[000:00:00;00] news this is b, w use live from building a huge search and rescue operation continues of grace. a migrant boat sinks in one of the was disasters in the mediterranean. many a rescued, but thousands drowned and the un fees hundreds more are missing. coastal regions in india and pakistan are on high alert as a sign quote,

approaches tens of thousands of residents event. joyce, moscow dismisses any progress and ukraine's counter offensive that a prominent russian t. v presenter tells a different story to president the dates as well that welcome at least 78. people have grounded hundreds, felt to be missing after a boat sank of grace. the coast guard says it rescued more than a $100.00 among them people from syria, egypt, pakistan and the palestinian territories. the recovery effort continued throughout the night and this morning it's feed many more people could have been trapped on the lower decks of the vessel when it capsized. it's already one of your deadliest maritime disasters of recent years. recovering from

a brush with deaf the survivors of the ship rec rest at a warehouse at the port of kilometer. in southern greece, it's unclear how many people were on board, but according to passengers, there were hundreds. a massive search effort has been launched. but it might be, which is indeed a gigantic operation because we are talking about some very large number of ship direct people who i think is one of the most difficult and extensive regardless in terms of the numbers that the greek state is facing so far, things are going to be a survivors say the vessel left the libyan port city of tub. brooke, heading for italy, the ship sang some 80 kilometers from the greek coast near the town of p. los the greek coast guard claims. the passengers repeatedly refused an offer of help when they were spotted late tuesday. greece is one of the main routes into the

european union for migrants from africa, the middle east and asia. then they are of color. moto says they are well equipped to cope with the emergency we have shown like everyone in greece, many additional we have taken care of everything else. all the sites has been prepared, the toilet on the showers. anything that is needed including clothing a photo, i guess. if i hear the greek president catarina sacked, a lot of hulu flew to the port of cala mata to assess the situation and to visit survivors. and hospital of the united nation says more than a 70000 refugees and migrants have arrived so far this year in europe's front line, mediterranean countries. i asked creek journalist on p carr. i saw that you tell us more about the rescue and recovery mission. right,

well the latest news that this authoration does. mazda of operation continues. it took place throughout the night, and in fact, a senior official i was speaking to who is involved in the said to me that it may even be extended beyond the usual 48 hours. despite the fact that finding a potential survivor as the hours continue is very, very slim. but o eyes are on this operation. so far a 104 have been recovered, old man. and the understanding is of course, the now from the initial reports coming out and testimonies from the survivors dot, there were at least a 100 women and children below jack, this is a, this is rick at a troll, refreshing down. so um,

but there is simply no way to reach and retrieve this vessel because it has sent to the base 10 of one of the mediterranean, made mediterranean deepest points and were told no life jackets. and in some cases, i believe smugglers look passengers in it to keep things under control and we're talking about a lot of people below deck when a capitalized. absolutely, and in fact, we are now slowly entering also apparel, low investigation, which is to determine the causes of this harrowing accident. and one of the issues here we understand against speaking to senior officials is that some of the survivors include the smugglers themselves, so they will be get, they will be proved and interrogated. and perhaps through there, we may actually find out how many people are on board the rickety and extremely

unsafe best. so authorities are officially a cat is putting the number just keeping the figures in the hundreds and the social accounts put them as high up as 700 and many of them women and children. i said before, we're kept below deck, we understand even logs in some of these cabins and because the greek authorities have prevented this tragedy. i know the coast guard did also help or right. absolutely. um that was one of the key questions i put forward to one of the senior investigators. and they said that when they 1st went and saw this and so in distress and their effort to the, to, to reach out in the system that was rebuffed. and they see, or is that a that, that going ahead and forcibly assisting them would have caused more damage and, and, and then even was tragedy. the senior official i spoke to said in fact that even

those $104.00 that were recovered would not have been recovered and had z authorities and the coast guard not kept a closed caution and, and was not minding who's that. so after was approach. so they did their efforts to assist were rebuffed, but that didn't tool box the authority for me, leaving the scene entire each. they kind of cautiously minded this vessel and intervene faster when the tragedy occurred. the latest on this latest disaster in the mediterranean from general hasanti caught ourselves in athens. thank you very much. here's 100000 people have been evacuated from parts of india and pakistan and head of the expected land full of a fee. a sign card meteorologist say could devastate coastal areas. at least 7 people level ready being killed in powerful wins. storm searches and torrential

rain cycling the padre named off to the been gone. the board for disaster is expected to hit a huge stretch of the coastal border between india and pakistan and later on thursday. and i honestly don't use, i'm reaching the if the cycle include become is disastrous, is some full cost is a predicted policies are doing well in the power to ensure that people are safe. the national and state disaster response agencies own hi lo locate village volunteers. one and 2 groups of both. so being a mobilized food packages, admin to bed for those when life gets funded. and they also moved, as you mentioned, tens of thousands of people and they've activated them in land. so i think they're doing all they can, but they're hoping that this with the, all these measures that they are taking, we minimize damage and very important be minimized loss of life. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines. kosovo has banned all

vehicles with so being license plates from entering, causing long queues that it's florida and movies in response to the rest of the 3 border police by serbian forces allegedly for entering. so the entire tree. tensions between the 2 countries have led to repeated confrontations in recent weeks. so far as thousands have demonstrated a most sore and other published cities again stricter abortion lord, soft or pregnant and died of senses. it's the latest in a string of deaths since the law was tied to the women in poland. now have the right to boston only in cases of rape or incest, or offensive and mindful health. brussels is hosting an international conference in support of syria where this is both quite aggravated. the don't have plaintive people and civil was a 2011. we representatives of the you, serious neighbors as well as the united nations are attending the side regime will not be present as it's still section 5,

e u and other west amounts of companies who is in the neighborhood. defense ministers are meeting in brussels to talk about ukraine as keys and box on his counter offensive against roches invasion. during the to day events, ministers will also discuss favorites to step out that countries own military supplies, that even safer for general, we installed the book says he's expecting commitments on defense production. as your crane has launched the account that offensive. uh, what we see is the pierce appli thing. it's still early days, but we also see that the ukrainians are making games and that ukraine is able to liberate occupied land. this is due to the cards, their bravery, the skills of ukrainian folders. but it also highlights and demonstrates that the support nato allies have been giving to create and now for many,

many months actually makes a difference on the bottom. see us, we speak making a difference. let's talk about that with an example of a non and dw brussels bureau chief, who's at the nato headquarters we just heard from the nato chief that what are you expecting from today's the discussions and tomorrow's discussions? well, i think that the question to how to step up support for ukraine is front and center of the agenda, especially today, right now the members of to ramstein group to the defense context group for you, queen our meeting here in brussels at nato headquarters. those are, of course, the members of the alliance, but also more than 20 other nations. and that will probably, as we just heard from nato secretary general, installed them back, they will announce new pledges, and i ask him what you crean

a needs right now to continue with the it's counter offensive. and she said that the main focus now should be on the systems that ukraine has already received. it is important, she said to make sure that those assistants are working on the ground that they can be maintained and that you crane is getting all the nations that they need right now. so tell me, how does the potential rise of defense spending from 2 percent to 2 and a half percent of gdp impacts member contracts? this is one of the topic that's uh the defense when it says will be speaking about because of course, many of them understand how important it is to increase defense spending 10 years ago. the alliance has that leads to, for every individual member to spend 2 percent of their g, d, p on defense. however,

we also say have to say that only 7 nato countries has so far hits that goal. and now there is this new discussion that this goal of 2 percent should be just to the floor, not the ceiling, but this is one of the most controversial discussions here with some nato countries such as canada, for instance, saying that they cannot increase trust spending. others for them, especially those in eastern europe or the baltic states, for instance, they are spending more money already. so they're pushing the lines to increase defense spending, especially now in the face of rushes more clean air. but it's interesting that so many countries hadn't yet even discovered that there was a 2 percent target there in place. but do tell us more about the role of the you find defense contact group in this me as well. they started talking, as i said,

we expect more pledges to be announced there. we heard from the u. s. secretary of defense of austin, who set at the beginning of the meeting that the commitments to supporting ukraine would whatever they need on the battlefield is. and during, and he also uh, stressed it already days ago that the focus should be on or a defense to protect ukrainians christ. but as i said, the meeting has just started, we'll see what kind of pledges we will hear later on. what about the chances of suite and becoming a member of the alliance? that's something that's also been pushed to the front of the general. it landed on the agenda because well indeed and secretary generally installed in back was i'll ask about that. and he said steps. and he thinks and he is working very hard to welcome sweden as

a new member of the alliance by mid july. that's a day where the may 2 leaders will come together for the summits in vilnius. however, we also have to say that this pie, it's very proud optimism here that sweet and eventually will become a member to our key and hungry. but especially turkey is still looking sweden's application. and even though there was a meeting yesterday in con, on colorado, about that, and everyone describes this meeting. describe this meeting because i have a positive meeting that took place and a good atmosphere. they have not been a breakthrough so far on that issue. okay, alexandra, thank you very much for the update at nato headquarters out brussels bureau chase. alexandro finale of the ukraine says renewed russian air strikes have hit civilian

targets in several ukrainian cities. officials say there was a drone attack on the blanks. the help of odessa on thursday morning and russian missile is also targeted the heart of hassle and damaging an office building. the mayor of the central city of cree via the reports that disruption has been made by a drawing of attack into industrial buildings. russia says its forces have brought down ukrainian drones of the antics crimea and peninsula. moscow claims that there were no victims of that incident. let him a food and has dismissed ukraine's counterfeit. so saying his forces are inflicting catastrophic losses on ukrainian troops. the russian president also claimed ukraine would soon run out of weapons, but a prominent present, or on russian state television. instead, ukraine has a cheap some successes and born to tough battles, a head after days of silence from the kremlin, vladimir putin finally remarked publicly on ukraine's counter offensive in

a question and answer session with selected journalists and bloggers. and, and he played down the offensive and said the ukrainians weapons would soon run out of beautiful. and actually let's see ukrainian army fighting with what do they make their own times. they focus on bradley's nutrition. they don't produce anything. the defense industry will soon be nonexistent. or what do they produce? junior pruitt. i mean this one is being delivered to them, but it to equipment is being supplied to them. everything you supply so that it was a set of all work for a long moment. you couldn't, if they did a question that was perhaps designed to be critical about whether the russian army would take that land recaptured by the ukrainians. and instead he choked with the journalist yet the mobiles. because then i can only tell you that in private pursuit of ships that were in general with them. so everything will depend on the potentials that remain was the so called counselor funds if has ended. when you my

good, i think the ukrainian leadership, whatever they may be like. okay, we'll have enough sense to make the right decision to given that catastrophic loss is the suffering. as you start on russian state television, a daily show, normally laden with propaganda, gave a more serious assessment of the situation. when a studio guest appeared to ridicule, ukraine's counter offensive and jokes. but the fighting only exists on youtube. the tv anchor was also a member of parliament, was quick to correct him. you know, it's not just on youtube. we have to admit the ukrainians have had some successes. the coming months will be tough for us. we have one back, some areas, but we've also lost um, it's a tough battle roller. but another propaganda show broadcast at the time time, firmly blamed the west, and it claimed the latest counter offensive as being controlled by foreign powers. it's as though, you know, this conflict has become borderless. well, you know,

it's portal isn't it's goals and it's the all graffiti and it's weapon rate the best. it's absolutely obvious that keith, he's no longer making decisions for itself. and you put in the key this counter offensive is that if you will, the decision to launch it was made for keith based on the interest of the us. and evidently the u. k. to say the annual next step. if i made it easy to make sure it really company thing, well, moscow is still keen to leave no doubt that it will succeed in ukraine. the kremlin does appear to be preparing lessons for a long drawn out conflict. little look now at some of the stories making headlines, buildings public prosecute has launched an investigation into a large, sensual assaults by the lead singer of the german rock band. hum stein, that's according to the cities, justice center to several women have claimed they were recruited and drugs to engage in sexual acts with sing until the end up on at off the show, the bodies,

the police install. com have detained to climate active. this is smid red paint and glued that hands to the protective glass of a monet painting. q ranked as it sweetens national museum, protecting the painting for damage. and then you will see in parliament has voted in favor of regulating the use of artificial intelligence. may have as one too bad, the use of a i for predictive policing and so called social scoring system such as chats, which if you t would not be effected, it will be the world's 1st legal framework for a i and it is a doctor to the amendments 6, this is easily has held the state funeral for former prime minister silvio berlusconi. died aged $86.00, thousands of motors gathered for the service in milan. the media mogul and soccer entrepreneur was italy's longest southern post full premiere and has left a controversial legacy milan majestic cathedral, to an eye clinic setting to bid

a final farewell to the most recognizable non natalia and politics. crowd gathered and made a high security presence to pay that last respects to ex prime minister silvio berlusconi. a, what if i'm moving, we wanted to come and see how it was around here. in any case, he was a man we saw for our entire life, not for politics or for anything else just for the man 40 to go back because of odd for per month or so. now the thing was agreed business man, because i don't understand much about politics for me, but she did a lot for italy thought yeah, i am here to commemorate him. and for all he did come on the top of the photograph of the scone coffee and talked with red and white rosas was carried into the cathedral where he was met with rep,

to with applause. the following, the service conducted by the occupation of milan economy and pride minutes, that georgia maloney embraced the members of the bonus scone. finally those close to the former leda. taking forward to touch the coffin in a final thoughts of that well. as long as you make a diesel square, clapton see it's a highly polarizing funds to get symbol silvio berlusconi. beatles fans can now face their eyes on previously unseen photos of the band in the heyday taken by holding a copy himself. the new book called the eyes of the stone, shows the funny intended margaret shed by the fab 4 in the early stages of their career as they set off on their 1st international tour,

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a full 100 vehicles. many dating back to the 90 and sixty's and even earlier powered off from here to begin 5 they to reveal like in 2000 kilometer joining includes stumps. in google and 42 towns, we simply hit by severe funding. they also passed through formula one race track, a motor. before heading towards the capital run, the race ends at the weekend when the costs return to ratio would mind. one of those costs is a reminder of our top story. as a massive search and rescue operation is on the way off for a migrant voted, sank off the coast of greece, at least 78 people, draft old and a 100 has been by skewed about the un says as many as $400.00 people would have been on board and tens of thousands of

people have evacuated parts of india and pakistan ahead of the expected land full of the cycle. urologist say it could devastate coastal areas. at least 7 people have already been killed in town for wins, storm searches. and so rachel rank conflicts on is optics with sarah kelly and an interview with a new credit of 55 minutes to european and euro atlantic integration. i bench as well, and i'll be back again tomorrow. i think yes, i will wait. i'll see you then set you in for more news here on

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