ah ah ah ah, this is dw news life from berlin, a horrifying attack at a nursery in north east thailand. emergency responders removed the bodies of more than 30 people from a daycare center where they were shot dead by an ex police officer. also coming up russian rockets hit homes in the ukrainian city of chaper region, rescue

a search for survivors. as authorities say, some residents are trapped under the rubble and leaders for more than 40 countries gather in prague for the 1st meeting of the new european political community. but what does the organization stand for and what can actually achieve ah my manuscripts, mccann and thanks for being with us. everyone in thailand more than. a 30 people mostly children, have been killed in an attack at a daycare center. now it happened in the town of known the jew a lump who in the country's ne, a man wielding a gun and a knife is said to have entered the nursery and opened fire before later. taking his own life scenes of panic and chaos. after a former police officer attacked

a j give into armed with a pistol in a knife, he opened fire and stopped details and children killing dozens of people 50 to describes what she saw. he used his feet to kick the window and then he shot at the door. i thought he got inside, so i ran to the kitchen behind. i was in shock. i didn't know what to do. paintings, prime minister said the moore to for the killings will be investigated and offered his condolences. society must take care of every body. he might of something inside him and have been facing problems. i don't take any one said this definitely shouldn't happen. i feel deep sadness for the victims and relatives believe, said the gunman fled to his home and get his wife and child. then took his own life on the altar fe. the former bully sergeant had been suspended for drug use. at the hospital, people rushed at an blood for the injured one of talents,

deadliest masculine, leave the community, distraught and in shock. jacob goldberg as a journalist in the tie capital bank, or can i also malia how common shootings are in thailand? there is a distinction between what you would call gun violence and mass shootings. there thailand is known for for gun violence. there are a lot of done here, a lot of privately own guns and but violence is usually confined to gain violent or personal disputes or political violence. and up until recently, it's been very rare for there to be a mass shooting. but this is actually the 3rd, the 3rd time in the last 3 years that a member of thailand, security forces has been involved in that shooting the, the most recent one was just last month when a soldier shot to his colleagues. and before that, in 2020, there was a soldier who went on

a shooting rampage and killed 29. people in another part of northeastern thailand. and that was considered talents 1st, not shooting, and had the highest goal, but that's been surpassed today. in ukraine, russian missiles have struck residential buildings in the southern city of jeff parisha. the governor of the region, which is mostly occupied by russian troops says at least 3 people were killed in the dorm strikes and several others were injured. including a 3 year old child rescue crews are racing to free residence, thought to still be trapped in the rubble. these attacks come as russian forces are suffering fresh defeats, and as ukraine continues to retake territory in the south and east and the head of the international atomic energy agency is in the ukranian capital. keep for talks about security, europe's largest nuclear power station. rafael grossi is discussing plans for a safe zone. after months of shelling near the facility,

the upper region plant is located near the front line and a southern ukrainian region illegally annexed by moscow. russian president vladimir putin ordered his government to take formal control of the facility on wednesday, but at a press conference in cave grossi said, it was, quote, obvious that the station remained ukrainian facility and conley is in keven, has just been listening to raphael grossi speak at that news conference and he joins us now from there. nick, tell us what the head of the nuclear watchdog had to say about sharper asia there is precious little in the way of detail about how a safe so would actually work. and when exactly it's gonna happen, obscene, most, the jonas, they're wanting to press him and busy get him to make a political statement about what the russians are doing there about russian attempt to take over the power station. and, you know, given the remit of his un body and given the need to talk to both sides, he avoided making statements of those kind. beyond saying that the annexation was

not something that they accepted. and i think the fact that he is still here, that he is still heading to moscow soon. and still projecting optimism is, you know, basically the main take away. he also told me that at where as priest had been to inspect his day on a permanent basis, there would now be 4. i mean, that's a doubling, but still very, very low level. if you just imagine your, how many people work at the station, how big of says it is, as you mentioned, europe's biggest nuclear power station. this really is a very, very modest mission. but all you will beat against all the odds and jane situation where disposition that is closely being sheltered is you know, seen it, staff under extraordinary pressures. it's boss was recently kidnapped by rational authority. so this is still a very, very dangerous situation. now jeffery, here wasn't the headlines this morning after russian miss isles struck the city, several civilians were killed. can you tell us what else has been happening in their latest battles to retake ukrainian territory?

or we just need getting more news of villages being taken back by ukraine forces nick of san let's was in a minimum of weapons. a procedure for the details are all pretty sparse. the ukraine military has kept a real kind of tight lid on all this. and it kind of filters out to people even here in care of just a few days later. it does seem like that is accelerating the center of the planet on russian social media among military bloggers and people who support this russian vision. they've also been speculating whether ukraine might soon launch and offensive. it was a producer region so that speculation that there is ukranian checked being govern about for the country, but no official confirmation here from keith obviously. and it seems like jackie of is still roll. it still be able to push back russian forces and rushes does not able to bring enough boots of the ground in the time frames needed. and those people have been mobilized. just aren't getting the training in. they are lining up at the front lines to really make a difference. thanks so much. nat cuts nick connelly reporting from keith. okay, let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. japan and south

korea have condemned north korea's that recent missile tests, young young earlier fired to more ballistic missiles into its eastern waters and flew war plains near the border with the south. sol scrambled plains and conducted naval trails with the u. s. in response group, or at least 22 people have drowned, and dozens are still missing. after 2 migrant boat sank and separate incidents in the mediterranean, the boats went down off the greek islands of cathedra, unless bus. in a night time rescue, some migrants were saved from the boat that founded near catherine and has been no less up in anti government protests sweeping iran. the unrest began when a 22 year old woman died while being held by the morales. he police for allegedly violating iran's strict islamic dress code for women and girls. martha and meanies death has drawn international condemnation,

power div universities to move in it on are chanting. goodman, life and freedom. it's a slow context touching the hearts of many white, including members of the european parliament. the hands of the redeem of them were lost in iran, is stained with blood. neither history, no allah or god almighty will forgive you for the crimes against humanity that you're committing against your own citizens until the women of the wrong off we. we are going to stand with you gian gea. as i g, one them lies. freedom, friends, 3rd flag to jet beer, nash adults extending their support with death. symbolic act. oh is it on the clerical leadership face? question enemies are behind the and d government demonstrations. these people have taken to the streets to support it

on the green liter, ayatollah hominy. and the country's strict drift court ha, he job was the excuse of our enemies to destroy our unity. the u. s. and israel are the root of all this unrest, just because they cannot fight us. they are trying to attack us by creating internal problems. but the anti government buddhists eat on showed no sign of lighting up full weeks. on this latest video posted online appears to show female students heckling a member of it on both its force, the much feared bed. a military organization is blamed for the violent crack down on the demonstrations the death of martha. many has clearly exposed the fort lines that exist if they slumber, country, and dead on to willingness to brutally crush any opposition that challenges its power. more than 40 leaders from around europe, ah, in prague,

for the 1st meeting of the new european political community. and this european union initiative will bring together you leaders with countries beyond the blocks borders. these include britain, turkey, ukraine, switzerland, and no way the meeting is taking place with europe, dealing with an energy crisis and economic turmoil that's been worsened by russia's war in ukraine. so what exactly is the point of this new group? our reporter christine montoya investigates. this is where the european union's leaders assemble when they meet in brussels. the 27 seats at this table represent more than 450000000 people in the europe. it's a club at some neighboring countries on the continent have been waiting decades to join. but the requirements to qualify for e u membership makes the process both long and slow minis. cami sir. so when

francis president emmanuel crohn introduced the idea of the european political community, there were immediate concerns from some that it was somehow a 2nd tier substitute for him to e u. membership or sambal in a toilet spring europe, together in a very on the basis of us geography. so on the basis of democratic values, with a desire to preserve the unity of our continent to know. and we also want to preserve the strength and ambition of our integration because little joining wouldn't mean in the future. i couldn't join the european union fossil, and it also wouldn't be limited to those who have left the european union. so keep, keep this head down here. the new european political community or e, p c, will be made up of 44 countries. these include the 27, e u member states. countries who don't want to be in the e u like norway and switzerland. those that do and the one that recently left,

oh, you've got to hand it to the easiest leadership for getting an ar sep, from everybody that they invited to join the european political community. but there is still the feeling that the purpose of the format is far from clear. and with so many nations gathered at the table, some of them friends and some of them froze. the skeptics are doubtful about what the e p c can accomplish. and whether it will be anything more than just a nother talk shop. this is about diplomacy in a different route. this is about making sure we keep our neighbors and our enemies close and making sure we speak to them on a regular basis. and people will genuinely feel, is it possible to have a conversation of this nature with that kind of difference? and that kind of difference, a difference in ideology? and i think the only good thing about this is, is making sure we keep diplomatic channels open. the ear council president shall, michelle will leave the discussions at the 1st european political community meeting in prague. there won't be a formal declaration issued after the summit,

but should this 1st one go down? well, the aim would be for the leaders together once or twice a year. the swedish academy and stockholm has awarded this. he has no bell prize in literature to the french author, annie avenue. abner was a professor of literature as well as a writer. she was born in 1940 and grew up in normandy in france. her literary work is mostly autobiographical and maintains close links with socio logy, speaking outside her home in paris. at north said she felt very happy and proud. i just got time for a quick reminder of our top new story at this hour. more than 30 people, most of them children have been killed and an attack on a daycare center in northeast and thailand. authorities say the gunman was a former policeman. he reportedly killed his wife and own child after the attack before turning his weapon on himself. you are watching dw news

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