperity and a new era of big government with big spending plans biden said he would pay for it all with higher taxes on corporations and the super rich continuous cycl

president joe biden tougher greener and even meaner than the world was expecting if anyone thought joe biden would put the restoration of america's role in the world on the back burner while he deals with domestic issues they were in for a big disappointment from the start biden has taken a hard line with america's main rivals he has refused to lift sanctions on iran as a condition for restarting nuclear talks trade tariffs on china are still in place and u.s. diplomats have visited taiwan biden impose new sanctions on russia for interference in the 2020 alexion zz and when asked if he considered russian president vladimir putin to be a killer he said without hesitation i do biden said there would be consequences for saudi arabia after u.s. intelligence concluded the saudi crown prince had been responsible for the murder of a u.s. journalist and critics point out that they are still waiting to see those consequences candidate biden promise to bring america back has president biden kept his word w.'s chief international editor richard walker has this report. during the trump years the u

after donald trump walked away from the paris clara's agreement joe biden has not only brought the u.s. back into that particular gate but this week he also unveiled i'm bischof new climate targets pledging to cut u.s. carbon emissions to hoffer 2005 levels over the next decade but that still leaves us well short of the paris climate goals so there's any talk really batter i'm phil gayle in berlin and this is the day. they should work together to invest in clear economy. traditions we have decided and the. oil and gas production in the north. by 2050. nobody. takes what. about 2024 of those 4 years ago those will. be burning coal we're going to make these commitments real. also on the day as europe and the united states begin to talk of a pandemic free summer india's code crisis surges to record highs the situation in india is a device stating a reminder of what this virus can do and why we must marshal every tool against it. welcome to the day this week u.s. president joe biden hosted a virtual global climate summit of more than 40 world leaders many of them joined president biden in

called president joe biden appealed for calm but we do know that the airing your brain trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious it's consequential but it's just not justified violence and or of looting. in an effort to stop any further unrest at dusk to dawn curfew has been put in place and national guard troops deployed. but the shooting of dante wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge a very narrow tourist case not far from where wright was shot derrick shaven the officer who killed george floyd is on trial for murder. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world at this hour one person has been killed and a policeman injured in a shooting at a high school in the u.s. state of tennessee gunfire erupted when officers approached a male suspect and knoxville 3 other students at the same school have died and gun related incidents this year. defense secretary lloyd austin has arrived in berlin for high level talks he'll meet his german counterpart i'm included come and other top officials austin is the highest rankin

s chief international editor richard walker gives joe biden a foreign policy report card. during the trump years the u.s. embassy here in berlin was like a fortress of america 1st led by a loyalist who lived and breathed that mantra now it's all changed and joe biden has a very different message for the world let's break it down. america is back 1st of all a slogan biden has been saying over and over america is back the transatlantic alliance is back sure enough the 1st visit by a biden official to berlin was something of a love in defense secretary lloyd austin tore up donald trump's plan to cut american troops in german bases and even announced an increase but while america is back is resonating here in europe in afghanistan it's the opposite biden has ordered u.s. troops to pull out this september many afghans now fear a taliban takeover biden always says that he is with the people of afghanistan they have a low to the american and nato forces in the country for 20 years and by withdrawing unconditionally from of congress and the people there are being abandoned that af

president joe biden china is top of the agenda for the one day summit 5 g. technology and climate change are also central to the discussions. and i would cost it all is standing down as head of cuba's communist party the move brings an end to the leadership of costs through his brother fidel they ruled cuba for more than 6 decades proud castro says he's handing off to a younger generation. well here in germany and the country is seeing its highest rise in coronavirus cases since january 1 of the main reasons is the slow pace of vaccinations fewer than one in 5 germans has been given a 1st dose but the vaccination drive has picked up speed in recent days among those getting a 1st job was chancellor angela merkel her office released this image of her stomped vaccination document 66 year old medical was given the astra zeneca vaccine and said she was delighted well germany's rising coronavirus cases has led to a warning from medical workers that intensive care units are being pushed to the brink d.w. reporter tess of alta visited a berlin hospital that is close

president joe biden called his russian counterpart vladimir putin urging him to deescalate tensions russia has been boosting its military presence on ukraine's borders since late march russia claims its troop movements are just military exercises. u.s. officials say president biden is planning to withdraw all american troops from afghanistan by september 11th of this year the decision will keep thousands of u.s. troops in the country beyond the may 1st deadline the trumpet ministration negotiated with the taliban the islamist group has threatened to renew attacks of foreign forces aren't out by the 1st of may. u.s. medical regulators have called for an immediate pause in the use of johnson and johnson's coronavirus vaccine this comes after 6 recipients developed a rare blood clots 2 weeks after getting the shot johnson and johnson says it's delaying its vaccine rollout in europe while regulators conduct a safety review as to w. news from berlin you can find more headlines on our website d w dot com and also on our social media channels. the new u.s. defense secretary was here in berlin tod

joe biden his major points really are it is over it's not a time for the afghan people they have the right and he said the responsibility to lead their own country then obviously he stressed all the money which was spend all the lives which were lost on the american side more than 2400 service people got killed and many more wounded many families got destroyed so what he also mentioned is that he was kind of pushed to start the withdraw all knowledge by a former president donald trump who had promised the taliban that all troops would be out of the country by may 1st this won't happen but he will start by my 1st 10000 promise that all troops will be out by september 11th and then another thing that is really important brant is that he said that this is very awfully coordinated with all of partners who have been stationed and been fighting on the side of the united states enough constant. did he owes this to the american troops as well as to america's nato allies what about the duty to the afghan people who have who to help the americans and nato forces but also he would die. as the p

president joe biden has convened his 1st cabinet meeting at the white house by the nines to promote his new 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan the senate confirmed his for cabinet last week biden has described it as the most diverse in u.s. history. belgian place ads clashed with a large crowd gathered in a person's park after a fight concert was announced as an april fools day prank thousands of young people defied the ban on large gatherings as in fiction numbers in belgium search police say 22 people were arrested. this is day to news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and facebook or you can go to our web site to be found at dot com. when joe biden became us president to he told his country and the world that america is back and now biden wants to put his money where his mouth is tax money $2.00 trillion dollars biden is proposing an unprecedented infrastructure plan that does more than repair roads and bridges think green energy social engineering tonight the world's leading superpower holding on to that title by investing in a major make over of itself and the rest of the

president joe biden has announced plans to withdraw all u.s. forces from afghanistan by september 11th ending america's longest war biden added that the withdrawal will not be tied to conditions on the ground as announcement was followed by the news that nato will also withdraw its own troops beginning next month. the minnesota police officer who shot and killed unarmed black man dante wright has been arrested prosecutors plan to charge him with 2nd degree manslaughter she faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted the incident has prompted several days of unrest near the u.s. city of minneapolis. the mastermind behind the world's biggest ponzi scheme bernie madoff has died in prison at the age of $82.00 he was serving a 150 year sentence for defrauding tens of thousands of thousands of investors out of billions of dollars the former chairman of the nasdaq stock exchange reportedly died of natural causes he'd been suffering from chronic kidney failure. this is news from berlin you can find more headlines on our web site that's g.w. dot com and

president joe biden has announced all american forces will be withdrawn from afghanistan by september 11th biden said the troop withdrawal will begin on may 1st and be completed before the 20th anniversary of the $911.00 terror attacks his announcement affirms his predecessor donald trump's agreement with the taliban but goes against the advice of his own defense department. it's already the longest conflict in u.s. history now president biden has announced it's time for u.s. troops to leave the country where the 911 terrorist plot was hatched. i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats i will not pass this responsibility on to a 5th the move is hugely controversial critics say it's an expression of fatigue and that the u.s. is a bend in afghanistan to the islamist taliban but biden says time's up. and look i know there are many who a lot of the insist that the plan was he cannot succeed without a robust u.s. military presence to stand his leverage we gave that argument a decade it's never proved fact. not

when joe biden became u.s. president to he told his country and the world that america is back and now biden wants to put his money where his mouth is tax money $2.00 trillion dollars biden is proposing an unprecedented infrastructure plan that does more than repair roads and bridges think green energy social engineering tonight the world's leading superpower holding on to that title by investing in a major make over of itself and the rest of the world to go off in berlin this is the day. not a plan that triggers around the edges. it's a once in a generation investment roughly 2 trillion dollars in the near future you can't delay can't delay to the minute on infrastructure is crumbling you know there's a lot of autocrats in the world and think the reason why they're going to win this democracy is can't reach consensus in the sense of competition between them or china the rest of the world is 50 years people who look back you see this was a move. to the miracle of. the future. also coming up they are 5 greek isl

president joe biden is reportedly planning to drop all american troops from afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the $911.00 terror attacks on the united states later this year plus. worries about side effects from another world of ours vaccine u.s. regulators recommend halting the use of the johnson and johnson one shot fax enough reports of blood clots. and you have you with us. unjustified unexplained and deeply concerning that is how nato secretary general against barrack described the sudden build up of russia's military presence on the bring in border kiev accusing moscow of amassing thousands of troops along the border and on the crimean peninsula russia meanwhile claims that europe will ments are just military exercises ukrainian soldiers have been fighting pro russian separatists and 2014 and there is renewed fear that bloodshed is again on the horizon. russian warships on the way to the black sea parts of the military buildup around ukraine that's been stoking tensions in recent weeks. military camps like this one have sprung up and witnesses have reported seeing rows of tanks in th

helped cement his election victory with the 1st lady joe biden the driving rabbit to promote his. u.s. economy and reduce income inequality. is proposing a 4 trillion dollars package to increase support families and middle income workers . democratic president will need support from republicans in congress including those still loyal to donald trump despite being out of the national spotlight the former president whose work to build and support base in florida he. reports. palm beach florida this is definitely not washington d.c. but it is a growing hub of political power within the republican party that is its headquarters mar-a lago the primary residence of donald trump he may not be president anymore but he is creating a fortress of money and influence to defend his legacy and possibly his future. palm beach is one of the wealthiest counties in the u.s. it has long been a center for conservatives and republican fundraising the money is still flowing but traditional party structures have been weakened and a broad group of people are being drawn in. melissa martz's an attorney an

president joe biden china is top of the agenda for the one day summit 5 g. technology and climate change are also central to discussions. the leaders of germany france and ukraine have called on russia to pull its troops back from the ukrainian border for the maid selenski met him i knew in my car in paris and i'm kill american joined by video link selenski called for a summit that also included my scope. and i will castro is standing down as head of cuba's communist party the move brings an end to the leadership of castro and his brother feel that they ruled cuba for more than 6 decades castro says he's handing off to a younger generation. some of hong kong's most prominent pro-democracy campaigners have learned the price of standing up to china's increasing power of course has handed down sentences on $10.00 protest leaders over mass demonstrations 2 years ago the spite the crackdown remaining anti-government activists say they haven't given up hope. they've just been handed a sentence for participating in protests yet they are still calling for hong kong

biden has convened his 1st cabinet meeting at the white house biden is promoting his new 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan transportation utilities and industry are all set to get a big upgrade the u.s. senate confirmed the full cabinet which you're seeing right there last week biden has described it as the most diverse cabinet in american history. let's talk about that to do that i'm joined by our washington bureau chief in this poll good evening to you enos so biden has presented a diverse cabinet with lots of 1st who stands out. well many let me start with the former new mexico congresswoman debbie holland she is the 1st native american cabinet member ever she has talked a lot about her pasta single homeless mother and her membership of the. tribe. and in her new role as the interior secretary hollande will be in charge of the federal government's role in the relationship with native american land this is something native activists have complained for you is that no one in the federal government really has taking care of their needs so there is a lot of hope that now with hol

president joe biden hailed the decision as an important step toward police reform it was a murder in full light of day and to rip the blinders off for the whole world to see. the systemic racism vice president just referred to there systemic racism daily on our nation's soul but it's not enough we can't stop here. in order to litter real change reform we kid and we must do more to reduce the likelihood a tragedy like this will ever happen kurgan. chauvin handcuffed and led away will be sentenced 8 weeks from now he could be facing decades in prison. well i want to bring in now gloria j. brown marshall she is a professor of constitutional law at john jay college in new york city her most recent book on civil rights in law is entitled she took just as the black woman wall and power it's good to have you with us again on the day i want to start by asking you what was your reaction when you heard the sentencing for the verdict for derrick show been and was justice served yesterday earth yes justice with her then i was so anxious and nervous and i was sweating actually and i knew that i h

president joe biden wants to revive the j c p a way iran apparently is also interested because in direct talks between the 2 began today in austria but the past 3 years with new u.s. sanctions against iran plus iran's uranium enrichment in violation of the deal none of this can be undone or ignored to say that trust is in short supply here would be an understatement to say that washington will lift sanctions 1st as tehran is dead demanding well that still seems to be wishful thinking the europeans find themselves caught in the middle and the world wonders how to put the iran nuclear deal back together again we have this report. starting on tuesday delegates in this hotel began discussions on reviving the nuclear agreement with iran envoys from france germany britain russia and china are in talks with iran and acting as intermediaries with the u.s. . iran has high expectations. on state television a government spokesman projects confidence. that he says the talks are a good sign for the future but he says iran has conditions one is that sanctions must be lifted a spokesman for the u.s. st

president joe biden said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken to learn of the attack and expressed condolences to the victim's family. the attack happened just after 1 pm local time in washington d.c. at the u.s. capitol the alleged assailant 1st struck 2 police officers with his vehicle and then drove into a nearby security checkpoint barricade the incident occurred about 90 meters from the entrance of the building on the senate side of the capitol closed circuit footage apparently shows the alleged suspect then getting out of the car with a knife and lunging at officers police then shot the attacker who later died they are trying to discern a motive. it does not appear to be terrorism rar related but obviously all we'll continue to investigate to see if there's some type of nexus along those lines as a precaution the capitol was put on lockdown congress is currently in recess and no legislators were present officials had recently started removing some of the barriers in the area citing a reduced security risk after the capitol was stormed by a mob on january 6th 5 p

now that joe biden is president let's bring in jonathan katz from the german marshall fund he joins me tonight from washington it's good to see you again jonathan. what does washington make of the build up of russian troops near the border with ukraine well i think there's a deep concern in washington about the build up it's not only on the dons boss but it's also in the black sea see it as of crimea and i think there's increased concern of course today you saw that u.s. ambassador is coming back to washington for consultations the u.s. has been very clear about that be to deescalate this situation and i think that it washington we're taking it taking it very seriously right now that this is the biggest military buildup they've seen since 2014 and i think everybody including both in washington brussels or the european side is taking it very seriously what can u.s. president biden do even with his allies because at the end of the day the new ukraine is not a member of nato. that's that's true and the president has said that the u.s. nato will not get involved militarily again this is ab

biden many southern states have passed so-called right to work laws that union policy. german chancellor angela merkel is to reduce the part of the country's 16 states to decide on coronavirus restrictions and then centralize them with the federal government a new plan will give birth in the parts of impose national restrictions with new infections when new infections reach a certain rate germany is battling a devastating 3rd wave and regional decision making has led to a confusing patchwork of regulations. if i want to go shopping in berlin i can do that if i get tested beforehand here i can do that right in front of the shopping center and test it for free. the testing bird goes in an hour and the shopping can begin with these rapid tests many cities and listening restrictions here meanwhile in other places new carpet measures are implemented and curfews put in place. everywhere in the country the rules are different leading to confusion for many. nobody knows anymore what the forgive nations are right now the room you've heard it through i think it's chaos especially

president joe biden has announced his 1st measures in office towards tackling gun violence acting on the issue was a key campaign pledge and recent mass shootings in colorado and georgia have increased the political pressure biden described gun violence in the united states as an epidemic. there are fears of fresh large scale hostilities in eastern ukraine after an escalation of tensions with russia the white house says russia now has more troops on ukraine's eastern border and at any time since 2014 and german chancellor angela merkel has called on russian president vladimir putin to pull back his forces putin has accused of court provocative actions. brazil has broken its daily record for cold in 1000 deaths for the 2nd time this week with a toll again climbing above 4000 people the country's leading health institute is calling for a strict nationwide lockdown the president also narrow opposes any lock down measures this is the news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and facebook visit our website w dot com. since the easter weekend northern ireland has gone from one street s

president joe biden has announced his 1st measures in office towards tackling gun violence acting on the issue was a key campaign pledge and recent mass shootings in colorado and georgia have increased the political pressure biden described gun violence in the united states as an epidemic. there are fears of fresh large scale hostilities in eastern ukraine after an escalation of tensions with russia the white house says russia now has more troops on ukraine's eastern border than at any time since 2014 and german chancellor angela merkel has called russian president vladimir putin to pull back his troops has accused of court provocative actions. russian authorities have jailed supporters of opposition politician. who was staging a protest outside the penal colony where he's being held they were demanding that nirvana receive proper medical care one of his lawyers says he's health is deteriorating rapidly in prison. this is doubly news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and facebook or you can visit our website w dot com. since the easter weekend northern ireland has gone from on

president joe biden making his 1st phone call to president selenski since biden became president that's very significant but as you hear the russians say that there's nothing to worry nothing to worry about there at the ukrainians are very much focused and concerned of what's happening at the moment on the borders and the timing of this why is this conflict flaring up again now. well it really obviously that's the the key question why now and there are obviously there are a number of. surmises you know theories this is not the 1st time we've seen troops in a political letting on the border and if this is happening number of times over the last 7 years of this conflict this may be just a pressure con technique should be said also that the peace talks are going to have been in a stalemate and perhaps maybe this is a way of bringing pressure on to ukrainians these are what is being bandied about here in kiev obviously the ukrainians are looking for the possibility that there could be. an attack or more troops moving across but it's it's difficult to say exactly at the moment what the russi

president joe biden's historic decision to wind down the u.s. troop presence in afghanistan after 2 decades today his secretary of state and surprise visit to the afghan capital kabul with many worried about the country's future security after international forces leave. sure afghans that washington is not abandoning them the u.s. secretary of state pledged washington would continue to offer strong support to afghanistan after years of saying that we would leave militarily at some point that time has come but even when our troops come home. our partnership with afghanistan will continue there is no military solution to the conflict that remains here. the only path forward to a durable lasting and just end of the conflict is through negotiation we are doing everything we can now to advance diplomacy to bring in regional and international partners. so that everyone is using their influence and their leverage to advance a peaceful end to the conflict. france today became the latest country to surpass 100000 deaths from covert 90 here in germany 300

president joe biden held what he called stunning progress since taking office and that claim is hard to deny and less than $100.00 days in office we've seen 215000000 vaccines shots and senior citizens the group at greatest risk well they're now more than 67 percent fully vaccinated americans are taking major strides on the road back to normality and president biden well he had more good news today starting today. if you're fully vaccinated if you're outdoors you need and not a big crowd you no longer need to wear a mask so for those who haven't got their vaccination yet especially if you're younger or think you don't need it this is another great reason to go get vaccinated now well if the freedom of being masculists outdoors is not incentive enough the state of west virginia has come up with another plan to get more young people vaccinated pay them in west virginia anyone between the age of 16 and 35 who gets the jab will now receive a 100 dollars savings bond and it's retroactive here's the state governor take a listen i'm speaking to the kids and i don't really and truly i do say

president joe biden and the 1st lady jill have also sent their deepest condolences saying the impact of his decades of devoted public service is evident in the world because you see his patron in the environmental efforts he championed me members of the armed forces that he supported and the young people that he inspired and so much more so charlotte chance of him in london this has been a difficult time for the british royal family with the recent very public breakup with harry and meghan to vast explosive interview with oprah winfrey. indeed i mean prince philip has been by the queen's side for numerous to mull shuras periods the one that springs to mind of course is the death of princess diana in 1907 but yes that interview that harry in macon gave. last month was just the latest in a string of controversial moments meghan making some allegations about the way the palace treated her mental health and of course a very explosive allegation suggesting racism from an unnamed member of the royal family the palace then were forced to respond to that something they weren't expected to do

defense secretary lloyd austin austin made a point to emphasize that president joe biden is committed to both israeli security and reviving the iran nuclear deal talks in vienna to restart that deal began last week it remains unclear what impact the blackout will have on those talks or on iran's ability to further enrich uranium this is what the head of iran's atomic energy agency said today. god willing we will be able to repair most of the damage caused by the enemy's attempt at sabotage. wrong for what should be in doubt it didn't suddenly we are building several sophisticated centrifuge who was right in the heart of the mountains. i should add that we have taken very serious security measures that are going to use them i am near to our security systems have pinpointed the exact cause of a recent incident. i'm in rooms today we activated b emergency power system and we will reconnect the main power system in a few days' time. all right let's go now to trita parsi he is the executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible stay craft in washington d.c. he's an authori

biden has promised to revive the accord saying the u.s. will lift sanctions if iran abides by its terms but next week in vienna don't expect to see any direct talks between washington and tehran iranian former foreign minister javad zarif made that clear on twitter he said the aim was to rapidly finalize sanction lifting and nuclear measures for choreographed removal of all sanctions followed by iran ceasing remedial measures no iran u.s. meeting necessary. well trita parsi is the executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible state craft in washington d.c. his work focuses on the u.s. iranian relations iranian foreign politics and the geopolitics of the middle east and he's written a book entitled losing an enemy obama iran and the triumph of diplomacy it focuses on the strategy of the obama administration and toward iran's nuclear program and it traces the course of the complex negotiations that led to the 2015 nuclear deal and the piracy it joins me tonight on the day a very warm welcome to you so iran wants to talk or