the who's this is the w news live from berlin, a contentious youth summit leaders reject a plan by germany and france to meet with russia. vladimir putin on gold article says discussions were not easy. member states also faced off with hungering over its controversial new l. g. b t q law that most you leaders say is homophobic. also

coming up to us is pulling its troops out of afghanistan, but thousands of african contractors who supported the soldiers and were promised st. haven. now fear reprisals from the cal about the w. meet one interpreter who made it to the us. fighting for breath, kenyon hospitals are battling a rise uncovered cases due to the delta variance. we report on oxygen supply problems that are making. it's tough to tackle the pandemic. and hurt great in florida, after the collapse of a beach front apartment building, dozens of people are unaccounted for and rescue proof for the death toll could ride sharply. ah, i'm singing so much. that's good to have you with us. you leaders have rejected a plan to hold talks with russia, vladimir putin, france, and germany,

the proposal, but they got plenty of backlash from both countries that summit and brussels. and there was another topic dividing member states. what to do about a new law in hungary that critics say is homophobic. more than half of the leaders condemned the legislation calling it discrimination that goes against you. values, hungary as prime minister, victor, or bon says he has no intention of changing the law. rainbow colored read what seen as a hungarian attack on fundamental rights stole the spotlight at a european union summit that was to be dominated by efforts to deal with the corona, virus crisis and its economic consequences. as he arrived in brussels, hungarian prime minister, victor, or bon faced calls for his country's expulsion from the e. u. for a new law that bans any portrayal of homosexuality to miners. many leaders confronted or bon directly in the meeting. some of them quite emotionally. belgium prime minister, alexander de crow, says he was surprised by what he called the quasi unanimous opposition. and we have

clearly pointed out to oregon. this is a line in descent. and you have gone to for this low is unacceptable. more than half of leaders signed a letter underscore in the e. u principal of non discrimination over sexual orientation and gender identity. the european commission has already begun a legal procedure against budapest over the legislation. another departure from the planned agenda on russian relations a last minute franco german proposal to invite vladimir putin to a summit. that suggestion failed to gain support to the german chancellor, chagrin mac under the hood of and we couldn't agree today to immediately meet at the high levels at the leaders level. but for me, it's important that the format of a dialogue will be further investigated. i personally would have wished for a more courageous step, but it's great as it was awkward lithuanian president, you know, said it is also pleased with the outcome because the proposal failed. i think it's

due early because me so far we don't see any radical changes for the behavior of bad behavior. what the mirror put in and to try to engage is of course, that a good idea. but to engage bizarre with any deadlines, without any conditions, of course it would be very wrong signal. i would say leaders did cover other subjects on migration. they focused on how to stop it at its source. and on the corona virus, they called for more solidarity and coordination on efforts to fight dependent mac and to reopen travel next up prospects and programs for economic recovery. we some breaking news coming into us now detained bella, roost in blogger run, and patsy, which has been moved from detention into house arrest. the fits and his girlfriend are now in an apartment in min. they were arrested in may after the dramatic

interception of a ryan their plane on its way to vilnius from athens. authorities in bella was forced the plane to land and men's corps, the couple was taken into custody. and that arrest prompted international outrageous european union imposed sanction on bela roof over the incident. when you are, let's speak to our brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena now. hi alexander. we're going to talk about the summit in a moment. but i do want to ask you about roman prophecy if it's being moved to house arrest, how do you think that's going to be received by leaders? they're in brussels. i think it will be received as good news definitely to hear that romantic savage and his partner are apparently no longer in jail, but now under house arrest. however, we have to stress that the european union has been calling on the risk and authorities to release both of them immediately, not to keep them under house arrest. and additionally, we have to say that according to human rights groups,

more than $500.00 political prisons are still in detention. and viola rules and then your opinion is calling on the law roof to release them immediately as well. so i don't think that we will see anything dramatic as, as you know, lifting sanctions or something because it won't be enough. okay, what about further impact? i mean, we mentioned that there was no agreement at the summit on holding talks with the russian president vladimir putin. could this development possibly change some of the positions there in brussels? not in the short term. i would say, as you just said, the leaders have agreed that they would like to look into potential father sanctions against the rational regime that they think that having meeting as somebody with the russian president is too early, that they would like to see concessions from the quell in kremlin, or we'll change of behavior, we have to stress about high level talks between you leaders and the russian

president were suspended after the annexation of crimea and crimea. and since then their relations got even worse. okay, i want to ask you about the other big rift at the summit. that's the controversial l g b t q law and hungary. we know that victor, oregon is not backing down. you later see say a majority of them say that this is homophobic. i want to play you what the dutch prime minister had to say from a last me hungry no longer has to please me you. but unfortunately with the system we have, i can't do it. the other 26 member states can't just tell them to leave, that needs to be done step by step. and in the meantime, we hope they'll adapt center. the dutch prime minister saying if you ask me hungry, no longer has a place in the you, i mean, that is a strong statement. where is this headed? well, we have to say here that, that, that prime minister doesn't decide whether hungry can stay within the block or not . it's up to hungry. that's how the european union works. but of course,

we have to consider how heated and emotional this discussion at the summit over the new hungary, lo, apparently was and, and now after the discussion, there was no real results, no outcome because victor over and seems not to be backing down. so now we will have legal battle, the european commission has to go to legal proceedings against hungry. however, that's also something that we saw in the past hungry sometimes tends to ignore rule court rulings. but there is a new mechanism that the european union has a stablished and the rule of law mechanism linked to you funding. that's not in place right now, but it will be soon. so we can expect the european commission to then say if hungry is not going to change of this law, or maybe our measures that could mean that in the future hungry is not going to get

the funds as it used to be, getting them in the past. are brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena reporting for their thank you very much. now us president joe biden is due to host the afghanistan president truck gone at the white house later today. the meeting comes as the us withdraws, its remaining troops from the country biden has vowed that afghans who worked with us soldiers and risked their lives to do so will not be left behind. but time is running out to relocate them. d. w corresponding oliver solid met one man who escaped to the us. we meet off the market somewhere near new york city, a former a contract or an interpreter of the u. s. army. he found safety in america, fearing reprisals of mark does not want to be identified. his brother who is still enough, gannon, is facing an uncertain future. so as into which was, are now in

a lot of risk. there. they worked for the military. now, if, if they are left behind, the tall one will call them, it's a stress to, to check and see if your loved ones are alive or they are that you, when you, when the funding and no one answers it's, it's a big pain. america longest war began in 2001 when it invaded afghanistan, following the attacks of 911. as the troops now leave 800000 former contractors of being left without protection from the taliban. u. s. promised them special immigrant visas and to relocate them while they're applications are being processed . but time is running out. i was chosen goods on other. it doesn't makes me happy to see that. we like, i spent 11 years of hard work for the us army and then i

had to wait for 4 years to get my visa back to the us government that just fulfill your promise and gone, let the people die. volunteer jeff sworn, helped off mart and other african families settle in the united states. he says the u. s. has a moral obligation to protect those who helped its troops. this is a country that has landed a rover on mars and were sitting here telling that it was a process that has to be false. and we can't get 800000 human beings that whose lives are at risk. not as lucky. he applied for his visa early at the current rate . his brother might get his approved within 3 years. long after the u. s. army has left off gas town. was part of the international withdrawal of troops from afghanistan,

germany to was bringing its forces home around 1001 to fest holders still in the country are due to leave by september. over the last 20 years, the german military presence was stationed, mainly in the north of ghana, san germany was the 2nd largest contingent within the resolute support training mission which ran from 2014 and is now ending. in all 59 bonus, the service personnel lost their life in afghan us then, the government of berlin, berlin recently said it will take in more locally higher support staff than originally planned out of concern that they could face reprisal when troops leave. and let's bring in our chief political correspondent, melinda crane for more on the story. good morning, melinda. i know germany initially, it only really planned to grant refuge to staff, to ask, and to help the german military over the past 2 years. but it does now seem that the interior minister is prepared to go further. so why is that, and how far is the minister willing to go? indeed, the interior ministry said

a week ago that it would extend refuge to local hires who had worked for the born to spare any time since 2013. and the interior minister cited the danger to the local hires that we have just seen in that report. and indeed, the fact is that the taliban has called local staff mercenaries and slaves of the invaders. and although it's now saying that they should stay in the country and pursue civilian professions, obviously many do feel endangered. but that's been known for a while. the fact is that the government, the federal government here has until now been reluctant to admit the scope of the danger from the taliban because in fact in its overall immigration policy is still deporting. rejected to people who have applications for asylum had been rejected.

back to afghanistan on the grounds that the country is not dangerous for them. so this admission obviously represents something of a contradiction in that policy as well. now, why did the interior ministry make this decision at this time? well, pressure, local hires have been demonstrating in cobble in recent weeks, but in fact, i think the more significant pressure came from a very urgent open letter from german leaders, military officers, development aid workers, diplomats and civil society saying to the general german government, this is the right thing to do, to extend refuge to far more of the local staff and melinda just quickly. i mean, what do we know about the numbers? so who exactly are we talking about here? we're talking about 450, who apparently have already applied for refuge, but they are families may also perhaps be entitled to come in. so overall numbers, according to the legal magazine,

could be as high as 1500. our chief political correspondent, melinda crane, reporting for us there. thank you very much to kenya. now we are an alarming surgeon. covered 19 cases is pushing health providers to the brink. health officials there are warning the highly contagious delta variant. first identified in india is responsible for the rise and infections. d w a visit at a hospital in keys sooner or oxygen is in short, supply screams for more oxygen, the intensive care unit and consumer hospital. one of the biggest in kenya, nurse nicholas the piano has seen a 3rd of his covert patients die. you might think of if you might think the patient is improving, they might talk to you in one second and then they just collapse and die. the i see you as for a piano and his colleagues overwhelmed,

they just lost another patient with the hearing patients calling from oxygen. sometimes with kegan, that's about 15 people who are struggling for their lives. and we just had to witness how the body has been removed out of a room full of patients. and as you can see, the same as quickly being filled again. the hospital director is worried. they need 5 times more oxygen and far more high flow oxygen machine than they have. and we in africa need those high flow devices. they're very expensive, so we kind of for them, we lose lives that could be saved because these devices are not available. health officials believe the number of crew and others because this is much higher than recorded, especially in villages where people can't afford the transferred to a hospital. come on, come on and move to. well, jennifer o. e d bird. her youngest sister, 2 days ago, it went very fast as a bird headache,

fever, shortness of breath would be greatly. it all started on a sunday when you learned church. she felt unwell by the time saturday came. it was too much for her to bear. she was taken towards the door and the same day she died . death has come to this village. residents say there's been 50 barrels here in recent weeks. the only oxygen plant in the region has reached breaking point and won't be able to meet an increasing demand. i'm getting so many calls from the person who need to do need to be home to people of the regular us don't want the forcible then the next few minutes. that's going to be gone back at key soon will hospital. there are some good news. a patient who's been dependent on oxygen for weeks will be released

soon. somebody should not. you'll cut out and that, you know, this thing is really when you want to take life, just to remove whatever they're giving you where you are in sentiment, then you feel it's luck was on this side and the health system. so overstretched. luck is what these patients will need. let's get around it. now. some other headlines, australian authorities have ordered residence for neighborhoods and central sydney to stay home for a week. it is part of measures to contain a growing outbreak of the highly contagious delta, very into covert 19 several dozen cases have been recorded this week and she brought her has voted in favor of eating. it's strict abortion law. 62 percent of residents voted to relax the laws of the government, proposed legal changes to allow termination when a women mental or physical health is at risk, or when fetus is have fatal. physical abnormalities. rescue teams are

searching for close to a 100 people who are still missing. after a 12 story apartment building their miami, florida collapsed into rubble. a large section of the building crumbled in the middle of the night, killing at least one resident and injuring several others. us president joe biden has declared a state of emergency in florida and authorized federal assistance for the relief efforts. in the small hours of thursday morning, a roaring sound work residence at apartments near miami beach. really should look out the window and see i thought it was like a store company in what happened was when the dust cleared, there was the back half the building or back to dirt. the building was gone down to the ground. firefighters evacuated shocked and frightened residence from the parts

of the building. still standing. rescue is moved fast and pulled out dozens of survivors in the initial hours after the collapse. many others aren't expected to be so lucky. as dawn broke, the massive damage was all the more shocking. 12 story collapsed on top of each other pancake in on the way down. this woman's arm was in one of the collapsed apartments. she's one of those still and accounted for . feels like a horrible nightmare. life, it's not from real office that i'm living right now in to you and it's not real. but the search for survivors continues with dogs and sound detecting equipment. our fire rescue team leaving no stone unturned and were working with the families

on re unification as well as those that were just located in the neighboring building. as the clock ticks over 24 hours since the collapse crews continued to search, the shifting rubble piled an investigation into the cause can only begin when the rescue is sure. there are no more survivors will rest. years have been searching the rubble in the tech republic after a tornado left a trail of destruction to the country's se. at least 3 people were killed and dozens injured. when the storm tore through several towns and villages neighboring austria and phil vakio have sent cruise to join the rescue effort. the storm knocked out power to thousands of households. no tornadoes are a rare occurrence in the region. let's get an update on the story with in willoughby. he's a journalist with radio prague international and thanks for joining us. we were just looking at some really dramatic pictures there. and there i witnessed accounts of the moment that the storm struck a can you describe those to us?

but it's really like some things from a hollywood disaster movie. what they seen in that area off moravia people are spoken about cars flying through the air in the turn. and today there are many images, some of them in the air and possible angles. also, many buildings were about to be damaged with windows blown roof, blown off trees ripped up, and also realized this trader was being described as the worst ever in modern check history. but also, i should say, wasn't just the tornado. there were also huge hailstones. some of them the size and terrible, and they also did a lot of damage in the rescue operation still ongoing. oh yes, it is to me present more the 100 teams and rescue workers are searching through the rubble of buildings on through damage. so they are looking for survivors or using special equipment. the latest figure, as you said, is the 3 people are,

those are being killed and disaster. but looking at the extent of the destruction, it's hard to imagine bigger ones, right? during the day, the authorities are saying, hundreds of people have been damaged. hundreds of people have been injured, and this is aster. present tens of thousands of homes are without power. we've just been looking at some images of that destruction and we mentioned a tornado with our a rare sight in these parts. tell us more about that, whether it's really rare, like a traitor. we saw here yesterday. i'm sure that the kind of thing, the kind of quest your people might more expect to see somewhere like, or zone and the united states. but tornadoes of this kind are only unusual in this region in central europe. they're unusual in the whole of europe apparently in the last 2 decades, there's only been a couple of dozen tornadoes of this forest in europe. the last major tornado here in the czech republic occurs in. busy 2004, so a full 17 years ago. and,

and just cuz they are, they gonna have to appeal for aid for this, the clean up operation. well, the government is already up to admitting a to help that the, the reason for effective also there has been a from other countries based backs and streams balances and rescue cultures. and it's a really big operation. what we think today is that there have been several public charged collections to help those who have been impacted by this natural disaster journalist in willoughby speaking to us. so thank you so much for that update researchers in israel say they have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human that lived alongside our species more than a 100000 years ago. the findings shed new light onto the course of human evolution . remnants of an ancient human form near the city of rambler. research is

discovered remains of this previously unknown link and evolution. a partial skull and jaw from an individual who live between 140120000 years ago, belongs to the very old group that lived in val, yvonne, we can rewrite in a, in a way the history of the development of the under tells, now we can say that it's probably that they originate in, in the event in our region rather than in europe. and many researchers. so it's until now the dig also uncovered large quantities of animal bones as well as stone tools. scientists believe this species most likely interacted with the local homo sapiens, meaning modern day israel may have served as a melting pot where different human populations mixed with one another before spreading out across several continents. and one sports item for you,

a formula one world champion lewis hamilton says he is worried for the safety of the british public falling the decision to allow 140000 fans to watch. next month's grand prix at silver stone circuit organizers have been given the green light to sell out the entire july 16 to 18 weekend, a paving the way for the biggest u. k. crowd. since the start of the coven, $900.00 pandemic, british crowds cuz it is the best crowd as a whole year. so you know, so last year we didn't have them. so to be to be able to see them and, and feel the energy that they bring into weekend. on the 2nd course, i watch the news. so i hear about the cases going up massively new k. and so on that side, i work for people. let's get a reminder now of our top story. so many of you leaders as exposed clear divisions on how to deal with russia. a franco german plan for talk with lot of me was rejected. and many leaders strongly criticized punk areas, prime minister, victor,

oregon for a new law that they said was homophobic. coming up next on dw, our debate show to the point our guest discussed the cobra, 1900 pandemic and how to battle the rise of the delta a very and that's coming up in just a few moments here on d. w. thank you for watching the news . news news. news, news

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