[000:00:00;00] ah, it sounds like a scene from a dystopian novel, europe engulfed in flames. a devastating drought threatening harvests, while the brutal heat kills scores every day. and it's not a dystopian novel. it is to day europe's reality. it's a day of dangerous records in europe, with temperatures in the u. k. a reaching an all time high, but far from being a freak peak. experts believe these conditions are a new, frightening fact of life and a part of the world. utterly unprepared for these kinds of extremes, on nickel for early him,

berlin and this is the day ah, these heath babes are becoming more frequent because of climate change. these with her, i always this as you come back to read, i come from india. this would be ready could not live. i wish it would still be glad to when it just still because of the unprecedented hate that we're currently fighting. all of the emergency services are currently on the significant pressure with paul for all of a sudden need to talk to the closest 5 g o. also coming up while his war and ukraine reaches on russia's, vladimir putin meets the leaders of iran and turkey. could this be the birth of a new alliance of the aggrieved against europe and the u. s. i went mister bruce, speak for why he decided to go at this particular time. it shows the degree to

which mister proven and russia are increasingly isolated. now they have to turn to iran for l. o. 2, all our viewers around the world. it's good to have you with us. there is no denying the climate emergency in europe these days. severe heat is fueling wild fires and vast areas from portugal to the balkans that haven't seen rain and months . the heat wave now reaches as far north as the united kingdom, where it pushed the mercury over 40 degrees celsius for the 1st time since records began. perez also hit the forty's to day with sizzling temperatures, the in other european capitals. the extreme conditions have caused hundreds of heat related deaths across europe. our coverage to night starts with the ferocious wild fires in france. fires tore through these dry pine forests in the southwestern region of jerome

strong winds fanned the flames, making them harder to contain fire fighters battled through the night, but still struggled to keep the fires under control. alt del do more. yeah, we have more than 2000 fire men working to reduce the fires today, including more than 500 here in lattice to bush wiley, owner to me, we will also be targeting the fires from the air during the day with water bombing planes, the food av acre so long and that you will do so. here. people living in the nearby city of bordeaux walk up to a gray haze and the smell of burning. one londoner living in southwestern france is fearful of a fire that is spreading very close to his home. for the next 40 hours my be symbolic in our life, we hope the pompey are working hard to protect our proper food like i have been

doing for days and days now. maybe just need a little bit of luck. his home country is also facing threats of forest fires like this one on the outskirts of south london. the u. k. has recorded its hottest day on record with temperatures of over 42 degrees celsius. officials warn people to stay hydrated and avoid traveling, if possible, since britain's infrastructure isn't built to cope with such conditions. it is hot at night though, because there's no air conditioning and most of the buildings in amanda. usually busy hubs are equally quiet. as most people remain at home or find quieter spots that provide respite from the overwhelming heat

temperature records in the u. k. wildfires in western france here is more from d. w correspondence, either side of the channel. but it is probably right now at this moment. the hottest, it has ever been in this country. certainly, since records begun, this is the hottest time of what is predicted to be the hottest day that has ever been recorded in the united kingdom was we heard in the report across britain, there are temperatures ceiling over 42 degrees celsius. and while the advice is for people to remain at home to stay hydrated, to avoid being in the sun, as you can see here on oxford street, london's main shopping street, the roster. a lot of people out and about the fires are somewhere here behind us. and they've even reach to the atlantic c coaster on the other side here, where there's a vacation paradise that's used by people from bordeaux in the summer. huge dunes and the far as of right up to the water have completely been raised down last night

. so the fires are still not under control. we've seen huge evacuations here. almost 40000 people in this whole area have been evacuated because the police are trying to are on the side of being cautious. and they're bringing people out and telling everyone to leave their houses. so no, some of occasions here in this region for this year. and esther me also deals with a hint wave senior officials from around 40 countries have wrapped up 2 days of talks on tackling the claimed emergency. delegates were trying to lay some of the groundwork for the un climate summit in egypt. later this year, term and foreign minister and alina babble, called on all nations of the world to accelerate their transition to renewable energies long side. her egyptian counterpart she sent the planets simply cannot afford any further delays. you couldn't do. we can't host pony as a climate crisis converting. and for that reason we can't postpone the fight against it. under the other crises may seem more important. but the climate crisis

isn't just another crisis. it's a giant overarching measure crisis that impacts all others are like a fire accelerant. sylvia. i'm run brochure nigger. a fire accelerate, quite literally these days lives bring in, clarifies. and she's the co head of the climate policy team at the non profit climate analytics clare. i good to see you. 40 degrees in london, southern europe, in flames. hundreds of heat related deaths. is this the new normal? well really what we're seeing shouldn't be normal at all, but it is increasingly so unfortunately, i think with the extreme events we're seeing now it's very clear that the climate crisis is already here. europe and other parts of the world. literally burning sin temperature records being broken one after the other. hundreds of people already dying from this heat wave alone. and this is already pretty early on in the summer . so there's still time the more to come to europe. and of course,

these heat waves are becoming more frequent and more intense as a result of climate change. they have done serve the last 4 decades also, and this will continue and less be rapidly cub are emissions. of course, what we're seeing in europe now is just really just a snapshot. we've got impacts hitting all around the world and all different types of impact. so extreme heat also has hit india and pakistan and we've seen devastation to weak cops. i'm outside of the world, but we've also seen extreme rainfall events and flooding in places like china, bangladesh, south africa, and lots of death. lots of devastating impacts the ecosystem. so yeah, this is really a very alarming state to be in. and the climate change will only make these events more and more extreme. it's really a taste of, of potentially what's the common? i would say this has to be a wakeup call that we haven't done enough. and that we need to start taking warnings from climate science. much wanted to talk about wake up calls because here

in the northern hemisphere, climate change is often spoken about as a problem of a distant future, or at least distant lands. do you think that this, this really brutal snapshot that europe is getting right now will maybe add to a sense of urgency? i really hope so. i think it has to be. i think it's been very easy for a lot of developed countries so far to kind of sit back and, and cross thing goes that things won't be as bad as a science predicted. i'm not see it. it's becoming clear that really the science was right. well along that these warning signs of hitting us year on year. and i think a lot of countries in developing world who have been hit by these crises already for for years. and who's really existential livelihoods are threat, hoping that the government's government come together and corporate to to really do something. and they all, all governments came to the cop last year,

the climate negotiations last year in glasgow and committed to reduce their emissions. but unfortunately, there's still a very big gap between where we are and where we should be. and what i find very worrying is when we look at how government the current in responding to the current, the ongoing energy crisis is the thing. a resurgence of gas going back to the use of social gas and coal in some cases, which i could totally contrary to what needs to be done. exactly. there which fuels and hinting on that chancellor or left shots of germany said something very on. on that point. let's listen in and then keep talking them versus what's most not happen to us now is that we slide into a global renee so on. so fossil energy and coal in particular 9 sleep time. though, how can that be avoided? clear here in germany, there are even plans to reactivate retired coal plans to increase independence from russia. is this not

a renee on the re nissans that shows is warning from well we have this has to be temporary at the most. yeah. it's very clear that there's no space the continuing to burn fossil fuels. coal especially, needs to be phased out of our power systems by 2030 at the latest for europe. gas needs to follow close behind. so we can't just switch from coal to gas. it's a lot, lot of governments are anticipating doing. that's not a solution because gas is also a fossil fuel. so this needs to be phased out, 5 to 10 years off to coal at the most. so we really need, but we have, we have the solution available. so we've seen that plummet in the cost of renewables in recent years. we know how to transform our energy systems. the technologies are available, the transitions understood. it's the case really of, of political will. and i suppose we have to hope that as these extreme events really hits us and we really feel them, that governments will start to take action and civil society will start to demand

more of governments in this regard. and talking about the solutions in your organization argues that one way of making up for lost time in the process of reducing emissions could be carbon dioxide removal. that does sound like magic bullet, what's stopping us? there are definitely no magic bullets. so carbon dioxide removal does have a role to play. this is, this is clear from the science, but is absolutely not an alternative to cutting emissions as quickly as possible at the moment. carbon dioxide removal. technologies are expensive and uncertain as well as to what extent we could rely on them. so really the, the key thing is to get emission down to stop banding, fossil fuels as quickly as possible. there are no get out of jail free cars and any company or government who claims that they can offset to fulfill fuel emissions with. for example, planting trees. that's just the fallacy, especially when those trees are, as we know, growing up in flames as we speak. or fight and pleasure speaking to you. thank you

. ah, the war and ukraine now and while moscow's ground offensive appears to be slowing down, russian missiles continued to pounce cities and villages in ukraine, south and east. at least one resident was reportedly killed and cram a tourist in the don units. region barely strike was one of around 5 to hit the city, which is a declared target of rushes operation in the east. the mayor of from a tours urged civilians to evacuate. those attacks came after a barrage of missiles was fired on the port city of odessa from the black sea, also hitting residential areas. odessa is crucial to export and desperately needed ukrainian grain to the rest of the world. but he has billing us as part of dw his team in ukraine, and he has more on the latest developments in the conflict there. yeah, we've had several attacks, again today,

a cremmit oscars you have just mentioned. and in the odessa region, the odessa region has been a, has been several times in the past few days. it has been one of the target's main targets off long, long range missiles or, or middle range missiles that were fired mostly from the black sea. and a, the city of mich alive has been also hit quite a few times that points a little bit to, to the fact that russia has not may be given up on the plan to conquer the whole south. the same is true for trauma, cromer tours, which is a main target of the russian army because the russian army has stated russia has stated. and it's very clear that this is the next target that they want to conquer . so this is what unites or these 3 targeting these 3 places that have been targeted today. meanwhile, the mayor responsible for the war, rushes, president vladimir putin has travelled to run. this is only his 2nd trip abroad

since the conflict began in tehran. he held talks with regional heavyweights, iran and turkey, as his country begins to feel the impact of international isolation. and the costly campaign in ukraine futon is looking for allies around has long been the target of western sanction. so moscow hopes to develop closer, military and economic ties. terran the tehran trip also offers bruton a chance for a face to face meeting with turkish president ridge of type ardon. georgia stood opposite russia in regional conflict and condemned the invasion of ukraine. but the nato member also has its share of friction with the west. officially, the leaders are in tehran to discuss syria, but ukraine is expected to also a heavily feature in the talks. an ali why is, is the iran project director at the international crisis group? he joins us now from washington alley, welcome. let's start by talking about iran and russia to nations under severe

western sanctions to nations, essentially out looking for friends. how much closer does this shared circumstance bring them? well, it has turned the relationship between the 2 countries, which was at best over the past few years, a tactical partnership into a strategic relationship. and the reason, as you rightly pointed out, is that they don't have a lot of friends. they don't have a lot of alternatives. and so it's an alliance of necessity that has brought to 2 countries closer together. especially at this point in time that russia needs iran's experience and circumventing western sanctions. and iran season rushes depleting military in the bore in ukraine as an opportunity to basically sell its arms to a major war power. so it is a relationship that is growing by today. iranian leader has been talking about

a long term cooperation with russia that both countries can benefit from, but when it comes to energy production, they're fierce competitors especially now. so what's really in it for around so this is i think mostly signaling to the west that you know, these countries are not as isolated as the wes wants them to be. they have alternative they can create a coalition of things and they've been basically trying to live and out live western sanction. but in practice, you know, there is a hard feeling to how far iran and russia can go and developing their economic relations because their economies are not compatible. they both export energy primarily and as you said, they've now been competing in selling oil to china for instance. and i, best to trade between the 2 countries has reached about 4000000000 and i think

that's probably the limit of it. whereas iran has a $40000000000.00 trade with china, for instance. so i think it's a lot of empty rhetoric that in practice, will not amount to much. now the us watching this closely, what good runs cozying up with russia mean for the attempt to revive the nuclear deal? well, you know, the reality is that i think they run into realize that the, what is on the table right now in terms of the deal to restore the original nuclear agreement, the agreement from 2015 is really not going to mitigate to key risks that the iranian view with, with the original agreement, one as a political risk, that in fact, the next you, as president in 2025 might re, neg, once again in the, in the same way the president trumpet in 2018. and there is no guarantee that any us administration can provide that this would not happen again. and the results on

it can i risk from the perspective of the iranians that sanctions could be stamped back. and although their economy has now adjusted to sanctions, they might find themselves in a situation in 2025. that once again, they will suffer an economic shock that could be deeper. and this jojo in their economy is something that they don't like to see. and again, there is no way any deal can mitigate that risk for them. and so i do believe that they have moved beyond the p o a, the nuclear deal and they believe that they can survive without it. and coding up with the russians is giving even more credits to defend them. and unfortunately, there is really not much that the us can do about it. other than trying to put more pressure on iran, which is almost bound to backfire. the us government says iran is preparing to sell arm drones to russia for use in ukraine. we'll come back to you in a 2nd, but 1st i want to show you what the u. s. defense department said earlier tonight,

the iranians have a domestic production capability of drones and those drones have lethal capabilities. we've seen that for ourselves in the tax that they have. they have perpetrated in iraq and it's syria against our own troops and against our own facilities. there so we're watching this closely and we're taking it seriously. i do think ron will go through with the sale. i think it will. it has already proliferated just as drones to non state actors in the region from the hutus in yemen with allies in iraq and syria. and i see no reason why they wouldn't provided to russia despite the rhetoric that they are neutral and the war in ukraine. i think they will go ahead with these 2 are not the only ones meeting and in terror on today to get rid of time on is also there for talk. and he had an agenda of his own turkey planning

a fresh military offensive in northern syria. how did that go down without not good . in fact, the supreme iran, in a very public manner pushed back against the turkish plans to invade northern syria and warden taking consequences. and i think the russians are also against the turkish incursion. and so, you know, this is not the only issue that is being discussed, but so far to the turks have received a pretty harsh pushback from the to utter power that the table they are also going to discuss opening a quarter door for exporting green out of the black sea, which is obviously related to the, to the conflict in ukraine. but, but so far, i think president, one has been pretty disappointed by the reaction of iran and russia towards this

plan is the serial eyes of the international crisis group. many, thanks. thank you. well, and we keep talking about turkish president retired bardon because he has threatened to block sweden and finland bid to join nato. he wants to make sure they stick to the assurances they gave last month that they'd clamp down on kurdish groups in turkey. groups own turkey views as terrorists for some kurds living and sweet. the future now seems uncertain. herds in stockholm or protesting demands from turkish president wretch of ty, a bear to one for the swedish government to crack down on their presents especially demonstrations like this one with a prominent showing by the p k. k. a kurdish militant group officially designated as a terrorist organization by the swedish government for its armed attacks against turkey . heir to one is threatening to block sweden's pending membership in nato. if it doesn't take action. he additionally claims

a deal made with sweden and finland to step up counterterrorism cooperation and exchange intelligence means the swedish government has agreed to extradite dozens of people air to one accuses of terrorism. the trilateral memo, which is public contains no such pledge, but that's not enough to reassure blunt kenneth, a turkish newspaper editor sentenced to life in prison in ankara for criticizing the air to one regime. kennedy thought he was safe after escaping to sweden in 2016 . as a new life for me, i took a bitter breath and said that or to know the danger, remain behind. but the danger didn't remain behind. in february swedish authorities informed kenneth turkey was demanding his extradition. he had to testify and says his case is currently in the supreme court. i am just fuels and i couldn't. i just could such oblong region on camera accuses him of many crimes,

including of being a gullet, nist, a follower of an exiled, religious leader. residing in the us whom era one has labeled a terrorist. kennedy has found his name on lists of people. air to one says must be handed over before he'll approve swedish membership in nato. but you ever have imagined that you would be in this situation where you feel like your life is a bargaining chip on the movement commercials. i am sure that the sued the system are concerned to put me. i am of hungry process, schubert, though he's not a on since the one leveled. his demands against sweden curds who support groups considered illegal in turkey are nervous, even though the swedish government rejects suggestions. it's made any deals on extra additions with ankara. armina koch bava is a swedish parliamentarian with iranian kurdish roots. the turkish government has also called her a terrorist and demanded she be sent to turkey. even though she says she doesn't support the p k. k. and she's not turkish. people are also very worried about my

security on their own security, of course, even in abroad. you know, if you have your name in some list abroad, the can yelp, the turkish government, you know, that is very dangerous nato hope swedish membership gets quick approval from allies parliament's. but analyst are, as when says, he suspects heir to 1 may well drag. this dispute out as he runs for reelection next june. this plays very well into the turkish narrative. i mean, i think it's an attempt to ship focus from the very high inflation that makes it very hard for people to, to, for their revenue life. and also for, for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary election, bruland kenneth hopes he won't have to wait that long to know his own fate. dignified life constance. and for me, if i be put up,

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