make assigns a new hobby at $900.00 on the record, i worked in the newspapers, americans, but when you're feeling altogether, you'll realize that culture just another way of living. are you ready to meet with dad and then join me. wait, just do it on b, w. ah, ah, ah, this is the w news live from berlin, ukraine's allies me to boost support in the war with russia. top us defense officials rally western partners. i promise american tanks will make a difference on the back. also coming up later in the program, scientists say the last 8 years have been the hottest on record power. rising

temperatures are changing our lives, especially in asia. and we need the ukranian artists using performance to fight back the russian invasion the new ballet based on a story by one of your friends greatest writers opens in left ah, i'm gabrielle, has work up to the program. ukraine's western allies have been meeting at ramstein abbeys here in germany to coordinate support for keith and it's battle against the russian invasion. u. s. secretary of defense, lord austin, and top us general mark milly say ukraine's partner stand united on providing weapons and other equipment to keep for the long hold austin a vis summary of recent arms deliveries to ukraine. our collective efforts have

made a huge difference on the battlefield. and now in just a few short months, the contact group has delivered more than 230 tanks. more than 1550 armored vehicles and other equipment and munitions to support more than 9 new armored brigades. we've also expedited our in one abrams timelines to supply ukraine with more armored capability in the coming months. and the m ones that the ukrainians will use for training arrive here in germany in the next few weeks. and all of this is huge progress. but often speaking then, germany's defense been up mr. oscar pistole is announced a new deal with poland to set up a repair hub for tanks. damaged on the battlefield. did as much lee,

i oversee indian creek, li, final pants. any materials were delivered to this war, such as tanks and other equipment, like how it says or even patriot systems can be damaged in combat. and also through long term use. what does it go to with my polish coolie? that's why i'm very glad that today, along with my polish colleague and my ukranian colleague understand, i was able to sign a memorandum of understanding and setting up my joint repair hub in poland for the entire leo to fleet dump. de leon, i floored to other deeds by our fee so that these tanks can be quickly repaired when needed, close to the polish ukrainian border. ne, by baffled, ever dove. it's dying. it's done cuz it's a terminus defense minister or to storage. speaking there within the studio now simon young are political correspondent, simon, full of this story during the day. how much support is ukraine really going to get now? well, there is, there is support at this sir meeting today of these countries that are supporting

ukraine. there was a sort of working meeting to sort of get into the nuts and bolts of that. so one thing that could really make a difference that we've heard about are these are refurbished. m one abrams tanks, coming from the us 31 arriving by the end of may said lloyd austin and along with the training of ukrainian tank crews, that's due to take about 10 weeks. so the us defense secretary said that he believed that back equipment and the training would really make a difference. putting ukraine in the position to continue and prosecute. it's more successful in the european countries doing something similar with smaller promises or for of tanks and heavy equipment will serve munitions of training, of logistical support, the whole sort of pipeline of support that's needed. and so there is an impression i of concrete support that's still going through. but of course at the same time

it's perhaps not exactly as much as and of the quality that key as president zaleski have been asking for. they would like even more modern battle tanks and even more up to date aircraft across there was also was often that press conference about fighter jets. and he said it wasn't a priority as well. he just missed those questions. he said that if anything, the, the, the focus as far as the air war is concerned is on a ground based air defense systems that he also thinks needed that are also among the stuff that's being promised by, by germany and other countries. and did the german defense minister the same, a rejecting bad idea that you know the debate could go towards providing the up to date equipment? of course, we have seen them make 29 to soviet here, a plains that to have been provided by poland and some other eastern european

countries. and that's got backing. and the german defense been to say that's the kind of equipment they can use. they can use it now because the trained on those systems would take a long time to get them up to speed on planes. like you're a fighter, the tornado. he said it's not like a rental car. you can't just switch from one to another. it takes years of training really. so that's, that's one reason they, they give. now we just heard german defense minister for stories. speaking about the agree with poland to set, set up a repair hub in poland. i mean, in this context of fi suggests that use tags and all that sounds with mundane doesn't, it will, it does. but this is part of what they call the logistics war. if a tank is spent some time in the battle zone, you know, it does need repair, undoubtedly. and so having that logistical base that repair hub in poland, not far from the ukrainian bull. what they've announced is set to be up and running

by the end of next month, or it will cost up to $200000000.00 euros. and so it's a significant commitment. germany is putting some of its money into that and you know, i think it does make a difference. we're all looking forward or thinking about the plan ukranian counter offensive to come in the coming months. and of course, having that type of technical logistical back up is an important part of that salmonella. little correspondent. thank you. time now to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. more than 400 people have been killed and some 3 and a half 1000 injured in saddam since fighting broke out 6 days ago. to dance army says it's agreed to a 3 day troops over the weekend to allow people to celebrate the muslim festival of ead rapids support forces. power military has also agreed with previous attempts at cease fires, have failed, and water 10 members of the same family have been killed in a math shooting at

a house in south africa. please say they were ambushed by unknown gunman in the eastern city of peter merits. book south africa as one of the world's highest moderates work as it stood, got airport, have joined stripes, that 3 of germany's other major industrial action has left tens of thousands of travelers, stranded long distance rail staff of also joined the walker. transport unions are demanding higher pay to offset inflation. so no 6 chillers president gabrielle burridge, says his government will nationalize the lithium industry. it's the latest challenge to electric comic is scrambling to secure supplies of the metal to make batteries. julie has the world's biggest lithium reserves and follows mexico and nationalizing the sector. the world mentor logical organization says the last 8 years have been

the hottest on record. asia has been hit especially hard by rising temperatures. climate change is also linked to other extreme weather events, such as the flooding that devastated pakistan earlier this year. critics say governments are not doing enough to tackle global warming a scorching sun and sweltering temperatures. in bangkok, people have been struggling to stay cool. longer. it's unusually hot this year. it's hotter than any other year and it makes my job harder. i feel like i can pass out at any minute as my uniform is thick and the weather is hot and i have to sweep quite a stretch of road all across asia, countries have been hit with reco tie heats, bangladesh saw its highest temperature in more than half a century, while 13 people died from heat stroke at an event in india. as the globe heats evermore extreme,

heat waves the becoming the norm. the last 8 years have been the warmest ever recorded. according to a new report released by the world meteorological organization. there's just no doubt the climate i extremes are, are really a interface out is a so, so many happening that people can keep up in a sense and you keep hearing about record breaking a bounce over and over and over again. and it's not just heat waves. scientists linked drought in east africa and severe flooding in pakistan in 2022 to climate change causing untold misery to tens of millions of people and costing billions of dollars of lawson damage. hazardous climates and weather related events also drove migration and wes and conditions, the people already displaced by conflict and natural disasters. according to the report he trapping greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise in 2022. despite all

the target, the not at the global level, the actions on, on the change are still extremely weak. so i think that's just at the local level. we have to prepare for our for much more warming this year is unlikely to see a letter in climate and weather related disasters. only concrete action will help regions like asia, in the future of a come heat like that of the past few days. so they put in claims ukraine has no national identity. that is historically part of russia. branyon artists are now pushing back against that claim. a new ukranian ballet has opened in the latvian capital, riga, the dancers are from left there. the creative team behind the production comes from keith. ah. the performance is full of passion and exuberance. but it's also philosophical and thought provoking. the belly, we like, where yog for rado pottery, tato is based on story by nikolai google the 19th century writer was famous for his

works, focusing on rural life in his native ukraine. and it's goga, which is like the most ukrainian or classic. there is an palm in we all know vis a vis play from childhood, but the stories ukrainian, the choreographer is ukrainian, the music is ukrainian is very beautiful, very, very slavic monasteries, student coma bruton is confronted by supernatural powers. he's forced to spend 3 nights praying over the coffin of a young woman who's actually a witch. the blood culminates in his death on the 3rd night. when the voice, the king of the nomes is brought in. the valley 1st premiered and keith and his albin stage by the same production team in the latvian capital, riga, push it seduce to the we want to show a european audience that there is

a distinctively ukrainian national art. this is important because for many years, decades and even centuries, there were attempts to suppress and destroy this art. they tried to turn it into russian. alt go. the warn ukraine has once again heightened those concerns. lethia has taken in thousands of ukrainian refugees. not all of them have stained many travel on to other western european countries, but they're still a huge sense of solidarity here with the people of ukraine. a new opinion poll shows more than 80 percent of the latvian population support ukraine stand against russia. there's also clear support for ukraine joining the european union and nato, the ukranian artisan, reger hope that their performance will further strengthen the public opinion at our upset at the post where offering a completely ukrainian production. although it's

a way of supporting our country in these terrible times to put on the video. so i have for 45 years, latvia was itself under russian dominance. as part of the soviet union, russia's warn ukraine reminded many here of that time, which they refer to as the occupation during the soviet era. latvians worried about losing their culture and identity. just like many and ukraine today. move me, were you in went on just fighting for territory if it was irrelevant who lives on these territories in the future, the war would be pointless. wet fighting for our culture in this war, and this here is my frontline, as musician. i'm doing all i can to ensure our soldiers have something to fight for . on the front lines. motion william wills us to leeway those skin to production for parallels with the ongoing war will be disappointed.

that's precisely what the producers were keen to avoid. they want to show their country and culture in a different light. in the firm, conviction that ukrainian culture has a peaceful future. coming up next and d, w. news, asia, india, rails under a heat wave with warnings of worst to come and a spike and coven, 19 cases across india, forces authorities to take note that and a lot more coming up with bearish advantages right after the break on gab. alpha's for me on the team export time for a brain update because these are costs are called the brain continuously adapts itself.