ah, ah ah, this is d, w. news live from berlin, defying buttons warning in land and sweden will step closer to joining nato. finland's president says his country is entering a new era a day after russia's president called the idea. a mistake. also coming up, ukraine can win this war. nato secretary general says ukrainians, defense of their homeland and russia missteps could spell defeat for moscow as ukrainian forces they are holding off a renewed russian offensive in the east. ah,

and i am told me your logic well, welcome to the program in a historic shift away from neutrality. both finland and sweden have taken firm steps toward joining nato. the move is prompted by concern for their own security in the wake of russia's invasion of ukraine. there's one problem though. natal member turkey could use it, veto power to block the expansion. it's a radical break with the past one that was almost unimaginable just months ago. in finland's capital, helsinki prime minister, santa marin, announced the country's decision to apply to join nato. after decades of non alignment, we have reached to day an important decision in good cooperation between the

government and the president of the republic. we hope that the parliament will confirmed that decision to apply for native membership. during the coming days. it will be based on a strong mandate. finland shares a border of over 1000 kilometers with russia. after russia invaded ukraine, public opinion based in part on fears that its eastern neighbor would do the same to finland, moved strongly in favor of joining nato. this happened as foreign ministers from the military alliance as member countries meant in berlin. nato secretary general appeared at that meeting via video link. he welcomed finland's decision and encouraged sweden to follow. this would be a historic moment. their membership in nato would increase our shared security. the most with the naples door is

open of aggression does not pay the meetings. host german foreign minister and alina bab, bach, added an enthusiastic note. she leaned on finland. if you are ready, we are ready. piano soon after sweden's prime minister answered the call, thus just unprovoked invasion of ukraine is, sir, not only illegal and indefensible. it also undermines the european, secure it the order that sweden bids it security on. as the member of nato, sweden will not only achieve more security, but also contribute to more c court to more security one potential problem. turkey has expressed reservations about letting the 2 nordic countries join anchor a blame them for sheltering kurdish activists. that turkey considers enemies of the state that there should be absolute security guarantees here. and this is not just about to candidate countries, but also about allied states who need to stop supporting terrorist organizations

the bit. but officials said they were certain those differences could be resolved quickly. meanwhile, nothing will change right away. the finished parliament must ratify the decision. and the nato application process could take up to a year. and at that meeting of nato foreign ministers in berlin, secretary general yen st. oldenburg also delivered an upbeat assessment of ukraine's battle against invading russian forces. here's some of what he had to say . ukraine can win this war. you cray news or bravely the fendy, their homeland russia war in ukraine is still going us. moscow had planned they failed to take here. they're pulling back from around called kid there, major offensive. and almost how's sol? russia is not achieving. it's so teaching objectives. ukraine says it forces

managed to hold off russian offensive in the east of the country on sunday, and after weeks of rush unable but bombardment, ukraine's 2nd largest city is secure once again. but while the immediate threat may be receiving for hockey, if for civilian still left in, the city conditions are dire. but the thousands of people still sheltering in harkey is metro system. the war is far from over. after weeks of shelling that's left much of the city in ruins. some is scared to leave the safety of the underground hawk where she lives in our south. we are very afraid to go home, but there's so many explosions. so many bombs were very afraid by it's a lot of pressure. my others say that the worst seems to be behind them.

long last year live we were finishing at the beginning. it was extremely hard and we were more occurs. there were a lot of people here, had a lot of destruction. we all felt defeated. and what were you now? we haven't heard bombs for the last 3 to 4 days when the children that we were frog . that's likely to be down to the ukranian counter offensive that seen soldiers retake nearby villages like this one north of hark eve with ukraine, claiming on sunday, the sum of its troops had even reached the border with russia and set up a new board post keeps gains in the region come, as it started putting western supplied heavy weapons into action. ukraine's army says this is one of several recently arrived us how it is. it's already using on the front line in the east,

with russia still trying to advance in the done by the see even more action in the days to come. and a brief look at all the developments and the ukraine conflict. korean has accused russia dropping phosphorus bombs on the as of salt steel plant. in mario poll, images of the alleged excuse me, attack were released by a pro russian separatist commander. the use of white phosphorus is not banned on the international conventions. human rights groups have called for it to be outlawed because of the severe burns. it causes cranium. president volunteers, lensky says, negotiations on saving ukrainian troops. defending the f as of stall plant are complicated and delicate. phase cranium. sources say some $1000.00 people are holding out at the site more than 80 days after the invasion started. they're refusing to surrender to russian forces to the us now and authorities in

buffalo, new york say the white gun man who opened fire at a supermarket on saturday. deliberately chose an area with a large black population. he killed 10 people and wounded 3 others in the attack. most of the victims were black. the shooting is being investigated as a racially motivated, hate crime. the aftermath of a brutal attack. crowds gathered outside a local supermarket know turned crime scene to offer each other support people who were just buying groceries. witnessed 1st hand a massacre. he went in the store in the store and he shot outside the store inside the store or when he shot in stores, police say the 18 year old white male suspect was carrying an assault rifle marked with a racist slur. he shot 13 people, killing 10 of them,

and all 11 of the victims were black. the suspected gun months rented 2 police officers at the scene and was charged. i was later. c individual has been arranged on murder in the 1st degree, which is the highest charge for murder charge in new york state. carried with it a sentence of life without parole. the highest punishment, we had a new york state and the cemetery says, this has been completed not guilty. the 1st 2 minutes of his attack were live streamed on social media platform. twitch via a camera attached to his helmet. socrates are calling for tighter controls on streaming site on the road. alright and remanded, there is a responsibility out there and we're going to continue to work on this and make sure that those who provide these platforms have a moral and ethical. and i hope to have a legal responsibility to ensure that such hate cannot populate these sites.

the live streaming of terror attacks is becoming more common with extremists using online platforms to spread messages of racial hatred. let's get you up to speed on some of the stories making headlines around the world. north korean leader kim jong on has ordered his military to get involved in fighting a growing coven. 19 outbreak. state media reported nearly 400000 more people with fever symptoms on monday and put the death also far at 50. it's thought most of north korea's population of 26000000 is unvaccinated. former somali leda has unshaken. mahmud has been elected president the 66 year old previously held the office from 2012 to 2017. the united nations backed vote was delayed by more than a year, with the intervening period mod by violence, political infighting. a party of german chancellor of schultz has hit

a record low in elections in joanie's most popular states, north ryan was failure. the s p d finish 2nd with almost 27 percent of its former stronghold because of it of c, d u, which is in a position and national government is set to lead the next state assembly to sport and the women's, buddha's legacy isn't finished. on sunday, the title had already been wrapped up by vols. virg about the battle for the remaining champions, leaks. both spots was intense in the end by and munich and frankfort will be joining the wolves europe next season. it was a thrilling finale to the women's bundis league a season champions. valve sport thrashed labor cruise in $71.00 to end their campaign in high style, and they savored hoisting the league trophy in front of the home fans.

the race for 3rd place came down to the wire in the end, louder for gangs brace, made sure. frankfurt secured it. they punched their ticket to the champions league for the 1st time since 2016 by a munich finished the season in 2nd place. after beating potsdam 5 mill, that means there also champions league bound. and the man's land as legacies included on saturday. with ion munich once again, champions the players, coaches and club bosses gathered for public title celebration on sunday afternoon. due to coven restrictions, fans had not been able to celebrate with the team for the past 2 years. which meant this time around was all the more special munich town hall balcony was full of bonus league trophies. this season marks by and 10th championship in a row. and marine plots was full of fans for the 1st time since 2019 meg.

i'm a guy who really, really cool. i was here before covered, broke out and it was a great atmosphere then. but i am really happy to be here again on marine plots, the atmosphere and the weather to day are perfect. all along with that that is perfect by on sites were already set on the next league title. when he left her, thus the congo and it came to my ears that our opponents are hopeful to win the championship next season. he lies. i have said quite a few things standing up here. but let me tell you, they have no reason to be hopeful. on me, a game of, i'm sorry, i is off know, got busy. opposite me again. celebrations were plentiful and judging by their speeches, it seemed the players also enjoyed a couple of cold beers. yeah. longer we had to wait a long time to celebrate with you again. and as ali said,

we want to be up here in the upcoming years as well. celebrating with you all in mid ice party to day back to work to morrow. when by an aim to begin the task of making it 11 championships in a row in the world of tennis, novato coverage has won the italian open. and with that, his 1st title of the season a serbian overcame stellers since the past. in the final 6 mill, $76.00 in convincing fashion of it also won the tom tournament without dropping a single set. lifting this particular trophy for a 6th time in his illustrious career. the current full moon has provided some spectacular views to spectators gathered in greece. the super moon rose over the temple of poseidon, about 70 kilometers south of athens. super moon is a full moon at the closest points of yes and it's all, but that makes them look larger and brighter.

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