ah ah this is dw, live from berlin, finland says yes to a possible future with nato countries. leaders the the application process should start immediately. moscow called to move clear threat on the program. the dangers left behind. teams in ukraine through regains territory, looking for unexploded weapons. now that russian troops have retreated. us astronomers casting light on the dark heart of our galaxy. scientists reveal the

1st images of the black hole at the center of our milky way. we see a new era of research is just beginning ah, i'm told me your logic. well, it's good to have you with us. finland's president and prime minister have called for the country to apply for nato membership as soon as possible in a joint statement. the leaders said natal membership would strengthen finland, security, and as a member of nato, finland would strengthen the entire defense alliance. finland must apply for natal membership without delay. now the announcement is expected to put pressure on sweden, which is also considering applying on this map shows the current nato members on the european continent and that long border that finland shares with russia spanning some 1300 kilometers. now the national mood has

changed dramatically in finland since moscow's invasion of ukraine. as this report explains, finland is looking to ditch decades of military non alignment. while helsinki has moved closer to nato in recent years, it just will stay out of the alliance to avoid antagonizing russia under now. but the invasion of ukraine has battled much of the finish public, who now worry that they could be next. give us security nature of course. yeah, that's the right. i want that we, i nature. and i think that we should have been a to already in a near 1990 s money. when it was possible. we stood alone in 1939. we don't want to stand alone again with every veteran who fought and survived the winter was never able to stand alone again. finland chairs at 1300 kilometer long border with russia

. it's a session to the military alliance with more than doubled the russia. anita land border toppin is diplomats believe nieto would benefit greatly if they joined. he are convinced that sin uncle, bring added value to nato over time. strength to the french forces is 2280000 troops and the trend reserve, his 900000 men and women. finland has many high income abilities, including a 5 digit fleet of 8 this gradually to be replaced by recently ordered. $64.00 if $35.00 jet fighters the gramlin has said its response would depend on the extent of me those military infrastructure. we have repeatedly said that the expansion of nato and the abroad of the military infrastructure of the alliance to our borders does not make the world and most a body, league, european, eurasian continent more stable and secure. this is unambiguous.

vinland could make its formula but do need a membership in the coming weeks after the move has been approved by parliament and russia. views the moon by finland as a threat and has condemned the announcement. dw nato. a correspondent terry schultz has been following the story for us and share this assessment. filane felt that said that, you know, it's very strong, national defense would be enough to deter a russian attack. but clearly, after this war started a on ukraine, now all bets are off, and that was certainly what changed the public opinion. now russia has reacted antagonistic li, saying they're died today. that is going to cut off finland's gas supply for this. and they've even threatened to move nuclear weapons closer to the finish border. so certainly this is something that, that finland, sweden and all of nato expected. and they're not actually that worried about esther . the resilience is high, the mindset is stable and they were expecting this kind of response from the curlin

. a russian troops are withdrawn from northern ukraine, but the impact of their salt in the early days of the war will likely haunt people for years. unexploded munitions mines and rockets pose a threat to civilians seeking to rebuild their lives and ukrainian demining teams with the dangerous task of removing the explosive devices. a broken leg, an injured spine will, i mean a volume barely survived a land mine explosion. but you see you need time, much needed comfort from his wife, while at m here was an assignment, restoring electricity in the key phrygian when it happened. just when were you homeless? when we were driving in the car with my colleagues, there were 3 of us, the driver image, myself, and my boss. so are going to, we were talking about our plans for the next day. and then i don't remember

anything from the, from afo. that's when the car drove over a land mine value only survived because he was in the middle seat. his colleague sitting next to him, died demining teams like this one work against a clock here in the churn have region. sometimes they're able to remove about 40 explosives per day. it's not nearly enough. it's like a pigeon. my, it's a 3 amount of work is huge and now because the grass is growing and everything is blossoming, it makes it impossible to work faster than what's harder. for instance, to see booby trap was to renew. roster. oscar booby traps are banned by international law. the teams task today, a controlled explosion of this hurricane rocket full of cluster munitions ah, indiscriminate weapons that can cause many fatalities before the war. people came

here to walk. now even that has become risky after the withdrawal of russian forces . as you can see, they have left behind a lot of land mines, unexploded munitions like this one. and now they pose a threat to farmers who need to work on their land, but also to other civilians who simply accidentally happen to step on one of these . here in the forest or in their backyard, it will likely take yours to the mine ukraine. as the war ages on me, how yellow explains philosophy sticky. one month of war equals one year of d, mining or civilians get blown up by these tramps was those who have nothing to do with any of this. and never wanted to be part of this war in the 1st place. there wasn't brother park. one of them here physical injuries were, he'll say, but he must go with the mental impact to go with the bouquets. what can i say when you speak to a person who's and a minute or 2 later,

you understand that this person is not alive anymore? this is the very heart jessica, but someone needs to know the charter woman. mother's comes with 2 of despite the hidden danger of minds and other explosives, he wants to continue this dangerous job and bring electricity back to the people. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. veteran sri lankan politician rand neil victor, irma singer has been sworn in as prime minister after the previous one resigned this week. as he takes office, sri lankan are facing severe shortages of fuel food and medicine. for weeks protesters i've been calling for president, got a buyer. as a packer to leave office, one person died and dozens were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded in pakistan, southern paws karachi, the bomb targeted van carrying pakistan security forces. no one has claimed

responsibility for the attack. the world health organization has urged china to and if 0 coven policy saying the strategy is not sustainable. but china rejects the remarks and insist it will continue its restrictions with tens of millions of people in lockdown in chinese cities. many foreign residents say they're looking to leave the country. beijing is shutting down. shops are closed, restaurants stand empty. for 8 year old max, the saddest thing is learning alone at home. schools here are closed until further notice. max, his father works for a car company. he and his family are moving back to germany in a few weeks here in china, even just one cove in case provokes drastic measures. and the bed is anxious. the whole world is actually already have it. but china has a 0 coven calling. it will be interesting to see how the country gets out of the

situation as we talked on of calm so far. beijing and sticking to its course, the whole city has to partaken mass p c r test. just one corona virus case can lead to entire housing estates being closed off with residents unable to leave. one reason for the lockdown strategy is that many elderly people are insufficiently vaccinated and the government has rejected the use of m. r n. a vaccine from abroad . shanghai to is at a standstill. here 26000000 people have been in strict locked down for more than 40 days. authorities are now tightening the measures. a single corona virus case in a building can lead to all residents being moved into quarantine centers like this . one videos on social media show that entire office blocks have been converted for this purpose. exhibition halls to have been turned into mass accommodation facilities for more than 400000 people. become infected since early march,

freelance consulting yanine, yackel lives in shanghai. she's been in her flat for weeks now. afraid of being forced into central quarantine, like it had the eyes you definitely missed. i had actually thought after testing positive for corona that the worst was behind me. but to be honest, the fear comes back the fear. is there any think? how do we get out of this man? for us, foreigners, the only option seems to be a flight out. why did you include house? many germans now want to get out of china, according to the german chambers of commerce abroad. that's up to 20 percent of employees at some german companies. the w h o has now called for china to abandon its 0 covey position, and over 100 of those actions, as we said, since the beginning should be a true respect to individual and human rights. and we always have said historically children, we need to balance the control measures against the impact they have on society, the impact to have on the economy. the chinese government rejects this as

irresponsible it says it's sticking with 0 cov it good over the phone call function . the chinese government's pandemic measures will pass the test of time from toward our measures. our scientific and effective and china is one of the most successful countries in the world, in terms of pandemic control. what actually, but both china's economy and global supply chains are suffering as are those businesses whose foreign employees no longer want to live in the land of lockdown. lead to space now and astronomers unveil the 1st images ever captured of a super massive black hole located at the center of our milky way galaxy. and they say the discovery will help us understand these massive magnets and what they're capable of. what scientists have long waited for the 1st ever picture of the black hole known as such a serious

a star. you are the 1st to see our image of the black hole in the center of our galaxy as close as it gets. our entire galaxy revolves around sagittarius, a star. these images helped an international team of researchers prove that black holes are constantly in flux, their gravitational pool is so strong that they swallow everything around them, including light. but when gas around the black hole heats up, it produces radio emissions. and these were captured by 8 connected telescopes. still getting a photo of the black hole was a huge challenge because it just won't hold still. oh, his own plan is vivita. it's like a little baby voting around. it's hard to catch and i'll be ex, tuneless while i'm filing was it took 2 supercomputers in the usa and germany 5 years to generate images of the black hole. it's covered by gas and dust in the milky way, and that made the imaging even more difficult than capturing this the 1st ever

picture of a black hole from another galaxy. researchers are hoping they'll be able to capture moving images of black holes one day. but to make that possible, more specialized, powerful telescopes need to be built. russian feminist punk collective pussy riot, hit the stage in berlin. but what about the revolution? that's the question posed to a crowd here in berlin, where the all female outfit kicked off a concert tour. it's the group's 1st performance. since the co founder maria akina fled russia. she is one of several band members who have been jailed repeatedly in russia are criticizing president putin. members of the group performed a new song criticizing moscow's brought portrayal of its war in ukraine. the grab lisbon and barcelona. just a few of the cities where fans can catch their performances. dobbs pussy riot,

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