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

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 i. know you measure this. has never said those words 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 left in my hand off our family bible and heritage nation we all did it was in crisis the worst pandemic of the century the worst economic crisis since the great depression the worst attack on our democracy since the civil war now after just 100 days i can report to the nation america is on the move again. offering a wide ranging vision of jobs prosperity and a new big government with big spending plans biden said he would pay for it all with higher taxes on corporations and the super rich continuous cycle

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

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

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 announces new measures on gun control. gun violence in this country is an epidemic the u.s. president moves to heighten some regulations but he falls short of his campaign promises will this be enough to stop the bloodshed but bring you the latest from washington also coming up tonight supporters of alexina on the stage a protest outside the penal colony where he's being held and that rewarded with jail time to himself a lawyer for the kremlin critic says that his health is deteriorating rapidly in prison and germany holds direct talks with russia on purchasing its seat coronavirus vaccine germany appears to be going its own way will it wait for approval from european union regulators before using the back seat. plus a top european court backs mandatory vaccinations against childhood diseases supporters hailed as a landmark ruling but some parents say did violates their rights it's. good to have you with us u.s. president joe biden has announced new measures to tackle gun violence acting on the issue was a key campaign ple

president joe biden playing up the economic advantages of fighting global warming it's an opportunity to create millions of good paying jobs around the world in innovation and innovative sectors you know jobs of bring greater quality. greater dignity to the people performing those jobs in every nation biden says workers in traditional energy sectors must be offered new opportunities the u.s. wants to take the lead in developing green technologies stepping up the pace of research and making more use of public and private investment. and using just today's technologies won't allow us to meet our ambitions goals we need new 0 carbon products that are just as affordable that have what i call a green premium aabs erode thank you prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced israel would phase out cold by 2025 but experts say existing targets in schedules won't be enough to cap global warming at the agreed 1.5 percent. washington correspondent to said we saw misconduct who's been following the summit welcome sorry joe biden said how some bishops plans for us cop and emissions does this mean t

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 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

president joe biden unveils his new cabinet citing his team looks like america go to washington for all the details on who was made it to the table. now becoming a vaccine skepticism how to convince ethnic minority londoners who might be reluctant to roll up their sleeves that i should do it for they're on to. a matter how bookham would begin with me and my and growing international concerns of the military's use of violence against peaceful protesters members of the u.n. security council have expressed deep concern about the rapidly deteriorating situation and i strongly condemn the deaths of hundreds of civilians including women and children after thousands of people have fled to neighboring thailand. after 2 months of daily street protests a symbolic act brings new hope to the cause protesters in cities around me and the 2008 constitution a constitution that was designed by the military opponents of the one to have declared void and have written an alternative charter but with members of the democratically elected government detained finding a diplomatic resolution is becoming increa

president joe biden has pledged to cut u.s. carbon emissions by hauff by 20 it's the most ambitious climate protection targets ever set in u.s. history around 40 countries are taking part in the 2 day virtual climate summit. hundreds of mourners have been remembering dante right the young black man shot and killed by police at the small wright was killed during a traffic stop in minneapolis the officer who shot him apparently by mistake has been charged with manslaughter. and life on mas nasa scientists are one step closer to making a that's possible the perseverance rover has converted koppen dioxide into pure breathable oxygen for the 1st time nasa ames to do this on a large scale it could pave the way for human exploration on the red planet this is news from but then you can find much more news and analysis on our website. or. the u.s. today pledged to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade a movement to brand the u.s. as a leader in fighting climate change but even if america keeps its word europe

president joe biden the set to make his 1st speech to congress on the eve of his 100th day in office biden is a specter to address the progress made in fighting the current virus pandemic and how he plans to tackle inequality he will also unveiled plans for a $1.00 trillion dollars package for families and education security is on a higher that in washington ahead of the speech with many still nervous about the attack on the u.s. capitol building on january 6th. well we have a team covering the story the story for us tonight we think that you do we have william grew crofts and here he is monitoring developments and also in washington d.c. we have all of the sonnets covering all the latest while we wait for that speech to take place all of a tell us more about what our expectations off or by the speech tonight. were you know we were able to review parts of the speech that he's going to deliver tonight and he will talk of all that he has inherited a nation in crisis will certainly tackle the pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis that his united states particularly hard he will ta

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

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 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

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

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 buildup 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 and of course today you saw that u.s. ambassador is coming back to washington for consultations the u.s. has been very clear that he deescalate this situation and i think that it washington 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 with the european side is taking it very seriously what can u.s. president biden do even with his allies because the end of the date in the 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 about diplomacy

president joe biden in their 1st phone call there are reports that russia is moving troops toward its border with ukraine. and we have a reminder of our top stories at this hour. one police officer was killed and another injured when a car rammed a barricade outside the u.s. capitol in washington d.c. a suspect armed with a knife has been shot dead and. so is all for now coming up next in our in-depth look at the pandemic because we're going to special of course there's always more on our web site www dot com and claridge's and amber lynn from the whole team thanks much for watching. the phone against the coronavirus tend to. the rate of infection the been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update nineteen's. w. o. guys this is the 77 percent of the platform was to get these issues and share ideas. you know all the. way to the delegates. the young people who didn't have the solutions could you just amongst. 77 percent now. on t w. the law. going to school every morning spending your day together with other kids in classrooms none of t

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. and show a luxury of wrong for what should be in doubt a didn't we are building several sophisticated centrifuge who was right in the hearts of the mountains. i should add that we have taken very serious security measures that. our security systems have pinpointed the exact cause of a recent incident. ruse today we activated b. emergency power system and we will reconnect the main power system in a few days time. vast thought all right let's go now to trita parsi he is the executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible state craft in washington d.c. he's an authority in america on u.s. radian

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