the, the, this is the, the news coming to line from berlin. russia's president receives a state welcome. in north korea. vladimir putin arrives in john yang for his 1st visit in 24 years. moscow says it wants to reshape the decades of russia. north korea relations by strengthening ties. also coming up the is really army approves plans for a military operation against hesper law militia, in southern lebanon. tensions between the 2 had flared since the october 7th terrorist attacks and the subsequent war in gaza. plus wildfires threaten the

world's largest wetlands in brazil, el nino conditions and climate change in danger of vital global resource. the hello i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. russian president vladimir protein rather north korean leader kim jong. one has received russian president vladimir putin on his 1st state visit to the country in 24 years. those leaders are seeking to expand cooperation with 13, looking to boost defense ties as he continues his war in ukraine. north korea has already supplied russia with artillery and other ammunition. after a lavish welcoming ceremony, the russian president express his gratitude for nor 3 of support and said to

leaders will sign an agreement to further bolster times, smell that 13 is in killing the i. c. w is east asia correspond to james chase or what's on the russian leaders program for today. well, in the last few hours, we started to see these 1st images of to, since they've visited. so you're feeling young coming in and they, they make for pretty striking, viewing this uh, the streets and killing me on lines with flags, all of russia and also north korea. the image of putin side by side wave king joe moving on in the main square and showing younger symbol, of course, that kim, german is from the behind russia and its invasion of ukraine. but also that they said that skepticism of what they view is a global or the dominated by the united states as who wants to come later in the day. we understand person is now holding one on one towards wave came join. there's understood to be a t policy, it will so

a gall and bang credit slate during the day. but also there's one on one communication, communications and tools that's going to be the really key moments. that's where we expand to a new strategic partnership pods. it'd be hushed out, and that's what we were you looking at later in the day to see how much this alliance has developed. james, what do we know about the support that north korea has provided for russia's war against ukraine so far? and what more protein is hoping for it's absolutely well us and south korean officials as a recent months have been re erasing that. they believe north korea has been supplying russia with munitions forwards, ongoing invasion of ukraine. some estimates of some millions of munitions have been supplied some months ago. actually providing much needed support for mosca wants to west, also conduct states or no arms transfers to ukraine. and that's why you're seeing the nato secretary general gen stilton velgrove. and i'm trying to make this very

clear connection between the security pitcher in europe, but then also in asia setting that needs to dynamics, all the things. and that's why we have to moment. so what's going on so closely in north korea, for how we could impact the ongoing situation in ukraine. the bigger question really looking ahead. so this, some of this has been, what north korea is going to get in real time. we understand that most code has been providing north korea. we've moved oil than is allowed under un mandates. but deeper concern really that most care could provide support phone with chris by satellite program and potentially it's weapons programs to so it is china view proteins visit james. china is, after all, nor 3 is most important, international support of the absolutely what we had a statement from china is for an ministry organizer and lead them to this visits. it's saying that it welcomes russia through cements and grows, hives with countries that they have a traditional friendship with. remember the fast overseas trip to all persons the

new presidential time was to paging that red compet welcome. he received way of the shooting, paying, giving a hug. associated and paying a symbol of course, of the depth of that partnership too. but in, in the media or environments in china, we've seen a bit more of a stronger response to this me thing. one editorial in the global times volunteering that's, it's an on surprising development. what we now seeing between rusher and showing young, given what they view is the us bring it finalized closer together in the, in the pacific and threatening security of both north korea and russia. and that's what we're really going to be looking at. what western leaders are really going to be looking at in the also most of these tools because that concerned about a conversions between these 3 countries. one of which i have expressed deep skepticism about the global order as it currently stands. and where we seeing that most evidently plants is, of course, in russia's invasion of ukraine. both of these countries, if notes,

uh no condemning the invasion itself, it seems also providing support to most good. james, thank you. that was our east asia correspondence. james tracer in taipei. let's get some analysis. now we can talk to eric bob, bob, he's a security and foreign policy expert focusing on north and south korea at the german institute for international and security affairs. tell us how this north korea stand to benefit from closer ties with russia. it was for north korea, a closer relationship. no. so with russia, i'm the one hand, but also with china brings a numerous benefits to north korea. it's so to say north korea's version of the risking strategy. balancing the very high end, the very close relations to attempt to china, to very high dependencies, you have on china and now with

a closer relationship with russell. this is one aspect and the 2nd aspect is for many us north korea. so the new key re facing deals with the us as part of it survive. discrepancy to maintain receives stability. and this apparently has no change to a new type of strategies that 6 the 2 kinds of problems and form for closer relations to restaurant in china. how is this meeting between kim and protein being viewed in south korea? eric as well as south korea, certainly very concerned. we expect to see a strategic partner form. this is the word. so for us and of course of north korea, i don't think this will end in a military alliance, which the 2 countries hits during the cold war periods between north korea and the then soviet union. this was changed in the new agreement in the 2000, which was

a rather balanced agreement, which sets hockey and the security pro vision been focused much more and they cannot make ties the new agreement. no, of course will also make the economic issue as the certainly the center, but what we will not most likely see in the agreement, the strategic corporation, which of course is officially still leaking under us security council resolutions that still these things where the heck morgan discipline more in the background, this is certainly very concerning what's, what's happening is also very concerning for other countries in the region. do you think that the defense cooperation between russia and north korea will change the security posture of countries like japan and even the us you know, in the weight already has it already happened this way? disclose the coordination in the mo, militaristic cost of north korea in the last couple of years has already met to

a much close that's related to the corporation input the nation holds this website and the security aspect. and the relations between japan and south korea in the us, we see a debate in the south korea still ongoing, even if this is not realistic in the search and of short term about the south korean development of its own nuclear weapons. even so, as i said, this is not the short term thing which will happen, but these debates already. so how does the, how the security costs to support ready begin to shift in the reach? what does it say about russia, eric, when moscow has to depend on north korea for the munitions, it needs to continue as an invasion of ukraine. well, russia needs to affiliate zip codes. so to, so to say in, in, north korea has something to offer the russians needs in a way it's, it's

a kind of a logical corporation because there is also know the soonest of the 2 north korean weapons fits into the rest of the systems in north korea needs to monthly, so in a way for us, so this was a, quite a natural thing. so to say to, to do. but of course it certainly, so it was the dresser, no drives to port relationships, especially with other author retiree in countries. in a way to also signal to the us and its allies that any straight, etc, of isolating noise, the isolating russell will not be successful. eric, thank you very much for talking with us today. that was eric bob, bob from the german institute for international insecurity. fairs. thank you very much. i. let's catch you up on a few other stories making headlines around the world today. at least 9 people have been killed in floods in land slides after heavy rains in southern china. more than

a dozen people have been reported missing. authorities in the south west ink, long as you province of issued flood warnings for around 25000 people across the 10 countries. count things rather of fire at the military. how munition depot in chads capital in jemina has triggered a series of explosions. government officials say at least one person has been killed and several wounded. the president has promised an investigation engine before us present. joe biden has an else a new program to provide a path to citizenship for half a 1000000 migrants who are married to us citizens and had been in the country for more than a decade earlier this month to buy the ministration crack down on the side on seekers of the southern border with mexico israel's army has given the green light to plans for a possible offensive into southern 11 on ratcheting up tensions between israel and

the pro randy and his beloved militia. the is really foreign minister, threatened to destroy hezbollah. if it comes to an all out war, his statement came after has pulled out, painted, it could attack the northern is really port city of haifa, as blood released drone images, which it said showed areas around the city. these really army release. this footage, which they say shows airstrikes against several hezbollah targets in southern lebanon classes between israel, the army, and has below have been nearly daily since the start of the war in gaza in october . it's it's more this goes across over to our corresponding in jerusalem. rebecca rivers, rebecca, launching across the board or offensive 11 on sounds like a drastic move given current conditions. how likely is it that israel will go ahead with this as well just how likely is almost impossible to say we've complete

certain c, terry. but the problem ability is rising every day as we see the rhetoric and threats from both sides also rising. and now we see this a plan by the idea of saying that it has been green lights. now that follows visits by vice prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and defense minister, you of golan have 2 of the north and recent weeks. and both have said to the, to the idea of soldiers up there to be prepared that they, you know, us certainly preparing. i'm willing to launch a, a great their full, a full on conflict with 11 on we've hezbollah in southern lebanon. should they deem it necessary? and as you mentioned there in your late in these images, purportedly showing a has been drawn and that has come in and captured of several sites in northern 11 on but they potentially them would threaten to attack and that strong den returning if it is indeed true. to southern level on and then then being able to release the footages. it's certainly a threat from that side. and now we're seeing, you know,

great to ramping up with rhetoric from the israeli side as well. now, there has been a bought a dispute between israel and 11 on the many years and i'm also talk, stay in the u, as in boy has been trying to broker a deal between the 2 sides for, for some time. now we are seeing that those as we see this threat since october 7, these needs a skirmishes a escalate. it's certainly looking like a full blown conflict could be very possible. certainly i was up in the northern part of israel recently speaking to residents of many of whom 70000 has been evacuated from that northern border region. and they said that they wouldn't return home, or some of the ones that i spoke to said that they would wouldn't return home unless they was an all out conflict with has led to push it back further away from the boat or that they simply wouldn't feel safe, even if they was a political solution. so the tensions in the region are extremely high. many are worried about conflagration consuming the middle east. what could help de escalate

tensions between israel and 11 on at this point where there are been diplomats diplomatic efforts ongoing. certainly since the early days of october, when things kicked off on the 8th of october with his blah responding to the the, with the war in gauze or it saying that they were going to do what they could to, to tie off his resources. yeah, it results is rather in the north. so we've been seeing diplomatic efforts to try to stop the spreading into a wider conflicting with the us, a bringing warships into the mediterranean to try to, to prevent anything from sparking spilling all over. but those diplomatic efforts haven't reached any final conclusion of the, the us and boy that i mentioned before, i was hosting. he was recently just this week in is round talking with leaders here trying to figure out ways that that could be some kind of political solution. he

says a political solution solution is definitely possible. he's now in 11 on. he's been speaking there. we'd latest from the lebanese government trying to work out how best they could come to this political solution. but so far we haven't seen any for it says that labor that has been successful. we certainly haven't seen a downplaying or a coming down of tensions in that region. in fact, quite the opposite. so the received wisdom of people you speak to here is it's not a matter of if but a matter of when terry reckon thank you very much. the, the use correspondence original rebecca rivers. it's now moving on to the united states, the head of aircraft banker, boeing has apologize to relatives of victims, killed and crashes involving the company's planes in 20182019 c. e o dave calhoun was given was giving testimony of hearings in the us. senate, 346 people were killed in accidents involving tube explains. they were caused by

problems with the flight control software. families of victims who were killed into playing crashes involving boeing 737 max jets, got the on capitol hill. they are cooling for justice for boeing. c o, david calhoun, to take responsibility for what they say. well known problems with cross to that were in service. my being here is so that calhoun can see my father's face and see the cost of his decisions. i mean, if we all here living in this nightmare that doesn't seem to end of what has now become our lives, why should the people who made decisions continue to not face the people that they let down? oh, i could think is the 6 minutes and 4 seconds. oh, my daughter on the boeing 37 months. it's a great for me to know that will be there's

lots of rough. did someone hold your hands? so go home bowing. so you all management. did you hear my daughter? cried the hearing begun by calhoun, addressing the family members present. i would like to apologize on behalf of all of our goal and associates spread throughout the past and present before he sought to face the grinning by sensitive occasions will come to order. i think the truth is, mr. calhoun, you're not focused on safety. you're not focused on quality, you're not focused on transparency. all of this is in the record. boeing's ongoing production problems within the spotlight again in january this year, off to a dual panel fellow from the alaska airlines. boeing 737 plane, mid flight. calhoun defends bearing safety records

and denies obligations that the company ignored concerns of whistle blowers. but little may could say there is overwhelming evidence that the us justice department should pass to prosecution against boeing. massive wildfires, or threatening brazil's pantano region. human driven climate change in the all new weather phenomena and have increased the risk of devastating blazes them. now take a look at how residents in some of the world's largest tropical wetlands are dealing with the situation. an ominous orange backdrop looms over brazil, sponsor now wetlands. it reminds residents that the fire season has started earlier and with more fury than usual the price to guthrie years ago. the pump now wasn't like this. it was supposed to be flooded. and this year, it didn't that complicated things up until now which of sandwich between brazil,

bolivia, and paraguay is the largest tropical wetland in the world. it's a mass of carbon sink and it's home to thousands of plants and animal species. many of them endangered in other biomes. it's normal for the region to have rein periods where the wetlands flood and dr. periods were some man made wildfire as breakout. but according to the results national institute for space research, the number of fires is a specially high. this year it has increased by more than 1000 percent so far in 2024 compared to the same period last year to keep it a full sofa. the now a key visit the us with us as the match goes for. it's very similar about dependent non cool. is that due to climate change charges to the biome has seen more and more dr. periods, e. suffice for key affairs because of that vegetation that would usually burn in a certain period. if you say video is burning much more frequently waste years is

insane. just some bank and these fires a much bigger way to spend much harder to control the climate change can make droughts more likely and more intense in some parts of the world. as we burn fossil fuels, the warranty atmosphere and there's more of operation from land and a warmer at this here can affect rain patterns too, so that it rains more in short birth. that makes it harder for the ground to retain sol moisture over a longer period of time. for sale has also felt the effects of a natural phenomenon. so new. this complex windham temperature pattern in the pacific ocean can make the weather in parts of the country, hotter and dryer, all in all the perfect conditions to make the woodlands highly flammable several months too early. for me, for people what others are. we already started the season badly. the fun is it propagating very quickly and we're worried about how the situation will progress in august, september and october. this year,

experts urged the government to educate residents about the dangers of starting fires for a small scale agricultural activities. because there is no knowing the damage they may cause as climate conditions where as of more now were joined by beatrice christopher, up from our environment department to file that report. good to see you, beatrice. tell us more about the drought. the created the conditions that allow these fires to rage. it sounds quite severe. yeah, the situation is very critical and a good way to look at it is to look at this here, part of why which of the main river, the cross of the wetland. and you know, it, it's june, the dry season is barely kicking off and already the water level of the river is 2 meters below its average. so that's very bad. and usually at this time of year, the area surrounding the river woods, the pretty large. so, you know, there would be some merge, but now we're seeing dry craft ground. and that's where some for 2 reasons. first

of all, lots of animals, especially reptiles and incidents. they need those humid wet spots to seek refuge. and now they're running out of places to hide. and then of course, the other reason is that these dry conditions they provide the perfect dr. fuel for these wildfire is to spread quickly and understand that the fighting wild fires in that area is particularly difficult to tell us what it's really about axis. it's a very remote area where there's very few roads, and usually you would use the boats on the river to cross the wetland. but of course, how the water levels are so low that and what's happening is that large swats of the pumping out are inaccessible. and then on top of that right now, you have really strong dry wins spreading the fire. which is stake, beatrice if these wild powers can be brought under control. we couldn't really see how much there is to lose if we look back to 2020. when the fire is really got out

of control and you know, took over a large part of the pump. so now i'm almost a 3rd of the vegetation there was burned down. and again, i want to remind people that this of the largest tropical wetland in the world. so that's really a lot of agitation that was lost and about 17000000 vertebrate animals tired. so there were really horrible images of jaguar as of and eaters of came in. so you really see there's so many different endangered animals there and they were all of these images of them being burned and dehydrated. we're already seen some of these images again now. so at the scale that it happened in 2020, that was really a historic clause for biodiversity, which the long term perspective for the pont to now is there a way to prevent large scale wildfires like we're seeing a young, a local scale experts are really talking about fire management, so it's pretty common for ranchers and farmers to use of fires to clear fields so

they can have more land. um, so they really want more education for these farmers on how to do controlled fires or to make the assessment when are conditions to drive to have control tires. um, but if we don't want the funds on how to turn into a tinderbox, we also have to zoom out a bit and look at one of the root causes. and one of them is climate change. there are some studies that suggest that climate change is making the points on no more vulnerable. it's making it hotter. the dr seasons and the wet seasons are both becoming more extreme. so really, there is an international responsibility here from all economies, but especially from high polluters to burn fuel fossil fuels because otherwise, conditions like do use the you know, that really will help well, fire a spread even more features. thank you very much. that was beatrice christoph are from the w's environment yet. thank. now some football for soccer has some of this call it turkey fans in germany have celebrated

a winning store for their soccer team of the year. a 24 tournament. cherokee be georgia, $31.00 in one of the most truly matches so far. that victory set off. giblin scenes in the city of dorman for the match was played. germany has a large turkish migrant community, making this something of a full match for the turkey fans. here's what some of them had to say. i think it was great. it was very entertaining. i never got bored. i thought it was great. and yeah, i'm very happy. we would have it. we can assess tough when we turn things around in the 2nd, then this of the 31 when when the full section is say, and i'm associated with this, i have to wait, go other color. we could do it, we can do anything. you're watching the domain is just a reminder, the top story we're following for, you know, 3 liter kim jump on, has received russian president vladimir putin on his 1st state visit to the country in 24 years. both leaders are seeking to expand cooperation with the bluetooth,

looking to boost the defense ties, as he continues his war in ukraine. up next on close up, we take a look at iceland, the country where the trend volcanic eruption is part of the blind. i'm terry martin. thank you. the, the,

the, the last i came quickly, but they were faster. the residence of queen the vic in iceland. after the volcano erupted, they managed to escape, but had to leave their houses behind. will they ever be able to return the volcano below the next on dw saving planning,

the todd. this is spreading around the city's metropolitan areas and presents a swiss the government announced unambitious project 5 years ago to check the problems that area made of trees. what is become of is, and of greenville woods. really, the solution is in 60 minutes on d, w, the, the, the, the, it is currently more people than in such a passion. life tied to this within pod form. that's the best part of the

nation. press one to be able to find out the baby story info, migraines, reliable news to migrate wherever they may be. the on january 14th, 2024. disaster struck the coastal iceland town of green the bank. there was never supposed to be a possibility of a volcano or upson in clinic, just round to take a crack opened and the earth's surface love of began flowing towards the town. the dream, vic defamation is an unprecedented globally for having the formation of the risk valley.