it is not a virgin of the rocks. was there another symbolic meaning to this beautiful painting that perhaps we just don't understand? search for answers. starts july 7th on d, w. ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. missiles strike in the ukrainian region of odessa says at least $21.00. people are dead after russian aircraft, 5 missiles that hit an apartment building and other targets also on the program. a

ban on some single use. plastics takes effect in india as part of a government plan to cut down on pollution. and they to can now say i do the same sex couples, get married in switzerland for the 1st time with a new law. granting them the same rights of a married couple. ah, i'm told me a lot. well, welcome to the program. they have been more civilian deaths in ukraine officials, they're say at least 21 people were killed after russian missiles hit, a residential area near the black sea port of odessa. another missile hit, a nearby recreation center, ukraine's president of the mirrors. the lensky describe the attacks as deliberate

rush and terror, but the kremlin has denied targeting civilians. presidents were asleep when a russian missile struck this apartment building at around one a. m. on friday neighbors in the town of sir eve, carney, odessa rushed to help emergency workers search for survivors. did you see people being carried away? every nerve, their only body bags and smoking was valuable? the kremlin has denied involvement in the strike saying they do not target civilian sites. but keith says russian forces have escalated their long range attacks, increasing the threat to civilians far from the front lines to no, sir, we do not want ukrainian mornings to start as tragically as to day versus going with russian missile strikes like the one on the odessa region this with many casualties, so as we want ukrainian mornings to be peaceful in just like the ones in other

european capitals you now in the 21st century, better stability. graham president zalinski is urging lawmakers not to delay in implementing the measures. ukraine needs to take in order to join the european union, which includes anti corruption reform, brussels approved ukraine's candidacy last month in a symbolic gesture of their progress towards joining the block. lawmakers raised the e u flag in ukraine's parliament chamber, but it will likely take years to clear all the hurdles for e u membership. d w 's nick connelly spoke to us earlier about the targeting of civilian infrastructure. we asked him if moscow was trying to break the morale of the people in ukraine. that's certainly the way it's being read here. and key of that is certainly what most people you meet here, especially in government circles, would tell you. i think the intention added level is perhaps less important than

the results we've seen now in the past week, civilians lose their lives on a huge scale and come and shook in odessa today. but also in the mac alive close the front lines. and it's abundantly clear that russia is not willing to stop hitting targets or going for targets that claims a military targets. even if there is a significant risk of civilian, lots of life at the rockets they're using now are increasingly old and less precise . some of the rockets use the past week are ones that came in service in the seventy's that are have a huge range up to 5000, clumped to some of them, but are notorious for hitting the wrong targets, sometimes getting as far as a half kilometer away from the internet target and lots them even don't reach their target. so that's one of the reasons why russia often lots of these missiles from planes above the caspian sea, so as not to hit targets in russia. if the missiles go wrong. so there's definitely no willingness there to leave off targets or to basically take disadvantages in

what they seize their military campaign for the interests of avoiding selling casualties. and are increasingly, as ukraine holds up better than anyone had expected, least of all in moscow. there is really a worry here that russia moscow will start trying to hit the civilian infrastructure to make it harder for ukraine to keep on fighting. to hit electricity, plants, roads, railways, on a greater level so that even people, hundreds of comments away from the front lines will not be able to go about their daily lives, even if they're not hit directly and will increasingly find their daily life disrupted their ability to earn a living made more difficult and you know, the hope it seems in russia is that increasing there'll be pressure on ukraine's government to come to some kind of agreement to make some kind of compromises as life becomes as an unbearable here. but it's like here as it already isn't. dumbass a check republic takes over the european, the european union's rotating credit presidency today. progress, promising to focus on the war in ukraine and its repercussions including refugees,

energy insecurity, and keeping the $27.00 member block united against russia, dw, christine, will do a report from private ha, there's a changing of the guard at the european union's top leadership with paris handing over the rotating presidency of the e. u council to prague. because war has returned to europe. the check republics tenure at the home would be a hard one. we are preparing our reserve so to take presidency. think over presidents it in time for inflation is very high, or war is so close to our sir in ukraine and her russian aggression against their cream is of course a main topic. her for all of us. the chick republic has welcome nearly 400000 ukranian refugees and provided significant financial and military aid to keith. since the start of the war, within the e u, it is

a vocal support of sanctions against russia. but the central european country, like many others on the continent, is heavily dependent on russian energy. and there are serious concerns here about how secure that supplies energy took, reduce important topic right now. and our dependence on russia is huge for us. so it's really enormous dependency on rational gas and oil and turn, we have to find a solution for all of us about to detect republic knows this would be possible only solidarity of all your countries. but e u countries are increasingly drifting apart on how to respond to russia's invasion of ukraine. people i've spoken to here in prague favor continued support for ukraine, and a hard line on russia. they say this country's history being occupied by the soviet union has a lot to do with it. but the sentiment isn't the same across the union. and so

a big part of this presidency for the check republic will be to keep the united going for it. some say that the timing of the chick republics presidency is an opportunity for the country to act as a media is great. as we have take republic as a presidency country now because you know they are the perfect fit for this job. if there is a country that can actually try to find a consensus on the situation and the position towards russia, it could be checked. republic, you know, when we look at france, france is a very dominant country and it sets its agenda in a way that this is what we want. and please get on board. check. republic will be more of a country that opens the dialogue with no signs that will in ukraine, is anywhere close to ending. prague will be tested on its ability to keep the countries in lock step over the response to the worst crisis in europe. since the 2nd world war, let us take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. protesters calling

for elections have stormed, libby as parliament building and set fire to it. in the eastern city of ta brooke, rival, par factions have been meeting to plan national elections for those talks broke down earlier in the week. libya has been split by conflict. since a long time, long time dictator more mar, gadhafi was ousted in 2011 thousands of people of march in barcelona over deaths of migrant at spain. border. protesters accused the government of racism and colonialism for its treatment of black migrants. dozens of migrants died in a mass attempts to climb the border fence between morocco and the spanish enclave of malea. last week a ban on some single use. plastics has come into force in india. today. it's more of a government plan to reduce pollution. india is the world's 2nd biggest producer of plastic waste. after the united states,

a plastic pollution has doubled in the past 5 years. it correspond madeira charter as this report. india plastic problem is massive. the environment when if he says indians generate 3 and a half 1000000 tons of plastic with a year. experts said the actual figure is much more that plastic products hum the environment is well known. and yet their use is visible in everyday life. at this winter to the market, for instance, it is something that both windows and buyers can't seem to do without subdue alo, go without plastic bags, it will get very tough for us vegetable sellers. we can't put all the vegetables together in a big bag. nobody will buy things like this on it. for years, the government has tried to reduce the plastic footprint. now it's taking a big step. banning single use plastic product items which are huge ones and

discarded in small e to leave block to talk lauretha does. this is commonly, apart from these, the central pollution control board has also announced a band on other things used plastic items such as ceo, but can you see ballistic polystyrene decoration with you? among other things they took to that scene, a waste management expert says the ben is a good starting point. yeah, he says plastic is not only about reefed, it causes serious health problems as well. you might have come across new red plastic has now been found in bloodstream. beeping said the lungs even in baby poops bait. so i think that is good enough. evidence brought us to identify what pain plastics are problematic. and then taking the head from seeing as that recycling can be one solution, took up the issue austic that we saw that does not appear to be changing much though. in fact, india classic reese generation has doubled in the last 5 years and there is

increasing awareness about the problem. medina leo's hardy are rivers and drains are clogged with plastic. m. it's non biodegradable, which is not good for our planet and environment in liberal will attorney. well, i feel bad at all. the plastic bag is a good call by the government hobby of a philosophy for a class that causes a lot illusion. and every person is affected by that. a garden equinox on it. but for some making such a change comes at a course. they cannot afford. what you look up on the night, some people stop buying from us if we don't give them these plastic bags, they say, how will they carry the vegetables? it becomes difficult for us them. you know that the eat us as the government can only do so much, people need to change their lifestyle. only then will it truly make a difference to switzerland, where same sex couples can now tie the knot. the 1st weddings took place on friday,

legalized after swiss voters approved the expansion of marriage rights in a referendum last year. the change means the same sex couples now whole, the same status as other married couples with land is one of the last countries in western europe. to recognize same sex marriages, ah, here come the brides blue law. and alina are, among the 1st of many same sex couples, tying the knot after switzerland became one of the last western european countries to make it legal. but we're just, i'm really happy with this day. how did you happy that everyone can finally get married? yeah, and what happy to be able to share this time with you. the swiss government's 2020 plans to introduce marriage for all were challenged by opponents, which triggered a referendum last september that nearly 2 thirds of voters supported the move

paving. the way for marriage equality to become enshrined in law, re political them for us. this is a strong symbol to be able to mark this day to have this visibility and for marriage to become normal for same sex couples. thought that the change is more than just symbolism. the right to marry has also opened the door to legal rights that were previously out of reach for l. g. b t q couples criminal. maria. alexa, 1st there is the excess to joined. adoption is all there is before one person and the couple had to have a child previously heard from abroad or from a previous marriage. and the other partner could adopt the charlie could be also very important for lesbian couples. as the access to sperm donation is, which wasn't possible for same sex couples which alexa also getting citizenship will be awesome. so this is also very important to set up auto. we'll hand in hand

and side by side. thousands of same sex couples around the country can finally say, i do a dream that took decades to become reality. ah, well that's it for me for now. but rub watts is up next with the business to use. and of course you can get more on our website, d, w dot com follows on twitter and instagram as well as d w. news. i'm still here by default. many thanks for watching. ah, she's up to date. don't miss our highlights. the d w program on line d, w dot com highlight.