ah ah ah this is dw news live from berlin. a breakthrough for nato turkey gives it support to finland and sweden joining the alliance turkeys president edwin gets concessions from the nordic countries and paid the way for another nato expansion. also coming up allegations of war crimes and ukraine after a russian cruise missile hipps,

a shopping mall president zalinski calls on the un security council to expel russia . and mexico's president says poverty and desperation. but to the death of at least 50 migrants on a major trafficking route, police are still investigating the incident that is one of the deadliest and recent history. ah, i'm ami and isa welcome to the program. we begin with a green light for nato expansion. after weeks of debate, turkey has given the go ahead to finland and sweden in their bid to join the military alliance. the reversal came after the 2 nordic countries agreed to support turkey in its crack down on kurdish militants. on day one of what has been described is one of nato's most important summits. in years. a major breakthrough

sick in turkey dramatically dropped its opposition to finland and sweden becoming members of the military alliance. turkish president, wretched tie of aragon had blocked the nordic countries. membership bids because of what anchor perceived a support for kurdish militant groups. it designates as terrorists but a meeting between nato secretary general. yes, dalton berg and leaders of the 3 countries at the start of the summit in madrid. quickly bore fruit in they thought we have always shown that what ever our differences we can always sit down, find common ground under sold, and the issues naples open door policy has been an historic success. welcoming finan. i'm sweden into the lions, will make them safer. naples, stronger under you'd, atlantic area more soccer. the countries signed a joint memorandum on their common security. after the meeting,

finland's and sweden's natal membership now appears to be a formality. it's a big boost at the start of a gathering which nato will use to set out its strategic agenda for the next decade . shortly after arriving in spain, u. s. president joe biden emphasized the importance of the meeting to the host countries leader is to present your hosting a truly historic summit. and the key moment in our allies, when russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine was shattered, piece in europe, and shattered every norm since world war 2 has been in place ukraine. another significant moment on day one, huge dalton burg announced that the organisation plans to cut its civilian and military greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45 percent by 2030. and be carbon neutral by 2053, 0 by 20. but it's the resolution of the rail on sweden and finland, which is a show of nato's unity and it's growing strength at

a moment when it badly needs both. the leaders of the g 7 countries have promised to support ukraine for quote, as long as it takes at a 3 day summit dominated by russia's invasion, the final communicate that they will provide financial and military help to ensure russia is defeated. there were, however, disagreements on how to limit energy reliance on russia and stop european money flowing to the kremlin. leaders also agreed on the need for a martial plan to rebuild ukraine following the war. chancellor old r shield says germany is working with the european commission to organize a conference in support of ukraine. she says that she wants the most important thing is that we want to get together from the perspective of the g 7 and also with others, including the european union to discuss the question of the reconstruction t. and we need a marshall plan for ukraine, and it needs to be well planned and developed. that is what we've set out to distance for ukrainian. president volume is a lensky, has released

a video claiming to show the moment missiles struck a shopping mall and credential killing at least 18 people. zalinski said the video is evidence that russia deliberately targeted civilians at the mall. russia claims that fired precision guided missiles at a weapons depot, which then detonated and later set fire to the shopping center. the video cannot be independently verified. lar correspondent nicholas connelly is in the city of convention where he visited the site of the attack. the 4 hours since this attack on crime and shook, and as you can see, the rescue efforts are still carrying on here late into the night. looking for some of the estimate 35 people still accounted for. the hope of finding the live is actually winning foss. furniture is not normally a place where a lot happens. this is a city that is hundreds of plummets away from the front lines. this attack came as a real shock to people here. we thought that somehow the worth, the fighting that affected most of this country would now be over, that they would be in safety behind the front lines. on

a virtual address to the un security council. so lensky urged its members to take a much tougher approach towards russia. as you shall, then, it is imperative to deprive the russian delegation off the opportunity to manipulate the un. it is imperative to make it impossible for russia to stay in the un security council until it stops committing terrorism. you more than that, it is imperative to establish a tribunal to investigate everything that the russian military has done to the ukrainians with them. and it is imperative to give the legal definition of state terrorism as you in level 3, blood rushes actions must be investigated and global sanctions imposed for russia's destruction of the international legal order even on europe beach. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. 2

suspects have been shot dead and several officers injured in western canada. after armed men entered a bank in british columbia. officials said no employees, customers or members of the public were hurting the incident. the area has been evacuated over fears of explosives, columbia, as truth commission has presented a long awaited report on the decades of violence between the state and fark rebels . the 800 page document which is not legally binding, explores the 52 year civil conflict and also makes recommendations on how the country can move forward following 2016 piece agreement. from yes, bulgaria has ordered 70 russian diplomats to leave the country by the end of the week on suspicion of espionage, or gary as prime minister said the diplomats worked quote, directly for foreign agencies. it's the largest single expulsion of russian diplomats from the balkan country. in recent years. frances parliament has elected

a new speaker, yell brown v as a member of president mac homes party and the 1st woman to hold the post. vote came during the national assembly's 1st sessions, macklin lost his majority in parliament elections. madame, all the former aid to the white house chief of staff has testified that ex president donald trump knew his supporters were armed when he encouraged them to march on the capital. on january 6th of last year, cassidy hutchinson made the comments at the latest hearing, investigating the attack on the u. s. capital and had raised her right there. having previously sought for for clothes dog depositions, or with former white house aide was about to throw political grenade into the select committee investigating donald trump's role in the storming of the u. s. capital may be seated. cassidy hutchinson told the

hearing. white house officials had been warned about potential violence and that donald trump was aware rioters were armed when they arrived in washington, d. c. is hutchinson. is it your understanding that mister or nato told the president about weapons at the rally on the morning of january 6? as a miss renate relate to me? what followed was an excoriating account of an enraged president. on the day of the capital siege. the president says, in the fact of, i'm the acting president, taking up the capital now the present reached up towards the front of the vehicle to crab at the steering wheel. mister angled grabbed his arm, said sir, and take your hand off the steering wheel. we're going back to the west way. we're not going to the capital. mister trenton used his free hand to lunch towards bobby

angle and missed it when mister or not, i had recounted a story to me in motion towards his clavicles. he's probably the remote, he rings to follow in the coming weeks. but this is a close if the investigation has come to the inner workings of the white house on january 6. but day american democracy came close to collapse. now to a tragedy in san antonio, texas to mexican nationals have been charged in connection with the deaths of $51.00. people who are found dead and abandoned tractor trailer. the victims included migrants from mexico, guatemala, and honduras. more than a dozen survivors, including children, were taken to a nearby hospital. the truck was found on a major human trafficking route from the u. s. border with mexico to water bottles . part of a spontaneous memorial honoring the migrants who were found dead in

a trailer on this remote st. just out of san antonio. 50 people died of heat stroke and dehydration making this one of the deadliest border incidence in recent history. but it's not the 1st tragedy here, just 240 kilometers from mexico. i feel sad, you know, because those people come to you with fe to look for their dreams, you know? and some people find him and some people nad but they, they don't find that review. so they find him inside the that plato have dead, you know, they come over here tonight, is there to make a better living. and they pay a lot of money to get here. and then people, you know, abuse them. texas governor abbot put the blame squarely on the president, saying the tragedy was the result of biden's open board of policies. technically,

the border is still closed, for most migrants, part of colgate restrictions that are still in place. president biden finds himself in a difficult situation when it comes to migration policies. and this is dangerous for him because his challenges will make migration a central topic in the midterm election this november and also in the presidential elections in 2024. well, african fashion is that is getting taught billing at london's victoria and albert museum for the 1st time in the institutions 150 year history. a new exhibition opening this weekend tells the story of the continent clothing and its profound influence on global fashion shining a spotlight on the best of its contemporary designers. african fashion is claiming its place on the world stage. after years of being viewed only through the post colonial lens, the exhibition showcases the vibrant depth of african design from the beginnings of

the continents liberation in the 1950s to the present day. on display are more than 250 objects, including the works of 45 designers from over 20 countries. as part of a wider pushed by the victoria and albert to acknowledge colonial histories within the museum. it's a timely show. it was really important that she vital to half the section mission right now because we see is the african creates, is that a shifting the landscape of global fashions? that's how important that impacts is right now. so they demand to be seen, they demand to be heard, and we see the impacts spitting out to cross global fashions. preparations for the show took more than 2 years and included a public call out for rare designs, family, portraits, and pieces of clothing connected to personal stories. designers themselves were

also involved in deciding how their pieces would be displayed. we really see fashion as a capitalist with which to tell d, her rich expanded stories about the myriad histories and coaches across the continent. and so we hope that offices will come away feeling inspired and perhaps some assumptions might be challenged as well. creativity, ingenuity, and a multiplicity of traditions. from morocco to nigeria, ghana to south africa, africa fashions, celebrates a continental fashion scene with unstoppable global impact. to sports. now we're a tennis legend. serena williams has been knocked out on the 1st round of the wimbledon championship. american had been out injured for a whole year and she was making her singles come back at the grass grand slam. she lost on a final set tiebreaker to have frances, how on the time after a dramatic match. the 40 year old williams was targeting

a record equaling 24th grand slam singles title. for you go, here's a quick look at our top story. this hour. after weeks of debate, turkey has agreed to support the nato membership vince of finland and sweden, turkish president. reggie of tie an eta on had previously opposed the plan, claiming those countries. harvard terrorist announcement came at a top level needles. nato summit currently underway in madrid. of next a documentary, the secrets of opus day, faith power, manipulation. don't forget our website, dw news, that's d w dot com. thanks for joining us. imagine so many push it out in the world. climate change a story. this is my plan, the way from just one week. how much was going to really get.