the, the, this is dw and who is coming to live from berlin, ukraine causing un security council emergency meeting after a missile attack on childrens hospital. sparks international condemnation rescue isn't key work through the night to find survivors. the un says it's highly likely . it was a russian direct strike, but the kremlin denies responsibility also coming out. they though chief installed back throws the 1st pitch at a baseball game in the us. will the nato alliance is washington summit. the a home run will past the foreign minister of new member of finland and us present joe biden rights to congressional democrats saying he's firmly committed to running

. but the president is still fighting for his political life. the hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. un security council is preparing to hold an emergency meeting a day after ukraine's biggest children's hospital was hit by a cruise missile. and you, an expert says it's highly likely that russia was responsible. ukrainian president, a lot of me as well as he called the meeting, but since russia is a permanent member of the council, it can be to any condemnation. a hospital strike came as parts of the largest wave of attacks against ukrainian cities in months. at least 37 people were killed. what you're seeing is a russian miss. so the explosion came from ukraine's largest children's hospital and faces the aftermath. doctors, nurses,

volunteers, and emergency services searched for victims a terrifying ordeal for survivors. the why children, for some reason, we always thought that the hospital was protected. we were a 100 percent sure that they would not hit here. and it turned out it turned out the way it turned out. for the northeast, we managed to get most patients out safely. investigate. except for those who were most el desk, we stayed with them during the strikes. and in the aftermath of the patients were forced to evacuate the hospital after at last water, oxygen, and electricity. the keys mayor said the sold was one of the worst since russia

launched its full scale invasion of ukraine over 2 years ago, genocide or population. the brain is right now the whole world see how russian visuals and give me guys, the drums cubes, ukrainian citizens, presidents, a lot of mirrors, the landscape said more than 40 minutes. i was targeted 5 ukrainian cities, the by raj, struck apartment buildings and public infrastructure. ukraine says it's intercepted, 30 minutes of russia has denied targeting the hospital saying it was hated by fragments of ukrainian air defense me. so speaking in poland, where he was signing a security deal, savanski dismissed at moscow. denial was, is that a see a should that you've certain knowledge, we're already seeing reports in scope at the ukrainian air defenses to blame that it wasn't distracted by russia. well, no dar see i've got you can see my screen, send me a key. i am grateful to all the ukrainians who started posting videos,

where you can see the not part of a missile changed, or i thought instead that it was a direct mental strike that injured and killed many people in ukraine today. not the day of a greenish landscape also viable retaliation. the un security council said it will meet to discuss the attacks. they're also likely to feature highly on the agenda at a nato summit in washington on tuesday. the ukrainian president is expected to attend and to make another plea for more support. so we'll, these latest russian attacks, land weight to president zalinski is appeal for more allied support for ukraine as the head. so that summit, well, here's the w, corresponded, knit conley and keep, or where you can expect that there is. this kind of depressing can see that it takes pictures of the magnitude of the kind of awfulness of what we saw yesterday

at the. so this was supposed to really move protections and to accelerate decision making in western government bureaucracies as well post from we had a minister from the netherlands who are providing patriots back thoughts and most of those 16 jet. so you, your grandson desperately need for it to suit themselves, saying they would double down a letter if it's to send things foster we had american governments, folks, people say that would be a clear signal, a kind of response from washington at to putting off that yesterday's attacks will be no change in position to find out the fraser nearly allowed to use us weapons against russian territory in a kind of 100 to the, to poor districts. not allowed to use us abroad. weapons to attack, for instance, russian feels that he used to lots texting of grains that still disappointment from ukraine. but hope hear that. now slowly, this country is going to get more of those pictures. systems that approve so important in defending your brain in cities, but which we have currently very have a handful of them, which means when they do shoot themselves and shooting themselves over cities and

deputies pulling on people's heads. great, thanks those people going about the business. thank you very much, our corresponding economy there in t. as mentioned, nate who are leaders are gathering in washington for a so at that will include the alliances, the newest members, finland, and sweden will hear from the finished foreign minister in a moment. but 1st, the w, as in paul, takes a look at how the alliance has evolved, or nato was created on a promise to us and best in europe would defend each other as they would defend themselves, their common enemies in this subject union. also, the end of the cold war, the west seemed to have one blood rushed us invasion of ukraine. more than 2 years ago changed everything. nato suddenly became relevant again and its future is now in the political spot. when he does for a member of the countries govern, washington, it's not just for

a birthday party and the celebration of its recent expansion to so to, to member states and also discuss changes already taken in those still necessary the response of restaurants invasion to ukraine. that'd be anxious to be looking at america's future engagement. and that'll be also looking beyond your nato's increased presence in the in the pacific region is designed to defend democracy and protect the region crucial to the global economy. but some say this increase presence will not be welcome. i think nato and his member states and other european institutions do suffer from a charges of double standards hypocrisy when it comes to a universalizing. their mission. and the feeling in many parts of the global south is that uh, the standards only apply when your pin security or nato interests are at stake,

but are convenient. the set aside when other country share similar concerns about things happening in their regions and their countries. considering the many conflicts, owens in which nato is engaged, it's likely to need more money. that makes the question of how american support will look in the future even more important. somewhere asking, even if the united states government keeps paying money, really continue paying attention. nothing is doubtful, i'm very godless of who the next president of the united states is. i think the goddess of both related to let you into he or she has. the americans might focus more on the pacific for reason. i'm building china and other factors, and then if they do that, it's not so that they will be able to maintain that engagement in europe to the same extent as our prospects, and that's the same then of like died, okay. and if that's the case, if that happens, then we must prepare ourselves for it. that is the challenge we must collectively face and you're on the phone with them with the minds of an old push day. and the

prospect of a 2nd, donald trump presidency, puts a shadow over all of this. well, i think trump will cause nato severe difficulties, even if he doesn't withdrawal, although i think it's more likely he will withdraw. outwardly, the summit will celebrate native 75 year success story. delegates will be wrestling with many cents from finland, join nato just over a year ago. and it's for the affairs minister elena bouts on it. is heading to the some of the washington just before leaving. she told me about finland's objectives for the summit. oh, get them. it's clear. yeah. we uh, we need to focus on increased defense and to terrance capabilities of nato, and we are, staff is find that so many more men the countries have now committed themselves to the 2 sense. um, uh um, well the criteria,

nato of defense spending, se mendez, as well as the above as well. and of course we need to stand unified also in no age and commitment for your credit. your country, finland shares a huge border with russia, which has invaded one of its southern neighbors, ukraine, and deeply resent spend when joining nato. what's his date that membership mean for your country in this situation? to make a membership means that we are now in the family in which we belong to in the past. payment has always invested very heavily into its own defense that also into defense corporation with the, with the closest neighbors. and also asked the european union men the last and the european union. and we of course, have relied also under the lisbon tree g and the solely deputies within that. but

now that the russia bridge lee and agents invaded ukraine, seems realized that perhaps the existing arrangements on enough, after all. so we decided together with sweden, which was also very important for us to apply for need to membership. and we have started happy got to l. so sweet and now has become a member. so joining nato strengthens finland's defense posture. what role is finland playing in strengthening nato's eastern flag as well? you know, um for us uh, it's always been a strong commitment that we uh we are there to protect and northern frank of so it's a need to all of us. and now now that the, all the countries i'm the, the baltic sea course and not, not rush accounting in our members of,

of nature. we are much strong that you get that also. so it also, we are also in the north and feeling to them as i said, well we have always taken now security very seriously unhappy invested into our defense. also in the past, say 2 decades where many countries thought that perhaps it was not so necessary anymore. so we, for instance, never, never gave up for back. was friction based on me, which means that these days we actually have one of the strongest rest of us based on these, in, in europe. not just in relative terms, but also in absolute terms. and of course, the fins are very committed not only to defending down country, but also the entire ally ends. in the most recent polls, i'm almost 80 percent of fame say that if need be, they are willing and able to defend also an allied country, not just themselves, which puts us as that the highest highest ranking. so i'd say what comes to the

willingness to differential country and probably it has to do with the proximity of, of the russian border that we truly know what it takes to protect our values. big dress behind the border. unfortunately, life looks very different. those feelings, foreign affairs minister, elena violet's, on speaking to me a little while ago now us were present, joe biden has insisted once again that he intends to stay in the presidential race . despite concerns about his mental capacity and a letter to a fellow democrats in congress. he said he would not be running if he didn't think he was, quote, the best to person to beat donald trump bite and asked them to stop speculating about his future, arguing it only benefits his competitor. some democrats have called on the president to step aside after his disastrous debate performance last month. so we'll present biden's be able to silence the critics within his own party. we

asked jonathan weidler, political scientist and professor at the university of north carolina at chapel hill. when president biden has gone for him, is he is the presumptive nominee, not to mention the setting presently tonight it states. he's 199 percent of the delegates to the upcoming democratic national convention. and it's going to be very difficult to unseat him from the nomination if he does not want to be honest. on the other hand, if the news coverage in the united states focus is almost exclusively on his part on his cognitive capacity over the next several weeks. it's going to create what i think will be an essentially untenable situation for his re election camp. several people are reported dead in texas after hurricane barrel made landfall in the united states early on monday. millions of homes have been left without power and official say it could take days to fully restore supplies. burial has now been

downgraded to a tropical storm. howling winds, torrential rain, hurricane federal brought chaos, destruction and death to the caribbean, and texas as, as it loses its pilots, its being downgraded to a tropical depression. but that small comfort, those confronting the dramatic devastation and in the of them of the clean up, begins with people trying to put the lights back together normally, where the ones helping people in. so this is the 1st time that is actually hit close to home. it's overwhelming neighbors with helping each other out with some looking at that homes destroyed and in need of repair from the bulk them up and restoring vital services in texas like energy could still take some time. this will be a multi day restoration effort. so was a big storm that has affected a lot of customers, as a governor said 2700000. as of right now,

it's going to take a few days for this to get restored. so i'd ask texans for their patients. as a cruiser out there doing their best to try to restore energy across the state. officials also on the flooding could last for days. as texans count the cost of the stormy seasons, earliest hurricane of such strength on record it's. there's a look at a few other stories of making headlines around the world. russian president vladimir putin has welcomed india is prime minister in around remote, a for an informal dinner of his suburban residence near moscow. india has become a key trading partner and fire russian foil since the west increased sanctions on the kremlin. the 2 leaders are due to hold official talks on tuesday. thousands of people have been begun marching towards revenue to in eastern bosnia, to mark the 1995 genocide. the annual march covers

a 100 kilometer route from the village of nasal, where the 1st survivors arrived. days after the massacre. bosnian serb forces killed 8000 muslim man and boys after capturing the un protected in fight open. i is expected to block users in china from accessing it's tools and services from today. the us tech firm has a huge china of using as language models to create content aimed at influencing social media sentiment. the move has sparked a rush among chinese companies to attract former open a i users and it's been 5 years now since a historic wave of pro democracy protest swept hong kong in response, beijing and pose a sweeping national security law, essentially transforming every aspect of the city since then over 10000 people have been arrested for protest and security offences. many of them students. for those who have now been released many your funding,

the city has changed completely. and now face barriers and their daily lives are correspond to. the kong has been to meet 2 young dissidents who are determined to stay in the city despite the change situation. as long as she and ascension of packing up the law used to be shipped out of hong kong. but they are not the ones leaving. china is increasing repression of civil liberties. here has spouse, a huge exit this. so we will hold. all right, since i've been in jail, most of my friends have left hong kong people who shared my values less visible. now that makes me still learn the number. i'm still grieving while others are moving on. this is not the kind of work say, or the p as with, usually to. but most of the firms, i'm not willing to hire them. this moving company keeps work to yell people, prosecute us, a protests related or political offences. wall got fired on the 2nd day of his last

job, which is false. claims on pressure from high up to also says his bank accounts have been suspended from time to time. this is followed as a failed error. that includes activity. i use a very direct impact to the house of everyday life. perform a political prisoners in this era while let just leading a normal life is already a huge challenge. i don't that to imagine my future. with any right now, i'm lice are long and sam, what part of the huge pro democracy protest movement that may logo head lice in 2019 vision was funded by imposing the national security loan, which gave the government's view powers to prosecute many kinds of dissent. once local in home comb, since the protest over 10000 people have been invested in that number is still flowing, official thinkers say around 40 percent of those the rest it was students lifelong . and so this down to the student that to this group after the demonstrations to

call for continues for assistance, ended up in jail for around 2 years. for conspiracy. the insight supplies and seems be released late last year was like many other also sessions that goes usually keeps a low profile. today is an exception. he's launching a new tisha friend. as a pros, protests grocery store, many of his customers are active. this was all the fall and the pricing is all seems the less the thing was i went to jail for sedition because like a flat dissidence hearing, i am 70 years old. i don't care much about the price when i show up here because it's one little thing i can do to support the release just to. 5 see how they got something to as well as long stay is the same day as hong kong implement a 2nd security loan limiting defense ease inside of the despite the risk. well, in sam, have spoken out about the alleged abuse of young prisoners and for wong assign the

t shirts. is a sup to way to share his thoughts with the public. some of them half the smoke in our homeland the on the generation. what happened was a trauma that may not get here for the rest of our lives will go my lot for hong kong is painful. it still out ways, hatred, toyota, whatever bad situations we face, we can still have choices and create meaning. you know, neither the, that's the lesson i learned from my time in prison. i don't like for me. i want to work along side. those still suffering, hopefully. yeah, hold on, put them in sam. time to go back to university said they used to 3 mostly comedies social workers, that political confections with flu, that despite the hurdles the choosing to stay and try to refuse to live in what many called the new hong kong and i spoke to dw, as phoebe kong who filed that report a short while ago, she told me more about the convicted political activists. she spoke with and what

their future prospect are. yes for now. um their legal comes out to infections. uh for the previous national security open says for up to subbing about 2 years in jail. but the problem they face at the moment is that they are subject to some potential if they continue to speak out or if they continue a form of back to system that to be a little bit press key for them to continue to do so because they already have criminal records, so if they are caught again, then maybe that would result in even heavy a sentence. but at the moment they're clear. so much. do we know phoebe about the conditions the political prisoners face in hong kong? was spoken to uh, a couple of uh full uh, political prisoners who are uh,

recently released from jail. um some of them told me that, um they were isolated all separated from all the inmates in the juvenile appraisal because, um they of course, he's out there. so you want to present them from him. so one thing other young uh person is intel. um, so they have different treatments inside the prisons. uh. but uh, speaking about the uh the, the, the conditions inside the personal lease, um, of course in hong kong is they'll have. 5 bad us written them from has to mainland china. um, but uh, but we are seeing science on hold for a t slowly like a stop things, a try and kind of like a policy. all the handling of meshes that was seeing the mainland china, for example, a couple months ago with us. so some prominence facing is being made to uh, uh, tv programs. uh, so to 5 police and as on last media to um,

kind of confess and express a remote to us the 2019 protest and the national security office. i was just trying to ask the public and the other, this is not to commit symbol open says i'm saying that they have very request for about what they see. so um that was something that memphis was seen in hong kong before, but only mainland china. but now we're seeing similar things happening as well. and also seems the implementation of a lot of domestic, subtle national security and all of inmates regard related to national security opens this. they are restricted from uh, parole um at the moment, what does political activism look like today in hong kong? does it even a, is it been effectively stamped out or has it gone overseas? well, we have to say is to say we ran to see any kind of search co test. now,

because even if any organization or any individual plan to call for the public to, to join this kinds of protests, they may be ones by police. i had a fever. and so some of them they just gave up. um, like organizing symbol events because of the risk. so we're seeing more subtle and more indirect and less physical form of activism that like just like we have reported in our industry. 2 like, like p for the signing to show a kind of access as of right now, but you're not going to see like tens of thousands not showing on the streets anymore in the near future and home home. but for those already in itself, we're seeing like out of them uh, just rallying on the space on organizing photos. some a homeless oversee that also is trying to run for public office, say in taiwan or the u. k. in the research on the election, we saw hong kong is trying to make some impact inside the political institution. tv

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