$6000000.00 jews, like microbes to be annihilated, even 77 years after the holocaust hatred towards juice is still pervasive. the history of anti semitism starts july 2nd on d, w. mm. mm. ah ah . this is the dublin years live from berlin. the european union puts ukraine on the path to membership. european leaders of approved both ukraine and moldova as official candidates to join the e. u in future. also coming up international aid reaches afghanistan,

following the deadliest earthquake there. in decades. the countries taliban rulers have been internationally isolated, says taking power, which is hampered relief efforts of the u. s. supreme court rules. americans have the right to carry guns and public. the decision comes as lawmakers trying to tighten restrictions on gun ownership following several mast shootings. ah, i'm told me were logical, it's good to have you with us. we began with a historic shift in europe as you leaders approved ukraine's bid for candidate status. the 1st official step towards joining the european union. moldova was also granted candidate status for ukraine, though this is a victory in the political arena, as it battles russia's invasion high profile. you leaders from germany, france,

and italy, had all back ukraine's application. but all 27 member states needed to give it the go ahead. yes. yes, we protesters outside the council building here in brussels, found their views reflected by the 27 european leaders meeting inside. all of them agreed to grant ukraine e. u. candidate status. along with moldova, french president emanuel mccomb spoke glowingly after the vote. the peter pub usual to complete a from day one of this conflict as europe has been reacting in a quick historic and united way body function. firstly with the sanctions. a few, then economic, military and financial support a committee day. and now you know, by this political gesture suggested politic. the decision did not come as a surprise. my call along with 2 other powerful e u leaders. germany's olaf schultz and italy's mario doggy had travelled to keith

earlier in june. were they endorsed ukraine's e u membership bid. many of the leaders acknowledged that russia's invasion played a large role in their decision making. these put the whole european union in such a motion. i will, we see is a result of totally new i would say utmost through within europe in council. it says, i would say this is a new european culture. at this moment. it's clear ukraine will have to fulfill a long list of criteria before being able to enter the union. a process that could take years even decades. but the possibility of a lengthy wait didn't dampen the spirits of ukraine's president who thank the council via video link. each of these yeah ve to show property given us, i believe that the flag of the european union will fly in every ukrainian city that we have to liberate from russian occupation. great. the ukrainian and european

flags will be together when we rebuild our country. it, after this war, the rubble, the slits ye lini. ras. you leaders will also have to discuss whether the union is even able to welcome new family members any time soon. many here in brussels agree the block needs internal reform 1st. so europe can compete on the world stage. and believe the war raging on its doorstep makes this even more urgent. did only correspond, christine wonder, it was at the european council in brussels. and earlier i asked her for her assessment of the council's decision, tell me the importance of this decision for ukraine cannot be overstated. this is a country ad that officially began is e aspiration i in 2004, it followed up at a later in 2013 and 14. and it's taken the invasion by russia for ukraine to finally be granted that membership, all that candidate status. and you've got to imagine what this means for the

ukrainians. fighting on the front lines, you could imagine what this means for the ukrainians, who are refugees, a neighboring countries looking on as the enemy advances and appears to be making ground in, in the don bus region. for example. it is a much needed boost for the you leadership here in brussels. this was important at a time where they're struggling for that unity, especially when it comes to punishing moscow with more sanctions. as more self interests are coming into play. that unity was important for the ease leadership and you heard that from francis president emmanuel mc crohn saying this is sending a message to russia that, that ukraine is being pulled into the western fold. so as to say, taking it away from that russian sphere of influence. but this is just one official step towards a post possible membership in the future. what exactly will change for ukraine at the moment going forward after this you decision? that's right. tell me this is the 1st step in, in, in

a process that can take decades. and that's because loads of reforms are required. these are deep structural reforms that span policy and, and, and, and in the economy of a country. and as you can imagine with the war raging very little productivity can be made in, in that regard. what this is, is key of essentially being put on the road to brussels. it might not get they eventually, but what it is is a message to the ukrainians by the e. u. by the 27 member states of the european union that we are willing to let you into the club. i want to leave it there for 9, christine wonder in brussels. thank you. and to national aid is trickling into eastern afghanistan a day after a powerful earthquake for killed at least 1000 people and injured many more. a spokesman for the ruling taliban says, rescue efforts are nearly complete. the quick comes as the country is already facing drought and food shortages. since the taliban took par last,

august has become harder for 8 agencies to operate in the country. scenes of destruction like these all across spectacle province. in eastern afghanistan, people were still sifting through what's left of their destroy homes. the hope of still finding some one alive slowly waning. most people have lost someone in the deadly quake. some families have been decimated. douglasville mother, i lost 12 members of my family and my household that it is completely destroyed with amazon and everything we had. a son goes to santa fe, done the lot of it, but it is a dog. oh, those who survive has started. it burying their dead, but even finding tools to dig the graves is difficult with the rescue operations as a whole have been challenging. heavy rain in the region has made the dirt roads

harder to navigate. with rescue team struggling to reach the remote area. with little heavy equipment on the ground, people have often been left to their own devices and their bare hands to dig through the rubble floor last oqueeno, well no rescue was arrived and everybody was digging on their own. the children were trapped under the debris and i went back in to help them out and i will make a supplies have started to arrive, but 8 organizations say they're not enough. since the taliban take over last year, some agencies have left afghanistan over much of the development financing that the country so heavily relied on was also withdrawn amid conflict. food and security and lack of health care. this earthquake is yet another humanitarian disaster to hit afghanistan. let's take a quick look at some of the stories making headlines of this. our running russian

president vladimir putin says he's rerouting trade and oil towards countries from the bricks group of economy of emerging economies. excuse me, in the wake of western sanctions over ukraine, of the announcement was made during an online meeting all the leaders of brazil, russia, india, china, and south africa. police in ecuador capital have fired tear gas at protesters as they tried to enter the congress building. nationwide demonstrations against increasing fuel prices and the high cost of living have shut down the capital for over week 3. people have died in the arrest. well, health organization is meeting to decide whether to declare monkey box or global health emergency. up until may, the disease had not caused sizable outbreaks beyond africa. some expert unhappy saying the w 2 is only taking action now that monkey books is spreading in rich countries and announcement is expected. on friday. austria scratch is

compulsory cove in 19 vaccination for adults. the health minister said the measure which is suspended in march was unlikely to raise the austrian vaccination rate one of the lowest in western europe. the rule was the only such sweeping mandate in the european union. the u. s. supreme court has ruled that americans have a constitutional right to carry fire arms in public. the court struck down a new york law requiring people to prove a specific need required to carry a concealed weapon outside their homes. the landmark ruling will prevent other states from enforcing similar restrictions, and it comes at a time of intense debate over gun rights in the country. americans have a constitutional right to carry firearms in public. this was the landmark ruling by the u. s. supreme court. it's 1st major decision on gun control in over a decade. the court took issue with how new york provided licenses to carry

concealed firearms. applicants in new york had to prove a special need for self protection to carry a concealed gun outside of their homes. but the court has instead placed that burden of proof on the state. it rolled that because americans have a constitutional rights to carry guns and public states must justified denying a permit. while the decision invalidated several states regulations, it said authorities can still restrict permit based on objective factors such as age and training for the plaintiffs who brought the case forward. the ruling was a welcome one. the lawful and legal gun owner of new york state is no longer going to be persecuted by laws that i have nothing to do with the safety of the people. and i will do nothing to make the people safer. but gun

control advocates disagree, fearing it could undermine similar restrictions in other states. the governor of new york called the ruling a dark day and warned that it could put millions of lives in danger. have what the supreme court, the united states of america has stripped away the state of new york's right and responsibility to protect its citizens. this decision isn't just reckless. it's reprehensible. gun rights are a contentious issue in a country still reeling from mass shootings, inova, they, texas and buffalo, new york in the wake of these killings. the u. s. senate is seeking to pass a bipartisan bill on gun control. but at the same time, the supreme court's ruling has forced a rethink of safety measures across the country, making tackling gun violence and increasingly complicated task. i must turn to a large walrus which has been causing a step in

a norwegian coastal town. hundreds of kilometers from her home in the arctic circle . the walrus was known as freya, has taken a fancy to sun bathing on boats, but is a rather awkward problem. most of the vessels are, let's say, on the smaller side, while frere at 700 kilograms is a whole lot of marble. me, freya, walrus with the thing. christ sunbathing on a small boat. what are we supposed to do if you know the damage from a 700 killer walrus on your boat can be extensive. that especially when she chooses a vessel that's not walrus worthy. and surprisingly, boat owners aren't excited share with freya. i mean, i don't want it under dog on my boat. what just get it away from here. france

travelled far and wide from the arctic circle, stopping in the u. k. the netherlands, denmark, germany, and now norway, where she's out staying her welcome. plan for now is get freya her own sunbathing spot, a floating duck where she can rest without wrecking boat. with all that, we have a grace period to see if you get used to the dark and after that they will come forward with larger boats for the trunk, but to the coast of north. more hope is that fair, we'll figure it out so she can carry on her tour episode go. he is a quick look at our top stories. this our european union leaders of approved ukraine's bid for candidate status. the 1st official step towards joining the youth . moldova was also formally accepted as a candidate high profile leaders from germany, france and italy,

and all back to plains application. and the european parliament was also in favor of next business, daniel winter has more on germany's gas crisis. and don't forget, on our website, you can get all the latest news. it's d, w dot com, find us on twitter and instagram as well. at the w news. i ab told me a lot. it will be back in the top of the hour with a new tag to this vision starts in germany, a d, w travel extremely.