ours is truly unique and we know that our uniqueness is one allows us to live and survive. why do yos the environmental in global 3000 on d, w, and online? ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. afghanistan reels off to a deadly earthquake rescue teams race to get aid to survive as a day off to the powerful quake left a 1000 people dead and many more injured. also coming up, the e. u is set to put ukraine on the path to membership. but there's frustration among

western bulk and countries who say they've been left in the waiting room for way too long. and ukrainian president laudermill zalinski urges allies to send more heavy weapons foster. he says moscow is trying to destroy the dumbass. ah, i manuscripts mckinnon. thanks. so much for joining us. rescue effort saw underway in eastern afghanistan after a powerful earthquake on wednesday, or at least 1000 people have been killed and many more injured. international aid has now started arriving after tough weather conditions. initially hampered access to the remote mountain region since the taliban took power lost all the state has become harder for 8 agencies to operate in the countries already facing drought and

food shortages. a survivors digging for survivors with in collapsed mountain villages in a country where millions already faced the misery of hunger and poverty and a health care system faltering since the taliban takeover. it's hard to imagine what could be worse than this was my children are dead summer hurt. they've got a good in this house, and 35 members of the family were martyred among the bodies of my sunderland grandchildren. our entire house has collapsed. everything has been destroyed. can't enter the house. we'll try to figure things out to taliban can help us, not one of the one rotted. the taliban government has managed to mobilize and

move some supplies in and some of the injured out. but this is one of the most remote regions of the country, those 8 organizations that kept staff and f canister and after the taliban takeover are doing what's possible evacuating people, medical facilities. so i've got to start at the moment, is that how systems come on the strain over the last year? again, connected to development assistance in state assets have been frightened as those affected wait for aid to arrive or the chance to be evacuated. local medical facilities, what do what they can but graves must be dug. the dead must be buried and luminous in his head of the afghanistan team, you need to international assistance. that's

a german 8 organization and he joins me now from cobble. welcome to d, w. your team has been working in afghanistan, cost province well before the quite strong. can you tell me what you're hearing from your people that about the situation that right now we have been working in frost province, mainly for the pakistani refugees for over 5 years. and actually i was in cross city when the of craig struck on wednesday morning and immediately early morning already the devastating news came in about the destruction of villages to high number of casualties. the way it is now, more than 1500 people have light and more than 3000 people are seriously engines. but the damage to the infrastructure to the house is, is huge than the villages that we are covering. now where we are bringing our

medical services there alone, more than 600 houses have been partially or fully destroyed. the load. so some of the roads are beginning to become accessible for our mobile health tips and for bringing in the delivery a to delivery. um. but i still areas of villages that have not been reached yet. and since since early wednesday morning, seriously injured, people have been taken out too near by hospitals by helicopters. if i can ask you, i mean, in the immediate aftermath we saw that age of people digging the survivors with their bare hands a day later. and our rescue efforts still as cale sake. i mean, you mentioned that things are happening now that, that how is it on the ground that done less chaotic or more more

material or heavy material is coming in. the mobile hell steves are coming in to treat the angels, and the ambulances are brought in by the governments, by the defect, to what sort of these to move to angels, to nearby hospitals are still there. the range make a lot of roads, very hard to, to drive home because it has been raining for 5 days non stop heavy rain. and that also cost the large destruction of the houses and the defect, or authorities are actually on the ground. coordinating all the relief efforts, and they have taken away all the bureaucratic impediments to deliver the age as soon as possible in the areas the coordination, the local coordination at district on provincial level is, is quite well organized,

wider authorities. so the relief efforts are really picking up speed and increasing at a time. and there are no several assessments going on. the multi sector all the assessments for what is needed on the clean, the safe water hygiene fruit, not food, shelter repair, materials or healthcare. and what else might be needed in the areas? all right, we're going to have to leave it there, but louis madison from the you and i need to international assistance. thank you so much for speaking with me. you're welcome. good, i a european leaders, a meeting today over whether to grant ukraine status as an official candidate for membership in the you. and they are expected to do just that. and the approval would rank as a victory for keith in the middle of the war against russia. candidate status is

the 1st official step towards membership and french authorities. the saying that there is total consensus on ukraine's application. and i'm joined now by d. w. brussels bureau chief, alexandra, fun. nomine. alexander, all eyes are on ukraine right now. is there any chance at all? the keys won't get candidate status? no i don't think so because everyone that we have been speaking with everyone is very confident that all the member states are supporting at this decision. lithuanian president knows either told us that he expect the expect this to be a very happy day for ukraine. and moldova, and of course for lithuania as well, because this is one of the countries that have been very vocal in supporting q crane. and of course, normally when we report on such meetings, we always have to say that you cannot rule out that one of the members states could

out of the blue say, well, we have some objections, but i think this is not going not likely to happen in this case because everyone knows here that is important to send a power for powerful message or firstly doroty with ukraine and sir that this is a very important geopolitically important decision for the european union. now before the summer, it's a new leaders met their counterparts from the western balkan states who are feeling frustrated about being left in the waiting room for too long for not being offered official candidate status. can you tell us a little bit more about what, what happened in that meeting while they came together for longer than expected, they discussed the issue from the lodgement for almost 4 hours. i believe. and senior officials told us that because of the war in ukraine, enlargement is now front and center of the agenda. and dad,

accession talks with nurse, macedonia, and albania should start without delay. but there was no concrete action there. there were no decisions. and of course, western bar comes leaders are very frustrated with the leader of north macedonia, saying that this is a did, they are losing precious time that this is a law to the credibility of the european union and a novel leader, the prime minister of albany. he took to twitter, posting a family picture, were european leaders were sending together with the western bar kung leaders and he said, well, what a nice picture, what night, what nice people and what a nice place. but he then went on asking whether it would be much nicer to have all this night's promises being followed by concrete action. and that is what is missing here. that is, that is why there is

a lot of frustration when we talk about the mood among death. with turnbull come leaders, he w, alexandra phenomena in brussels. thank you. russian troops are intensifying their results in ukraine's east and on bus region. the regional government says ukrainian troops may need to retreat from the front lines that he jumped to avoid. encirclement and russian troops of captured to settlements to the south of the city. and now less than 3 kilometers from the city limits. they've already seized almost all the neighboring city of severity, yet russian forces and also resumed pounding ukraine's 2nd biggest city hall, keith, which was located near the russian border nightly address ukrainian president. vladimir, let's get described the situation in don bath and renewed his call for foster alms shipments. madame bison muscle when the thing massively air and artillery dragged

down. but fine, give that to me. the occupiers goal isn't. he hasn't changed the group, they want to destroy the entire danverse weight and step by step way was a chance all of it was a jan sk slugging on both crematory game. if you want to make every city look like a mar, you call him yet my completely destroy nice to rouse, but that's why we're repeating all celebration of arms delivery last ukraine was genuine brewing, no grain. now with more heavy weapons arriving from western allies. this week i asked t w as nick connelly who's in keith. if that could help turn the tide in ukraine's favor i think it's a question of the scale. if you look at the kind of micro picture those battles around 700, this chance that have been read as tension fighting for the last few weeks. i think it is too late and for it too little to make much of

a difference there. but the fact that these systems are now arriving with quite some regularity, and that there is seeming willingness in the west to send more of these high tech weapons like the high mars american rocket al series systems. ukraine is proven itself capable of learning how to use these weapons to use them effectively in very short space. time that in the longer term should be able to give you cranium. decisive event advantage to basically work against russia's outright supports in terms of the number of their traditional weapons a was put on the battlefield. so i think the thing is now busy cranes preparing its people and world opinion for the cities to fall to russian control. but is hoping that as weeks and months boss, russia will basically exhaust itself on the battlefield, giving you great time to pick up all these weapons before launching counter tech. can you tell us a bit more about the humanitarian situation in the east of ukraine right now? depends where you are, but in places like who have advanced, let's just go see very few people left. most people had taken warnings seriously

from ukraine authority to get out while they still could. i lots of tragic situations where people then finally deciding to leave when it was really basic too late, and most people are being injured. some losing their lives during those evacuation drives out some basically left where they are unable to get up. the road is blocked and we've spoken in the last few days to people who are tell us about their relatives who are still there, who basically living out without electricity and supplies for months. now people often enough dying just because they can't get their regular prescription drugs because they're basically cut out cut off from normal medical supplies and civilization. so desperate situation for people who are still there, but the majority of civilians have got out in time. now we heard earlier that the big decision expected within the next dallas in brussels on ukraine bed to join me is even if it is granted candidate status, the roads membership will obviously still be long, quite likely, quite bumpy. and what would you say is the short term significance of this decision?

i think it's this is that would be a massive morale, boost fee. grain right now, this is basically europe showing ukrainians what they're fighting for. what they're european future away from the kind of post soviet russian sort of influence would look like. and after we have to think this is the 1st time that ukrainians have been knocking on europe store back in 2014, that revolution against the apparition present was all about drawing close to europe back then the europeans were giving the ukrainians no real hope will guarantee of any real chance of joining the club. so that now is changing. that is something that will motivate a lot of people. and i think you will also give the political class here a motivation to really get serious about reforms that have been neglected while ukraine was in this kind of limbo, stuck between russia and the you. there's a clear aim and that would also then motivate decision makers to take on potentially unpopular bit difficult and necessary decisions towards making this country ready for you membership. so a huge step for ukraine, and i think the fact that membership could still be a decade off isn't so crucial right now. it's just about that symbolic openness and

that path and the beginning of a movement towards the west, in political terms, rather than just ukraine. on the outside knocking and in re previous years, basically being fed promises and warm words, but little else. thanks so much, nick. let's d w. nick connelly reporting from keith. now, in russia, it is almost impossible to speak out freely against the war without repercussions. and that's why berlin based artist and illustrator has come up with a way of giving a voice quite literally to those who don't agree with vladimir persons war. and that's also without fear of retribution. this is so surreal. who is so painful? there can't be any reason to send your troops into a foreign country. these are the voices of russians who are against the war in ukraine. the animations are by an artist in berlin, bella blanca cova. she grew up in siberia but has been living in germany for several years now. at the end of april,

she asked her fans back home to send voice messages with their thoughts about the war. was sheila but i hear your clinical thought of therapy people in russia who are against the war of a lot. so you, the brier was more just so taught, go to show that they have no say what they have been stripped of the right to express their opinions here. e mail, i am here in europe and i can help make their voices heard goes on for your solution. bella says she did not expect her idea to have so much resonance. she was getting a 100 messages a day from very different people, all over russia. i asked her, my country is killing innocent people. i don't want that. sure. these voices became part of a short film. she 1st made drawings by hand and later animated them boys. before the war, bella used to illustrate people and animals. she made a new one each day in her journal. but after russia invaded ukraine,

she has only been able to think and draw about one topic. i was glad i thought of her on february 24th. i drew this picture with on since then, and has been all about that she hopes to support russians who are against the war with her art to help them feel less alone. yes, friends with a company, i say that i am there is a concept called a sparrow of silence for the cubic of one. if a person feels that very few people like them exist on what they are less likely to express their point of view, because is the royal nifty collections. i'm going with this film i wanted to show that there are a lot of us back here. it was more said that people might be less fearful and be able to speak out more. why should have gotten into general? it took bella less than a month to make her film, but she couldn't get in all the voices, so she will keep trying to break through the oppressive silence in russia about the

war in ukraine. and the effects of russia's aggression in ukraine have from to germany to activate the 2nd phase of its 3 stage emergency plan. for natural gas supplies. economy been a several, but hob excess gas is now scarce. commodity in germany, move to raise the level to alarm stage follows cost to russian gas flows and energy prices that have sort since the when ukraine started, how back said gas rationing would hopefully be avoided, but it cannot be ruled out your vision's line. for now, we are in an economic stand of refresh on the root of gas and energy, which is being used as a weapon against germany in with the aim of destroying the unity that had stood out to you in germany and you roll. it's like the great unity and solitaire with g, with ukraine and our willingness to pay

a prize liner for defending freedom of $2.00 different hard to going from $5.00 to $1.00 price to time it's more, i'm joined now by tom. i say the horn, a member of the german parliament for the conservative c s u party. his focus is foreign policy. welcome to d. w. the german economy minister said today by cussing gas supplies, russian, president putin has launched a quote, economic attack on germany. can i ask you, would you agree with that statement? equity agree, isn't economic attack, not only on germany, but on the entire european union in total energy, marcus force is aimed at keeping prices high and in black mailing germany and the european union. and that's why we are to become completely independent from russian or gas as soon as possible. but of course we're not yet. so how real is the risk of a complete disruption of gas supplies?

so we are, the energy supply is secured to the bat of a difficult mouse in winter. that's why we have to be cautious and very consistent in our strategy. and there's an ongoing domestic debate on how to react. we have to completely replace russia as soon as you supplier for oil and gas. and that's why the government decided even to reactivate co fire fans. and this is done all the more natural gas it from germany. it should be explored. and the last nuclear power plants should be pro, located as well. now, the german government is urging citizens and industry to reduce the gas consumption . what else do you think can be done to ease the situation? what else can people do? and interest saving can out? yes, of course, and it's good to announce it's in summer. so before the difficult mouse in winter

had passed, this will not be sufficient. we have to do more to replace russia as an energy supplier. and there are many negotiations going on with hardness substituting russian oil and gas. we have, we can do more on our own in germany. i already mentioned the coal for fans, but we should also do more in exploring natural gas from germany and in prolong gating a nuclear power. but even the operators of germany is remaining power plant, say it's actually too late for an extension of nuclear energy. now because of security issues, as well as, for example, the limited availability of a fuel rod. what do you say about that benefit, of course, from the shop style of the nuclear power plant. they've been paid for it in all our neighboring countries, nuclear power plants, operational, and this could also be done. all right, german and will make,

had too much the hon. we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much for speaking with the w. is to africa now, where nigerian motorists are facing long lines at gas stations because of a route over prices between oil companies and the government and the oil. oil firms want to hike. price is, but the government is refusing. he w correspondent, flourish to acquire a reports now from illegals. ah, long queues and frustrated more tourists. this is the 3rd floor cavity league is experiencing in 6 months, and other parts of the country and not left out. this is on call for in a country where we probably are well, so really, this is not funny because when i'm supposed to be at the office boats. yeah, i am spending a good number of hours on the, on the queue. so he's not funny, is not for me, is an indication of a failed. government says 3,

that's in the morning. this is moda is what it is close to 6 hours of you said will know us a lot denied off of to by m. c. on the queue, it disputes between nature and few markets as at the government has affected the supply of petrol. in most parts of the country, the government insist that market has must maintain a fixed price of $0.39 per liter. since it has subsidized petro prices for decades, to protect nigeria as from flank treating international oil prices. but the markets as argue that the most increased your own prices. because global prices have skyrocketed, and in spite of the government subsidy, they continue to run at a loss. this disagreement has led to many fields, seizures, holstein seals, and people panic. buying. many of these cars have been here for

hours. people are rushing to buy as much petrol as they can. their fear that the government aren't well market as may not reach an agreement. oil and gas experts see that this is an artificial scarcity. few is available, but market as a refusing to sell using the ukraine war as an excuse to increase their own prices and pressure the government to stop regulating the local markets. one cougar was 0 now there was a time when quarrel was 0 dollar, but to borrow dollars in cove it well was $165.00 when awesome crude is on read dollar. why borrow it is 316. if i got something wrong on whether we need to transfer it away from this source of the region is the dark or all on accountability. we reached out to the national oil corporation,

but they did not grant us an interview on seal the disagreement between the governments and few markets as a settled citizens of africa's largest oil producer who continue to so far from the scarcity of petrol. for we go, here's a quick look at our top stories. at this hour response teams are racing to reach. the vibe is a powerful earthquake and a remote part of eastern afghanistan. at least 1000 people were killed and many more injured. the taliban lead government has appealed to international support and european leaders, a meeting today over whether to grant ukraine status as an official candidate. the membership of the e. u. the european parliament has already passed a resolution calling on member states to grant ukraine candidate status without delay. and i forget you can with get d w news on the go. you just have to download our app from google play or from the apple app store or probably be access to all the latest news from around the world

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of hatred and violence. is the bodies from from then on, the jews were considered servants of evil. we simply told you the most atrocious chapter under, within 6 years, a 3rd of our people were exterminating 6000000 jews, like microbes to be annihilated. even 77 years after the holocaust hatred towards jews is still pervasive. a history of anti semitism starts july, 2nd on d, w. ah ah ah, ah. hello and welcome to focus on europe where the focus this time round is still inevitably on the conflict.