the, the, this is the, the news line from the nato to name it's new secretary general romania is present, drops out of the running, leaving the dutch prime minister mock village at the top candidates to replace against adults. and we'll look at the implications for the transatlantic ministry alliance. also on the program can use part of advice to advance the finance bill that spot protests across the country demonstrate to say, the proposed type increases the canyons when so many already struggling to make ends meet. and why don't you monitor his largest village as gatherings now,

ranks among its deadliest ceiling hates during the hodge and saudi arabia claims the lives of more than a 1000 field trips the unfilled gale. welcome to the program. i'm going dutch prime minister mountain growth that looks likely to become nato is next to the secretary general remaining as president. it was the sole challenge that has withdrawn his bed. and there's not endorsing mr. about that to take over when jen stilton bucks, downs down in october. as young stilton berg, hands over to mark rich. it's the outgoing dutch prime ministers. personal motto. we'll go with the flow come to life. it's hard to imagine a successor, more similar in nature, to the still with norwegian, who loved the alliance for a decade. the pragmatic, likable. uh, they are very capable of foraging coalitions and,

and bringing difficult positions together. richard is famously low key, he lives alone in the modest department in the hague. teaches weekly at a local school and gets around the city by bike a few years ago. a video of him cleaning up his own skilled costs went viral. this image of com confidence, plus familiarity after more than a dozen years is dutch prime minister, one him early backing by most allies. dashing the hopes of a stony and prime ministers kaya call us that it was finally time for a female secretary general from an eastern plank country romanian president close. johan, as meanwhile, did throw its hat in the ring, holding up consensus until today, that also allowed regular e. you consensus boiler victor or bond to exploit a personal grudge against brutus, with whom he had clashed bitterly over the years and rule of law issues or the doctor man. the real responsible man for home. the goal is to bring home the city.

this time route to had to compromise by signing a letter confirming. he would maintain a pledge made by stilton berg to allow hungary to opt out of supporting ukraine nato. that deal is a controversial start to root this term. in a way you wrote the unit limits, you, the consensus will of nato. so i hope the realtor will not make more of these kind of concessions to national leaders depending on the outcome of us elections in november root. they may have bigger problems. allies backing his candidacy seriously evaluated his ability to assume stilton as mantle of trump. it was for the root, it has a track record to he is publicly rebuked trumps acceptance of us. he you trade tensions separately if we don't, that will be positive also because now we're just thinking about those cars that are far in here. we have to our side, it'll be, it'll be positive, but in a lesser known incident at the 2018 nato summit. trump's rant against

a europe slow defense spending was so beer roland stilton bridge, asked almost every one, but national leaders to leave the room. finally, chemo cluster was there and says route to stepped in, adult donald trump, that said hey, he could actually take credit for the recent increases in spending, which was not entirely correct, but it sort of calm down. uh, president trump. and he found a way to spin the situation as something that said he had a cheese, but the turn around the defense spending didn't start under donald trump. started under obama. true. but i think the most important task of any secretary general is to make sure that there is unity within the lines. that's going to take all root is considerable maneuvering skills was now 32 allies, political shifts under way and a war next door that's bound to run on long into his tenure expected to begin

october 1st. well, our thoughts about correspondence in brussels, tennessee schultz, who joins us now. welcome terry. so not put routes as a path finally clear, but there were others who wanted. the job that you mentioned in your report is likely to causing problems. you know, what was really the issue here is that eastern european countries, eastern allies were saying it was time for them to have have the tough rule. it's been now this will be the 4th dutch secretary general of nato. you've had been nordics you had under for rasmussen from denmark and now uh young souls and berg from norway for 10 years. so they're saying quite fairly, i think that it, that it's their turn and that's why got your call us who would have also like to be the 1st woman. and uh because your honda is through their hats in the ring. but, you know, i think that you can go against the consensus that nato and it soon became soon

became obvious, but no one else was going to get the support. and so will the change of secretary general effect, the alliance's attitude towards russia's invasion of ukraine. i don't think so because margaret has come out very strongly in favor of, of supporting ukraine with, with everything that allies have to give, which is continuing the stolen berg line. the netherlands was one of the biggest supporters that it's in the top 10 by g d. p in terms of what they contribute to ukraine. right now, the netherlands is giving a sixteen's part of this coalition that's saying is going to get f sixteens to create as soon as possible. and unlike belgium, which is also giving f sixteens that you're not putting any restrictions on where they might be used. so already margaret has put himself out quite far forward. i on, on a to ukraine. and you know, it would be hard to, to roll that back once he becomes secretary general, even though of course, he'll be speaking for 32 countries at that point and not just as own. so it was so

as nature checks, this defense is a gains in russia because of what he's doing in you try and maybe now is the time to ask. but what is the job of secretary general, the civilian head of a military alliance who has to report to national leaders? what power does he have as well? that that's true you. you might ask that, but when you think about having to get 32 countries on the same page, i don't know if it's a job. everybody would want to try to accomplish. sure. there, there is also the military headquarters down in monce, belgium, and that's where the military planning is done. and of course you have the supreme allied commander, europe of christopher kimball, we who, who runs the military side of things, but young souls and berg, and of course now mark router. they need to really build the consensus. they need to sit in the room with the leaders and come up with these deals that get everyone on the same page. again, you can't have one single country opposing policy at nato, just like in some cases at the european union. and so it is really

a grueling job at times to get this ever increasing number of countries to come to an agreement. and now that's why this was mentioned by team of cost or in my report . now that hungry has been allowed to opt out of supporting ukraine. they're already feels like there's going to be a crack in the unity of nato. and that's something that i think people will be watching very closely to see if this sort of you know, shows in a declining strength of other nato statements and nato position. i'm sorry, dw correspondent, teddy schultz in brussels. it's just kenya. what a controversial finance bill has passed, a significant hurdle towards becoming low after it's passed a 2nd. reading impala meant the bill looming tax increases for many canyons who are already struggling with the cost of living. thousands of young people took to the streets ahead of the votes. divorce i, i'm voice to voice the opinion against the bill. and the capital nairobi arrived

police use to a gas, a voice come to stump protests as religion parliament can you, presidents of william rooter needs to raise 2500000000 euros to reduce the budget deficit. the governments over the may some concessions following a protest earlier this week. bill is due for its 3rd and final meeting. next week correspondence felix the ring told us more about you why young people are taking to the streets. the people i agree about the continued escalation of the cost of leaving that saying that between uh the last tax bill and these tax bill life has become difficult for so many canyons. and these tax bill is suggesting that life will even become more expensive for the comb on canyon. and now the difference between these protests and the previous process is because this particular process is being led by young. a lot of people, the people who are present to the bill and they're seeing that they understand the

contents of the bill and they're saying it will be detrimental to them. it to be detrimental to their pocket. and we just spoke to one of the protest of and they said that the government, yes, removed the contract but ended up increasing the fuel live you. so you're moving from one key to and putting it to another kid and just going deeper into the pockets of getting those in the african union has also condemned the government applying to access people more by money transactions. so that they can, their revenue authority to can be able to find the talk seats, the african union questioning the government that, that goes against people's privacy and abuse. that some of the things that i've made people so angry and that thing they will no longer wait at home, they will come to the streets and the months to be hides. stream exploring and reporting from nairobi. i believe the of a has blog, melisha, and 11 on hass on natural law has threatened a fight with no rules. israel launch is

a full scale war with his group. he also said cyprus and a member would become a legitimate targets in any future war, if it continues in smithers incorporation with his ro. oh, his state the latest strikes on lebanon of israel and the militant group has bloss have been trading cross boulder, a tex almost dates you know, they have taken steps for the potential for a full scale conflict. israel has approved what it calls up. irrational plans for an offense, if in lebanon we've made absolutely clear that one way or another diplomatically all through. uh, minutes remains off a mold in bold. uh the north of our country will, uh, is really sovereign territory will be made safe for israel's population. israel's people to return as well as lead to hoss on the thrall of responded by promising

a fight with no risk. they have to wait for us on the ground in the and in the see we have set this before and i would say this again today if the balsam priced one, living on the resistance was fine with control without rules. and without the ceiling across the board to exchange so fly it began of to book until the 7th terrorist attack. but how much do you and says small, the full 100 people were killed and level known inside strikes, including dozens of civilians on the east. really side, the reports of casualties among to at least $25.00 soldiers and civilians. to hezbollah says it is a rate 2 days till 8, but to do so, it wants something that has proven difficult to achieve less than $65.00 in gaza.

let's take a closer look at these developments that run this name is a lebanese american foreign policy specialist from the us based mid least institute. welcome to dw. so we've, we've had this stripe vander from has belie. lita hoss on natural law is worn israel to be ready for his fullest on the ground in the and in the see if his ro launch is a war in lebanon, is his rhetoric or ed isn't a whole lot more. a real possibility. i have been following most of the speeches since october 7, and he has given plenty many of them. and this is the 1st time that i the, the, was along by the tone, partly because it came on the heels of a message conveyed by you as in boy, a most hochstein to the been his government. and then from them relate to his bundle that if there is no suspicion of facilities on the is or

add a 11 in board to within the next $4.00 to $5.00 weeks, then is we're out. we'll organize a limited, we'll, we'll engage in a, what's called limited operation. and we don't know how limited, because whether it's already limited to the southern region of lebanon, you know, near the board of the end, or whether it's is going to inform us tax on the capital, debatable other parts where it has been a lot of able to it has been law has, you know, major presence of and, and, and, and i think the message of necessarily us today was very much and reply to this message. that is where and where to decide to do this lar, this incursion 11 or this attack 11. and then that would be no rooms, no limits, no boundaries to his velocity actually has one that has been trying to decode is, or as, since it started, it's war of support of the palestinians image as

a. and it has been escalating, you know, and it did put that pattern with it so that you'd be action. but all the time, one think to prevent a all outdoor and looks like we might just, it's just the timeline is not helping them anymore. and do we presume then these riley threat is a credible one. fighting on 2 fronts in garza and 11 on the the, the, the timeline is interesting because the message that was conveyed by the us and voice the needs of product to use is that if this is going to happen, it's going to be within the next 4 to 5 weeks and this is supposedly when is or, and it's for you to have finished with most of it's a bit ation in draft and then it can turn more of its attention and its resources to the node northern border. so, so is it, could i do both?

i mean, it was conveyed by a u. s. invoice. and the timeline seemed to align itself with web toward it because that is going, has been a lot of cost pot funded by iran. if a full blown rule with israel was a breakout, what do you expect the rain, your response would be well, i mean, depending on what kind of a patient again is, are and does. and whether has been lookin' was then that kind of assault or not. i don't think it on would intervene. it says, well, i can take care of itself and can and we'd be able to depend whatever advice, what that little bit ation that the is right. and when, when organize. b against beneath that authority, i think the deadline for the iran has always been any existing sion for that because will look like it has been also in israel. i mean,

and by the sun and the existence. and so that's how most, uh and so i think as long as that the situation does not create an existence you for that to as well. you around with nothing, intervene because below will be able to take care of themselves and of you know, of course, it's a defense and a level has always been the strange creature with has been acting as an ami within the lab and the state. so the does the lebanese government and just as you'll come and watch this, this happen in its own land. yes. unfortunately, yes. and i think the all the decision of 4 and these now have been in the hands of his beloved for some time. including for example, in 201112 which has been left decided to send it's through to syria to help prop up the machine. when a time that the needs government made a decision, so this associates itself from the city in war. so yes,

a war and peace decision had been in the hands of his beloved for some time 11. thank you so much for guiding us through that. so click the rhonda slim from the us base middle east institute. thank soon. thank you. we'll take a quick look now is the most orders making headlines around the world. russian president vladimir putin has signed a series of deals with his band and these counterparts, including an oil gas and nuclear, including on oil gas and nuclear science. this is, in fact i'm on the final stuff of a to nation tour of asia after completing a defense packed with north korea. an overnight bottles of russian mixed files and drug and struck energy infrastructure across full regions of ukraine, including a power plant in the countries east company running the plants reported serious damage case as a russian, a tax on energy infrastructure of not that around half of the countries energy

production since much a poisonous alcohol is killed at least 34 people in the southern indian state of tumble not holding a 100. the others had been rushed to hospital after drinking local broom laced with mass. oh no, it's not. the 1st incident involving a cheap, i'll call it and drink some meetings. back st distilleries, government officials said a recipe night a huge wave in saudi arabia has led to the depths of more than a 1000 people in the city of mecca during the annual harsh pilgrimage. according to the half the news agency, least 2000 were hospitalized as temperatures rose above 50 degrees celsius. the harsh is one of the largest gatherings in the world with an estimated 1800000 people attending this year. following in the footsteps of profits of religious journey, in blistering heat beneath a burning sun, more than $1800000.00 muslims travels to saudi arabia to make the holy pilgrimage

from mecca to mount have a fat and back again. it's a journey of more than 20 kilometers, meant to be traveled on foot over $5.00 to $6.00 day period. to the pilgrims. it's a profoundly spiritual experience that helps why provides send but this year, temperatures in isms hardly as city mecca reached a scorching $51.00 degrees celsius. extreme heat took its toll, leading to thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of debts, many still missing. yesterday we were on our way and we saw corpses on the road. they were just covered with a sheet because the temperatures here are really high. and i'm not just talking about old people. young people have died to miss onto the we thought we were about to die. we didn't even have the strength to reach

steals extremes. my hands were shaking, their body was about to collapse and i was unable to continue. and then that's when the saudi ministry of house that deployed to thousands of power, medics and set top field hospitals, work to stations and missing systems in an attempt to manage the crisis. the month of the area around the ground mosque was developed with the animal show, alcohol run path project to make it most suitable for walking. to make transportation easy and convenient. the largest air conditioning in the world was also installed and purified the air in the grand most and cooled down the pilgrims coming to the holding house, he called them hodge has come to an end for this year. the climate change is set to push temperatures. still higher. so in a year's time decided you saw a t 's will face a similar challenge. because by then the pilgrims will be back. no matter what

a some a by game is a professor of planning of the university of kent in the u. k. he's an expert on future proofing cities, and we asked him if it's anything about the, the months and less landscape around mca makes people move unable to the heat. i think the other issue, which is probably a lot more serious is the nature of the urban infrastructure. so things around the, anyone going to hush and that could include everything from, from streets to possibly. i mean, i've seen pictures of fountains of, of drinking water, but actually, you know, when you have a combination of heat and so many so many people have millions of millions and millions of people on the spot. you need a different scale of infrastructure. you need a different scale of measures and also you need a nerve and environment that actually makes people safe. and it looks like what's happened in this case. the combination of things not working well in the urban

environment and the high heat actually creating a situation where loss of life wasn't enough in terms of support. stories from around the world will stockton sharing where at least 2 people have been killed and more injured. following ahead on trained coalition, a test train undergoing trials to improve its speed hit a freight train carrying carpet because of incidence has been investigated. injures have been taken to a nearby hospitals. policing new caledonia, have arrested independence, the deck christian tain, and 10 others. the suspected roles and provoking violence in the french pacific territory and rest erupt it over, contested voting reforms prompted friends to declare the state of emergency on flying reinforcements for police forces. you haven't seen a few levels of released the video, which they say shows the attack on a greek owned transport ship in the red sea. the vessel sank on wednesday, a week after being hit by a remote control. the bottom carry a boat,

excuse me. after being hit by remote control, the boat carrying a bump in recent months, the around about to is this have launch dozens of attacks on ships linked to israel, us and britain. it's it's about a dramatic last minute goal, a group c a and the match between slovenia and so be a means progression to the knockout stage. is that still all to play for us? lavinia was having to was its 1st ever european championship victory after sun. com, it's designed to come and it's next a 69 minute. go over 5 minutes into stuff it's time. so if you can substitute luca, jove nick nodded an equalizer in the last minute. the groups of teams, denmark in england, to play at the moment with around 25 minutes to go. that type one. 0. and tonight's late game is a clash of john. sustain take home. it's an in gilson cash in advance of,

of started gathering ahead of the match in the safety. and jim is industrial hotline. it's, we might be defending champions from 3 years ago, but the confidence pain squad leads group after crashing pro aisha 3. now in that 1st game is we also secure 3 points in that over against down painting a waiting for spain or it's late tonight, so we'll take them through to the round of 60 tom, get away from dw sport is at the stadium in galsen cash. these are to absolute heavy weights of the tournament. i think when the droll was made back in december, uh, group be this group was the group of day, very many people and nothing on paper. there's a lot to say that tonight's game is arguably the biggest of the tournament so far. lot you say spain started with a fantastic, strident when it to the also got the campaign of to winning stopped with 3 points against albania. and yeah, as you said, you know, qualification for the group up for grabs tonight and what we can expect in terms of

an atmosphere. well, there's a lot to live up to because during this week we seen some of the most volk is atmospheres of the tournament. so far i was into it meant on tuesday to watch tuck you take on georgia and the noise was the splitting last night always in canada and watching scotland again, switzerland. and once again, it felt like the roof is going to come up the stadium any minute i'm. i'm sure that the italians by the simple simple what is it going to be doing their best opponent? so for us here tonight as well. tom galloway in galsen cash and now sort of worship as in the northern hemisphere reveling. and the longest day of the year today. month to summer solstice. swim is in the u. k. flocks to pools to taking the sunrise solstice because when the sun beaches it's highest, i know most of point in the sky usually falls between the 2 and the 20th on june. the 22nd. but this is the earliest. it's the cutting more than 200 years. let's set you up today. i'll have whole world news. the top of the,

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