[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. the death toll mound says ukraine fights to remain independent. 25 people are killed in a rush and strike on a train station in eastern ukraine. the attack came as the country marked its independence day and 6 months of also coming up look at the lethal design of cluster bumps they'd been put to use in ukraine,

resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths. and the people unwanted back home and unwell come elsewhere. 5 years after fleeing a violent crack down in mere mother or a hinge or refugees urge the world do not forget our plight. class women in afghanistan have been pushed to the margins under the taliban. but now some hope took turn a new page. it opened a library just for women and girls. ah, i'm glad beth as well come to the program, calls from around the world for russia to end. it's war went unanswered on ukraine's independence day. at least 25 people were killed and dozens injured in a russian attack on an east and ukrainian town. officials say russia launch shells that hit homes and set

a passenger train on fire in ship lena. the attack comes 6 months to the day after russia invaded. it's neighbour good. this is what ukrainians had feared. for days. i rush an attack on civilian infrastructure on the 6 month anniversary of its invasion. with the small town of chapel lena in easton, ukraine was shalt twice who this man found his son's body off at the blast visit and he was in the house when he was thrown out of there. we looked for him and he was lying here. nobody knew that he was here was we're in new york. there was no sound. was nothing, it all was heard. one just an explosion, a blast. and then the fire started. this chest was authority. see several people were born in

a car. as the un security council met to mark 6 months of the ukraine war, president zalinski addressed the session to tell the world about the latest russian attack linear portion of the, of all, despite moscow's attempt to block his appearance at wanting to rescuers or working . but unfortunately, the death toll could increase that at our russia prepared for this session thing out of bed all but with the debts rising every day. there appears little hope for the war 2 and any time soon. w correspondent, roman gunter anchor is in clear for us and early i asked him for more about the missile strike on the town of to planar well, at this point, the search and rescue operations are over. according to the ukranian officials has been the deadliest attack in ukraine on independence day 25 people died. 2 boys among them 11 and 6 years old,

and one boy was killed in his home. his house and the other one aim was killed in a car probably with his family. there were a few 5 people killed in that crowd. we just driving by that railway station. a lot of people died in the passenger train so and it's, it's very tragic a day for that region for a crown as well because of this attack. but this is something that ukrainian authorities have been warning about the whole week. now as you say, your grades have been warned about possible brutal attacks like this one, do ukrainians expect this intensity to continue? well, there is a big difference between the day of independence and the next day or so. in key of alone, we stopped counting the air raids after 8 or 9. there was a 190 air raid sirens in the whole of ukraine on independence day. it's

much less than the day after and her. but on the other hand, as of just said, the authorities want the ukrainians that this whole week is dangerous and a big airstrikes are possible. so am until the end of the week. and so i, i guess the situation will be very tense and will remain tense and also in the capital kia. now in recent weeks, one of the major concerns was the safety of the nuclear power plant ends up or is your, what's the latest from there? well, the situation remains very volatile and tans so there were no reports about shillings from the ukrainian side. the russian side is claiming that the ukrainian sir shall be station. we cannot verify that from here and keith. so the station remains the power station, the biggest in europe, remains under russian control and the control of the russian military. and the biggest question, the biggest issue is whether there could be an international control nation to that station. a lead by the international atomic energy agency i. e,

i know we had some telephone calls between france, present, micron and russian peasant hootin. and according to the french president, putin agreed to let international delegation via the u. n. delegation. we have the un secretary general retailer saying that he is ready and his organization is ready to support such a mission. but there is, there is a problem here and the problem is how could such a mission go. busy there over russia control territory or ukrainian control territory. you can, and president zalinski has said the ukrainians, ready to assist such a mission, but the experts should go over ukrainian territory and just to the frontline. and if they should take the route through the annex crimea, for example, then this would mean an end of corporation between ukraine and the i e. a. so it's a very sensitive issue and it is still unclear how and when such

a mission can take place. the ws roman contra banker in care of their thank you very much, roman views of cluster bombs and the ukraine war has led to hundreds of civilian casualties. that's according to global report. this ought to day cluster munitions are considered illegal by most countries. the cluster munition monitor report says that at least 689 people have been killed or wounded by cluster bombs in ukraine. almost all of them civilians report says that russia has used last the bombs extensively investigating hundreds of such attacks. it also says that ukrainian forces appear to have used cluster munitions at least 3 times. since 2000 eights, an international agreement banning the use of cluster munitions has gained 110 signatories, including germany. but russia and ukraine as well as the united states and a number of other countries have refused to sign or speak to one of the authors of

that report in a moment. but 1st, let's have a closer look at what cluster bombs are and what they do. ah, mustard munitions from the ground. beyond the explosions. watch and listen carefully to what happens next. small, dangerous objects continue to rain down. bigger ones too. ah, they're brutally lethal weapons from the air this animation from an n g o working against clustering, munitions offers a look. the bombs released smaller explosive sub munitions in flight. the sub munitions are meant to blow up on impact with enemy soldiers or enemy vehicles. if not, the enemy civilians,

hundreds of bomblets spread out over the head zone and activists say over 90 percent of cluster bomb deaths our civilians. earlier this month, d w looked into an alleged russian cluster bomb strike at this children's hospital in ukraine, holding $237.00 kids is the ammunition parts were everywhere. fortunately, there had been an air raid alarm for the cluster attack. so the children were in the basement. if not, we could have had 237 deadlock and g o warren, that the tiny bomblets that don't explode immediately can look like a plaything to a child. or they might rest like land mines in urban spaces or farm fields for weeks, months, years after the main projectile has been hauled away. marian logo is co editor of the cluster, munitions monitor 2022 published today, and she joins me now from geneva. moran, why would an army resort to the use of cluster bombs?

what's the military advantage here at the cluster munitions coalition? we don't see any military advantage to such weapons. they are indiscriminate, which means that they cannot differentiate between civilians and military. they just kill children going in the field, they kill people using them going to we're going to schools that prevent them to access basic services. so there is clearly no military needs. and that's why we have a convention banding those with and since 28 new senior reports that the russian army has been using close simulations extensively. ukraine, under the ukranian army, also appears to have used those bombs and 3 cases. why are you so certain about the russian you russians are using these bombs but not the ukrainians. i mean, it, it takes time to verify information. and there is also the fact that russia has been using that weapon extensively hundreds of attacks. so we have lots of evidence,

then we need to take time to verify all the evidence to make sure that what we are reporting is as accurate as possible. but this is basically linked to that. it means that russia has been extensively using that weapon in the conflict in the past 6 months. was ukraine? i've had a limited use of that weapon. you talked about the investigating that you do? is it easier for you to get access? when you investigate those attacks, no, it takes time for sure. and i should mention that the system mission money to we are working with different organizations and human rights watch. it has the lead on such questions on use. and basically we are relying on different types of information such as direct interviews with witnesses from chris to mission attacks, videos, photos, social media has been extremely used as well in that conflict. we can also use that imagery and although you know, in fact, in the street of such weapons,

we can identify and see if it is actually a custom issue attack or not. so it takes time. we need to make sure that the photos that you are, you know, analyzing is, is right and is not set up. but, you know, with time and commitment and energy you can, you can do the work. now, can you explain why some countries like russia and ukraine, but also the us are not committed to branding we use of close to mission? i mean that they consider that those weapons. i useful, but as i mentioned earlier, we believe those weapons out simply indiscriminate. they are banned and we are working to make sure that you know, as many countries as possible, i joining i joining the convention. and that's why as well that since there's been this use of close to mission in, in ukraine. lots of states have spoken to ads and to said that, you know,

using those weapon is illegal and should never happen anywhere at any time. so we just have to continue to make sure that all the states that are remaining outside of the convention are joining us as possible. my grandmother, the court of this is report on the use of cluster munitions. thank you very much, martin. thank you tom. now to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines today, taiwan has proposed a $19000000000.00 hike in defense spending of the china staged its largest military drills around the island. the funds would boost i pace air, a naval capabilities, and require approval from parliament. tensions, of flaring with china, which views taiwan as a breakaway province. a court in pakistan, it has granted former leader imminent con, extended bail for a week. the ex prime minister is facing 14 years in prison on terrorism charges over his speech. he gave this past weekend, candace,

calling for snack elections after he was asked it in april. he says the charges are politically motivated. election officials in angola say early results from the general election, put the ruling emp ya party, and the lead with more than 85 percent of the ballots counted the parties 52 percent of the vote. but our goal is main opposition. party claims they are in the lead and says they preliminary results are unreliable to south asia. now where the mostly muslim ethnic ro hinge a population are still left in uncertainty and fear after a crackdown and me and mother pushed many of them to flee. 5 years ago today, the mia, my military, launched a 5th offensive. the left village is burning and thousands dead. more than 700000 ranger escaped over the border into bungler dish. many ended up in a sprawling refugee camp near the town of cox's bazaar. the it now holds about

a 1000000 people and bangladesh is hoping they will all eventually return to their home country. most in the camp still see mia, mom as their home d w. d. w reporter. so by iraq met, paid a visit to a family in cox bizarre to hear their story ringer children learning me and most national anthem. even though their home country does not want them in the school, in a bundle that she can, the refugees are trying to hold on to their culture and identity. the children also learn subjects such as english, math, and life skills. many fled here after the men mar, military, started a brutal campaign against the ringer in 2017 maturer, across the border with a family 5 years ago. the now law had no,

i like life skills the most i. i wake up in the morning and go to school. after school. i go home and in the afternoon i go play, man, i would when i grow up, i want to teach love jazz, lovely. misha relieves with their parents and 5 siblings in a hot, in the heels inside alcala, camp. her mother to smith begum, is concerned about her keeps future. she recalls what she had to leave behind when she fled. that on there was an would all now that they are growing up. i'm stressed when i think about their future. nobody. when i think about my homeland, i get emotional love it. we were well off. we did not have her own land, but we had a cow, 3 goats, and a house on what i hear enough. all i see her husband moment ship. he used to work in the farmland back in myanmar, but here he hardly has any work. the couple each laws to family members. when the

military went on a rampage, he got got a letter that a got lost. we did not want to leave him down that and they opened fire and people were killed than batting. we left, they burned our houses to the ground, they only thought there's no point staying here. we should flee to bangladesh. at am unaired agie, all up a little more the mother and a barged into the area and shot my brother to death bomb up. then we laughed and they burned our houses. while while we were fleeing toward the border, they killed my brother in law and no more than the last year up elder may gladly add. dear countless stories like these among chem precedence people here are living in limbo, a limbo that seems to never end 5 years after what has been called the biggest mass, exodus abra, finger to bangladesh. they want to rebuild their lives, but they have limited education and they can't go out of this campus. many of them tried to flee to other neighboring countries, but it,

since nobody really wants them bunger, this does provide support to the refugees. but the also says that the ringer must never forget. they will have to leave one day to come. the mother with other camera that we are giving them humanitarian aid of our girls that they will return to their homeland. if, for example, in the learning centers, they sing the national anthem, but they're being told that this is not your country that you should go back. a more detailed sheffield, this, me the say, the know this very well, the long for their motherland. but getting back dear will require much more than teaching them a patriotic song. dw correspondence of a rough man, the file that report joins us now from course design bungler this to where bangladesh stresses that there were hinder will eventually have to go home for their own country. me and mar. doesn't want them. paula was bangladesh prepared to

support them well, long the dish has been support. oh, this handle of humanitarian aid to these people for a long time like the latest and mass exhort us have occurred in 2017 since then late or more than our 1000000 people are already living here in this camps. you can see right behind me, so our bird, that thing is, but i talked to the people with officials bunger the shellfish of they say that they are, are providing the support, they will do it. but db actually didn't want them to go back and they want to uh, expedite the process that if that vision process, an for that already, there is a transpose that is working on the list a list of the ruined or migrants or the least they have provided it's a list up around $830000.00. are doing. got our people are they have already submitted it to the

a me and my government said they hope that this repetition process will ah, will, will go forward above it as an hour before and the 2 twice. this is patricia atom, ah, have been faint. so they want a little foreign minister already said that they wanted now to day they were under, i understand protests by some of the euro hinder refugees there. and you were there . what are they calling for? well, there are 34 camps inside. those are big of a big you can see by just behind me, like there are 34 separate anthony every can. there was a broad as there was a gathering of these people. they say that they want justice, they want the me and my alternate is to be held responsible for what they have done at least 5 years ago. and oh no, they say that they won't dare citizenship,

an ethnicity recognition of their ethnicity back in myanmar they want to go back at, but they want a security insurance there one safely or go back to their country, did up so by your ahmed reporting their form bangladesh, thank you very much. women in afghanistan are facing an aggressive campaign by the taliban to restrict their public lives. since taking pal the islamist rulers have placed limits on girls education. women can only go outside with a male guardian. at some afghan women have taken a step to counter their isolation. if opened a library for women, only. an opening for mines. this brand new couple library tends to the education of a female only clientele. the founder say it's a noises inside

a society that is increasingly hostile to universal education. the taliban rule of afghanistan has brought severe restrictions on women's participation in public life . these women are hoping that the library can act against that trend. and anything you johnny put on by opening this slide, rudy, we want to show women civil resistance to doors that are against women against women's presence and against women's activities. not only think i get show more than able to hire him. i've looked a bit of an if the thought, le bon, closed the gates of schools and ignored the education of a generation. they should know that of gone, women are women who have become literate, who gnawed themselves and have the ability to define themselves in society. only as you don't know and he does, your miano put it on a paddy spoken and thousands of women have been excluded from work life since to taliban took power. a year ago, secondary schools for girls remain mostly closed,

even though the islamist rulers promised earlier this year to reopen them. many african women say they are frustrated over the current restrictions to women and girls rights. are taught of, of how monica done on the taliban should understand that women are half of the society and that is an urgent need for of gone women to study and to work on done about venable little women will make us have a better and more peaceful society touchy the higher though van, if the lord the levels of violence. that's why we cheated. dislike judy. get up on it. only. justin. the new library includes more than a 1000 books, including novels, as well as nonfiction titles on politics, economics, and science. the founders hope the works can be read here by many sharp mines and that the libraries walls offer

a safe space for reading and literary explorations. and in another part of the walls pushing the limits for women 57 year old alma salazar still plays as a goalkeeper for a football team in a hometown in western guatemala known as the flying granny football as how target through tragedies. she has an ever growing collection of amateur professional trophies at home and she has no intention of retiring. alma salazar saving a shot at 57 years of age. the fly in grannie as she's known is still guarding the goal for her team. in guatemala, salazar says age is no impediment to skilful goal. keeping. today she is the custodian for a team in a foot saw league in her hometown of l. t. a hard in the west of the country. i must spur as on her teammates and the fans applaud every save the unusual goalkeeper makes. in football, she found a refuge from multiple tragedies,

such as the early death of her only 2 children, your method over until the 4th day with them. i really devoted myself to sports and because it helped me to move past a lot of things that were going through my mind with lawyer football really helps you to clear your mind a lot. her passion for the sport was born when she was 19. she started training with a men's team and found her calling as a goalkeeper. since then, she's played for several clubs in professional and amateur competitions, including in the national women's league for her family, the fly. and granny has become an example of strength and perseverance. keep me to look at that and look at her age and she is still fighting. and the truth is that it has not been easy. the list on herself and none of this has been easy. it has been a process of pain because she has suffered

a lot in life. and football has helped her to move forward about us and to be able to deal with every sorrow in her life. in kilo levy, they have it. alma keeps all her trophies on a table at home. she still dreams of one day playing at the van ago stadium, the home of rail madrid together. she also hopes to meet her goal, keeping idols, e care cassius and john luigi before. but there's one thing she never plans to do. hangup her gloves. they gave her lucas ailing. it's something that you carry in your heart and you don't easily give it up. and i told them, i'll stop playing football. when i'm in a casket away, i had pick what a for kayla. left with blue. that's the spirit. a teenager in europe has also found his calling in life though he sit is sites a bit higher. mike rather forward has become the youngest person to fly solo around

the world ever. the 17 year old completed his 5 month journey and bulgaria with his proud family that to welcome him. mac roast broke to get his world records on his flight, including one set by his sister. and that's it from me on the new steam for our coming up next focus on europe gab alphas and brought it in for me and the new scene. thanks for watching.

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i enter the conflict zone, confronting the powerful 18 months after the violence on the capitol hill. it's clear that you have democracy, was integrated very just pvc police. my guess is weeks from tom a david from brighter and columnist for the atlantic magazine. he says the stakes were and still all frighteningly home comp zone. in 60 minutes on d w. o i ended listening place of morning, the mediterranean sea, its waters connect people of many cultures seen of almost rock and to

far dockery drift along with exploring modern lifestyles and mediterranean. where has history left its traces, reading regal, hearing their dreams. ready to me during this week on d. w. ah, this is focus on europe. i'm laura babylon. welcome to the show. europe is drying up. a new report by the e commission says the continent is experiencing it's worse drought in 500 years. he