a variety of cars, so we're on this so we focus the movers, shake as visionaries, and made cuz when body, the meaning of modern africa is asking us august the 5th on d. w with this is d. w. news line from berlin. russian forces these control of ukraine, 2nd biggest power plant. it's the latest set back in the east and the area around the capital also comes under renewed attack. ukraine says a counter offensive in the south is gaining ground. also on the program. chinese

president, teaching ping, warren's u. s. president joe biden over taiwan. don't play with fire, he says, as they talk for the 1st time and money and violence clears up and columbia. as a new president prepares to take office, police say a powerful drug cartel is behind a wave of attack on security forces. and in formula one germany, sebastian federal calls time on an illustrious career. the man they called the next michael schumacher says he will retire from the sports at the end of the season. ah, nichol furnish, welcome to the program. russian forces have seized ukraine and biggest power

station, the capture of the bush. the hair sca power plant is the latest set back for defenders and the eastern don bass region, the area around the capitol. keith has also come under missile attack for the 1st time in weeks. but in the south, ukraine says a counter offensive is gaining ground. but with from the ruins of this hotel, rescuers pull a man from the rubble alive. not every one was so lucky when russian rockets hit buck moot on thursday. the city in the doughnuts region has been hit again and again. i indiscriminate russian shelling part of moscow stalled efforts to claim ukraine's east for but in the country south, keith says a counter offensive is moving forward. the city of her son fell to russian forces early on in the war. ukraine is now stepping up efforts to retake it. keith says is knocked out the strategic antonio ski bridge. this would help isolate russian

forces on the rivers west bank, away from their supply lines. you secure when the wire that there is significant damage to the bridge and its structure. we think that the enemy will try to repair it again, william of office. we are prepared for this and you will soon hear about our next steps or multiple that should you booth as long, was posting on telegram. an official for the russian appointed administration said the bridge was still functional, while referring to ukraine's armed forces as nazis, as is common in the pro russian camp. still, with most of the sword, one sealy group, the bridge is blown up. every one rejoices. but these are just illusions. none of the nazis will ever enter have song so but the destroyed bridge, which you can see behind me, you still exists and objectively speaking this hysteria by ukrainian nazis won't change the outcome. dia dressel graham of his though the fighting over this

strategic crossing is more than just a war of words. ukraine says it's forces will repair the bridge eventually. but 1st, the aim to liberate harrison. earlier we spoke to michael dash, a professor of international relations at the university of notre dame, and he gave us an assessment of the situation in her son. we asked him how he thinks ill and well that is going to be the real test of the ukrainian military because they will be on the offensive, attacking russian and russian allied forces who will be on the defensive and the ukrainians have not conducted ne opperation like this i successfully and i think that they're doing it quickly because they feel the need to show some progress on the battlefield. and i think, you know, if they achieve some success,

they'll use that to make the case that they can win the war if they don't achieve success on i think they'll be arguing that they need a yet greater infusion of nato and american military technology. columbia is seeing a wave of violence against the police as a new president prepared to take office at least 25 officers have been killed so far this year, dozens more have been injured and attacked. using firearms and explosives. colombians have more than the dead individuals. nationwide officials say the powerful golf club, drug cartel is behind most of the murders and may even be offering rewards for targeting security forces. earlier we spoke to d. w. you on ramirez and bulletin and asked him what's behind these attacks. the government says that behind these attacks is the gland,

the goal for the gold plan. this is the, the major criminal organization of the country, one of the biggest drug gangs in latin america. the setbacks are supposed to be retaliation against the authorities for the extra the shut off they need. there is a gang auto nil. ordonia was captured by the end of last year and after many hearings, sunny non gal for us as he was a. so the extra the that said to the united states a couple of months ago, just to give you an idea and the goal of the importance of auto nil after pablo escobar. great drug lord, in columbia auto neil is the most prominent figure in drug trafficking in this country. so his extradition is a major blow for this criminal organization. and the reason why they have declared these kind of war against the police. as johan ramirez and bellbottom was now get you up to speed on some other stories making headlines around the world today.

french president, money on my call, has welcome to saudi crown. prince mohammed been so much to his presidential palace in paris. the visit has drawn controversy and france because of saudi arabia's human rights abuses. the saudi government was linked to the killing of journalists, gemma chunky in 2018 north korean leader kim jong own, says he's ready to use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with the united states. or south korea, it was speaking on the 69th anniversary of the end of the korean war. the jackpot for an upcoming lottery draw in the united states has reached more than $1000000000.00. the organizers of the mega millions lottery draw say their price pot is the 4th largest in us history. the odds of winning the bonanza and fridays draw are less than one in 300000000. think the

leaders of china in the united states have spoken for the 1st time in months, in a call dominated by intentions. over taiwan. china considers the island to be part of its territory, but the u. s. has offered taiwan support in beijing tries to impose its rule there, joe biden, and she doing paying talk for 2 hours and are reportedly exploring the idea of meeting and person rece intentions flared when it was reported that he was house speaker nancy pelosi was planning to visit the island, chinese state media as a she warned bind and not to get involved saying quote, those who play with fire will only get burnt. president, she's in pings, bowling to the us. made headline. news in china with out of his message. don't play with fire over taiwan. b to our conversation was said to be broad ranging, but tensions over a potential visits,

by washington's 3rd most powerful politician here dominate the agenda. hampstead, beijing fused high one as a breakaway state of the mainland. on denounces any political engagement which i pay on this democratically elected government. that is a joe me. these remarks once again showed that such an u. s. politicians flew out of the selfish interests, want nothing but tensions in china. us relations turbulence across the taiwan strait and chaos in the wild hinge up places, ill intentioned. here william he earlier this week tie when he's president singing when attended annual military exercises of the islands coast though any visit from below. se wouldn't change the u. s. position on the one china policy. it's likely to rot. she took tensions over the contested tie. one straight

should eager pelosi proceed with the trip. it would coincide with the 75th anniversary of the founding out that people's liberation army in china. and we're likely, i think, to see an increase and a noticeable increase in chinese airspace incursions in and around taiwan. any event that she proceeds with her trip. we may even see something called a median line incursion, and that's a breach of the maritime borders that exists in the center of the taiwan street. well, me out in here, just last year, president, she said reunification must be fulfilled and the u. s. has not officially said it would defend taiwan boats. public support from high ranking officials, like nancy pelosi complicate the ambitions of the mum that they call the chairman of everything. the effects of climate change are apparent

around the world in heat waves. wildfires, floods and rising sea levels now add lightning strikes to that list. they've killed dozens of farmers in the last week in just one state in northern india monsoon season. in india all looks calm now. but mere days ago, 7 people died in the lightning strike. not far from where these farmers are planting their rice. many here saw at 1st hand le want we were working in the field after people started shouting, we all started running out because there was a very loud lightning strike. the state of utah's pro dish has recorded nearly 50 lightening deaths and just the past week. nationwide weather experts say almost 750 indians have died from strikes since the monsoon season began. there's a direct link to climate change. the head of india's center for science and environment says that the chance of lightening increases 12 times for every degree

warmer it gets outside. that's bad news for indians who suffered through a record breaking heat wave this year. some families are permanently changed, so she'll lost his wife when lightning struck, his sister was standing right next to her. now she is disabled, evolve at the end of the home. she can't talk much. i'll make her legs and hands don't function any more. isaac odyssey, india's government has released new guidelines on staying safe and lightning storms, but the storms themselves will only increase as the planet warms. ah, the russia and federal is to retire from formula one at the end of the season. the 35 year old german drives for asked martin having previously been on ferrari and red bull. he won 4 straight championships between 20102013 but was never able to

hit those heights again. and the decade that fought with 4 world titles under his belt, by the age of 26, sebastian federal looked like a racing certainty to surpass the record of 7 championships set by his idle compatriot. mikhail schumacher. but the big moved from red bill to the glamour of ferrari proved a huge disappointment for the german. there he was outshone by his younger teammate, sharla clare. tensions often boiled over on to the track, like here at the brazilian grown pre in 2019. i talked with fed left ferrari having failed to add to his whole of championships. many thought he would retire, but he moved to aston martin where over the past 2 seasons, he struggled to shine in a disappointing car. he has been politically outspoken. the irony of calling for

a greener formula one while simultaneously driving and its races is not lost on him . as he explained in the instagram post announcing his retirement. my passion comes with certain aspects that i've learned to dislike. they might be solved in the future, but the will to apply that change has to grow much, much stronger, and has to be leading to action today. but the golden years that red bul provide the lasting images of his contribution to the sport from which he retires with 53 grown pre winds to his name. and finally, while many parts of the world are struggling with heat ways, very much looks like winter is coming. game of thrones is back as a prequel series with an all new cast. on wednesday house of the dragon premiered in los angeles in california. the series will follow the tar, gary, and dynasty as their many kings and queens, both good and evil rule over the 7 kingdoms. purest can expect to see bloodshed

battles and the trails. and of course, lenti a dragon and that is all from us for now. remember, you can always find all the latest news on our website, d, w dot com or on twitter, or you can follow us at dw news. i'm nicole really from me and the entire team here in our berlin news room. thank you so much for your company. with ah, linda, blue would people live to say matters to us.