ah, ah ah ah, this is the double the news live from berlin. ukraine says that 2nd largest city is secure once again. ukrainian soldiers clear villages on the outskirts of hockey. after russian troops withdraw brought the cranes president warned of a long drawn out fight in easton. don't vass reach. also coming up, philadelphia had been for us. happiness while broadcasting from the bunker. he cried, take 2 coverage of the eurovision song, contest underground. and even without the glitz and glamour is plenty to celebrate

. and in the united states, a national day of action for reproductive freedom, thousands joined rallies to protest, a supreme court draft opinion that would scratch the right of abortion. ah, i'm anthony howard. welcome. after weeks of heavy bombardment, hockey is breathing a sigh of relief. the ukrainian military claims to improve in russian trips out of the area around the country, 2nd largest city. the shelling according to regional authorities, has stopped ukraine's president. stacy's forces elsewhere still lack the means to tip the scales in their fade up below them is to lensky told a visiting us senate delegation. he needs more powerful weapons. republican leader, mitch mcconnell leads the u. s. senate delegation on

a stroll through kiff to show their support for ukraine's war effort. to me it was all smiles and hand shakes as they met with president zelinski aaliyah, glen and regular. well har, thank you. we know each other a little bit. yeah. but zalinski made it clear that smiles and hand shakes and polite small talk won't drive the russians out of ukraine. his armed forces need more long range artillery, and strike aircraft to be able to hit russian forces and disrupt the supply lines. ukraine's general staff said the russians were pulling back from ca, keith, as they pressed their offensive in the southeast residence of villages around khaki for coming to terms with the destruction left in the wake of russia's retreat. weeks of artillery bombardment and occupation have taken a heavy, tall oh, are you in? russia launched fresh ground and air attacks in the eastern done it's province

aiming to deplete ukrainian forces and destroy their fortified positions. the russian military seems to have an inexhaustible supply of machinery and men. president philadelphia, zelinski said that the outcome of the war would depend on support from europe and other allies. meanwhile, russian forces still haven't managed to defeat the last ukrainian fighters in the southern city of murder. you fall. families of the soldiers hold up in the us of style. steel works are asking china to help negotiate an evacuation of the wounded bomb objective. i a navy not founded what goes on. there is no longer a war, murders are taking place there, but i can see hundreds of wounded with no limbs, and no anesthetic stable but a divine. while new bombardments inflict new wounds on already wounded fighters. lynette, they're exhausted. and just below the line of life, we want them to be rescued. mac watch him are away equal to vala, but he,

she said that for the fighters, trapped inside the steel works, surrendering is not an option. as she believes, the russians would execute any captured members of the as of regiment dw mathias billing. it is in kiva. i asked him if can he is now considered a complete victory for ukraine's forces. we are hearing that the russian forces are withdrawing from the oak area. they're conducting an orderly retreat like they have done in ki, if, when they came on the counter offensive from ukrainian forces. so it's not done yet, but what we are seeing is that a victory is, is most probably going to happen in the few, in the next few hours a day. now, russia's blockade of ukrainian portsmouth is on the black sea is affecting millions of both inside and outside the country. what is keith planning and what are they capable of doing about this ukraine and also the partners

in europe are trying to get as much grain out of the country by train or by road. there are, there are, some of the grain is shipped to romania and there are plans to ship grain to baltic the ports of the baltic states. however, that route would have to go via bella luce and it's far from clear weather. this could happen as bella rose is a russian ally over all drains can not export as much grain as the ports have. the capacity is on the same, so we will still see a shortage of gray. and in a rarity ma taste, we get to finish with some good news. he cried, has won the eurovision song contest in the midst of war. how is this particular piece of news were saved in the country? it's seen as a huge encouragement and it's been a very important, a wind for the country. more morally, the president has said that he wants to hold the next eurovision song contest in mar, hugo, which he says will then be liberated and reconstructed. that's of course,

a big plan, but overall it seen as a sign of encouragement, and that's probably what it was meant as if you see that the popular vote in or in europe was almost unanimously in favor of ukraine. the deputy correspondent is pulling it in cave. thanks so much. now more on that highly symbolic victory for ukraine. a victory on stage colors orchestra is the name of the group that one the eurovision song contest. ah, was the favorite coming into the funnel round with this song? the funny which blends traditional folk music with hip hop. the dan was in 4th place after the jury voted, but swept to victory thanks to overwhelming support from fans right across europe. now usually ukrainian t v would broadcast the competition from a studio in keith,

but after the war broke out produces moved the broadcast to a secret location under ground. our correspondent, i'm in a safe, joined the crew on what was to be a very special, not the big night broadcast from a bunker. it's the night ukraine aims for eurovision glory in the public broadcasters to spill. nor is the channel to tune into every ukrainian gonna watch it because her we have not so many good moments right now. and this one. and it could be the most her wider full moment for last 3 months. in the 1st week of the war, a suspicion, as keith t v. tower was hit by russian missiles, they were forced to move their studio to an undisclosed location. and after that, sir, not only will yield, but to allah. ukrainian tv, tv crews had to move on to the grounds. the mood is excited,

but tense. everyone here wants the show to go off without a hitch. not just their own broadcast, but also the performance of collusion, orchestra the band representing ukraine. the song has been on repeat across the country for weeks on car radios, in coffee shops and on street corners. now one more time for the judges. oh, felicia sang, stephanie, a just came on and people came running down from other rooms to come watch it on tv here. now these are journalists, but it's clear they have a preference in this show. the votes are in. oh, ukraine wins. it's the kind of announcement you don't often get to make an ukranian tv. any more. good news. i'm very excited. i'm so proud for my god. 3. it

is like a big pleasure for us to feel. i can cry akin. laugh it's it just lately. oh, i still can't believe that it's through. thank you so much. so all, all the viewers, all the people from europe, very, very hard to motion because her are still there, vina, england were over in grand and her. it's a, it's a little piece of happiness for us. it's not the big victory day. everyone here is waiting for, but it's still something to celebrate. foreign ministers from nato countries are here in berlin for talks dominated by the russian invasion of ukraine. representatives from sweden and finland are also in town to discuss their intentions to gain membership into the north atlantic treaty organization. but not all nato members the cane to let the scandinavian countries become part of the

defense alliance. u. s. secretary of state antony, think and arriving in berlin for nato talks at a time. the alliance is seeing a sharp rise in its geopolitical realm. the talks focus on long term goals, but more immediately the accession of finland and sweden are also on the table. not on the said sweden and finland, join nato, but they should do so quickly. of course, i'll have a good conversation with my counterpart. it is important that we have also consensus. consensus could be an issue. native member turkey accuses sweden and finland of harbouring militant curds. turkish people, predominantly a big majority of the turkish people, are against the membership of those countries who are supporting a p k y p g terrace organization. and they're asking us a to block this membership. finland,

at least is confident this issue can be smoothed out at court to my good colleague, her middle sellers, or go to foreign minister and a little bit to take the tensors down and villa so meet, meet to day and i'm, i'm, i'm sure that they will find a solution to this item. unity is key in the alliance as it looks to the future. and these berlin talks how to further reinforce nato's presence in eastern europe, given the tensions with russia, and for the 1st time to lay out guidance on dealing with china. all right, let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines around the world. and i said, year old man has killed at least 10 people in a shooting at a supermarket in buffalo and the u. s. state of new york. police say he wore body armor and live streamed the attack by helmet camera. the gunman, knees in custody, and authorities are investigating the shooting. as a hate crime. people in lebanon casting their ballots in parliamentary elections

the 1st since and uprising against the ruling elite in 2019 new political groups are now facing off against establishment parties. lebanon is being rocked by an economic crisis with shortages of food, water, and medicine. authorities in nigeria, cekada state have ordered a 24 hour curfew after hundreds of protesters demanded the release of 2 suspects in the brutal killing of a christian student. deborah samuel was stoned, beaten, and burned to death. after being accused of blasphemy against islam. religious tensions run high in africa's most populous country, especially in the north. for lunk, as president has sworn in for new ministers as he seeks to restore function in government. the cabinet was dissolved last week after the president's brother resigned as prime minister following weeks of protest. president got a by russia pack, sir appointed

a new prime minister on thursday. across the united states, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand legal and safe access to abortion. hundreds of marches and rallies were part of a national day of action called in response to a leaked supreme court draft decision that would overturn the landmark rolling the grounded women, the right to choose almost half a century eager. in new york city, abortion rights supporters were determined to make their voices heard. in washington, dc, thousands of protesters also hit the streets all across the us. hundreds of rallies were organized under the slogan, bands off our bodies, protesters voicing that outraged that the supreme court seems poised to overturn the 1973 roe v wade ruling that established the nation wide right to abortion.

honestly, this is me off l i l. when i heard about the leaks of draft opinion, i wanted to sit on the floor and cry because i thought ro is going to be the role of the land. and that i would always be an option for people. in los angeles to thousands of demonstrators came out to show the support for bush rights, as well as the anger at the republican party's drive to curtail them. why? if i had more am annoyed, but abortion rights supporters have little colds for hope. on wednesday legislation, the aims to preempt the supreme court's expected ruling. by codifying the right to abortion was blocked in the senate with all 50 republican senators, and one conservative democrat voting against with the colts. final ruling expected in june, protest organizes of warned that if it does roll back abortion rights,

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