tracy volney is more highly than here. but for many, the frenzy ends in ruins. the queen in latin america starts august 18th on d. w. the business dw news lot from the parts of europe are battling and extreme with spain and portugal. 5 wildfire as southern europe bakes in a heat wave. meanwhile, you chief over the phone, the line, visit slovenia to see for a self be optima of severe flooding. and then also coming up in the central african

republic, the opposition says it rejects the outcome of a constitutional referendum along the presidents to extend this time and office. and the summit aimed at protecting the amazon rainforest is wrapping up in brazil. latest agreed to folding a lines to find deforestation, but critics say they need to do a lot more the i got office welcome to the program and we start with some breaking news that a man who works with germany is military has been arrested on suspicion of spying for russia, the suspect is a german citizen, and is accused of approaching the russian embassy in berlin, and the russian consulate in bon offering is cooperation. now that's good. more details on this breaking story from a correspondence,

simon young assignment. what else can you tell us about this case? us? yeah, god. so this is a man he's been identified earlier as thomas h a. he was arrested today in the western city of co glance at remoted in custody and such as have been made by investigators of his apartment as well as his place of work. and now this is a man who works with somebody called the federal office of buddhist where equipment, information, technology and in service support. so this is a part of the gym and defense ministry that is tossed ways as supplying, organizing and looking into what's the right equipment and making sure that the bonus that has the best equipment for the. so this is somebody who quite possibly had a lot of technical information that he knew about. now,

the prosecutor's office has said that starting in may of this year, he approached the russian calling facility and bone. and also the embassy here in the lane made an offer that he would work together with the russian services. and on one occasion, they say he paused information that he had obtained during the course of his work, which he intended and assumed would be post onto russian intelligence. and the only thing to say is that this arrest was made using a warrant that was issued as long as 2 weeks ago. so it would seem that this on investigation into this man has been ongoing for a long time. now when you speak to your contacts and sources, do you get the feeling that there has been an uptake an increase in russian espionage in germany since the war started? it absolutely is quite to is

a matter of public record the head of the domestic intelligence services. thomas thomas housing buying has been a warning of that for several months since the beginning really of the old out war and ukraine saying that they expect more espionage activity by russia. and we've seen various things in november of last year, a full officer in the reserves of the german military. i was convicted of the espionage activities for russia. and there's also been last year a, i'm a former employee of the german foreign ministry who was arrested on spying charges . and those are just the kinds of things germany has responded. it has expelled quite a lot of diplomats and is in the process of, of closing down russian diplomatic representation some here in germany, some of which has been used for espionage activities they allege so that definitely

on the gold. and this is exactly the kind of a espionage efforts that the intelligence chief have been wanting about for a while to w simon young. the following that story for us. thank you son. it is extreme heat, which is tightening its grip on south western europe. hundreds of 5 fontas and battling wildfires in spain and portugal, which on the midst of this heat wave this year, temperatures in both countries have sold over 40 degrees celsius. that's 140 please . 5. after 5 days this fire and southern portugal is finally under control. it's already torn through 10000 heck tears of land. the blaze grew so large, it was visible from space as it spread towards the popular algarve, taurus,

region 20 villages. and more than 1400 people threatened by the flames were forced to evacuate fluid. it was horrible. that was fine. every when we had to fend for ourselves, nobody was that to help us. but lucky, godfrey friends who came forth, it shows me good close deals with us across the border and spain firefighters are also dealing with a wildfire in the western region of extreme adora. locals here are worried about the loss of ancient woodland and what they're doing, we're worried and upset because we have an enormous mass of forest teen re caulk oaks, and we feel very sad, for example. okay. and nadia, you know, if i'm with helping people all across spain have been dealing with punishing conditions with 45 degrees celsius heat and cordova and similar highs across waves of the country. authorities are urging people to stay indoors to protect their

health. scientists state climate change is helping push temperatures to new extremes. with july confirmed is the planets hottest month on record is already grappling with record temperatures, increasing wildfires and historic water shortages. unfortunately, for portugal in spain, the future doesn't look much brighter. the whole iberian peninsula is sent to be one of the european regions hit hardest by climate change. lorenzo laboratory as a scientific office at the walk me through a logical organization and he told me earlier about the extraordinary weather conditions, southern europe is experiencing this. yeah. what's unusual these here is the fact that these find ways and well fires for cur. he's the context of the heart is july ever recorded, as he was said before, and your on your piece. july 2023 will go down in the records have to ask the heart is july ever and the temperatures in july we're point 70 two's degrees celsius

warmer than the 1991. tonight to 2020 period and $1.00 degrees warmer than the pre industrial era. now, to what extent can these extreme weather events blink directly to climate change? it is hard to link any one even to climate change, when we can say with certainty keys that climate change enhances the possibilities of these events for current and the severity of them as well. however, a recent study has concluded that for example, the heat weight, the chinese currency experience, each one and a 250 year event. and that the heat that was to experience in the northern mexico on the south of us would not have happened. if climate change was not the reality, so what can be done then to mitigate the effect? so more frequent heat waves floods and wildfire us as well. the 1st thing is to

drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon emissions of the scientific community has agreed. we have about a 7 year window of opportunity to use read house calculations to about half of what they are now. and what the governments and people can do is to have better warning systems that will be in a better position to predict he ways and routes and fires so that people are as prepared as possible to confirm these events. right, so elaborate though they're from the welding into the logical organization. thank you very much. thanks for having me. while slovenia is cleaning up off the flash flooding rabbits, they opened country and claimed 6 lives. you would see falls about from the line is visiting slovenia today to offer support for the rebuilding assets and to see the devastation 1st times. officials say an estimate of 2 thirds of the countries

territory has been effected by the flooding. the chief pledged help from both brussels and from individual member countries. as soon as convenience government called for your pin support, we activated the union civil protection mechanism. 8 member states responded to our call within 2 days. they have already made available 6 mobile breaches for helicopters, 14 excavators, all with relevant cruise to help with the emergency. today, for example, ensure and i met with teams from austria, from creation, from france, germany. why already working across the country, cleaning the debriefs with the excavators and building emergency bridges to reconnect isolated area w as rose approach. it is on the ground in slovenia. and earlier i off the how 8 organizations and the you are supporting the country is what we seen in those

regions that were really hate by floods. and we traveled a bit further. so it's not to this donation center coordinated by the red cross for people. if you showing up all day with food, we supplies things like a shovels. the gear that people can use to clean up their house is toilet paper. all sorts that people really need a need at this immediate time. those people that are hard to state, and of course, the immediate needs are what the chief are sort of underlying, was initially focused on. she talks about those teams from other countries that i think here on the ground, the end machinery tools sent from germany from frosts, from croatia and others with the other countries helping, stepping off. and so i think we've spoken to a bit with volunteers by today. they've said, you know, well this is an example of the european union working because in the past it's for video and let me know and helping other countries. for example, when it's when he was plugged into the word, there was an earthquake in neighboring croatia. i noticed lavinia is the one in

need and it's asking for help. i need help has been given the eu has also a nice that there will be a 100000000 euros of funding available for solar directory funding mechanisms this year and a possible 300000000 next year though some of the volunteers here we spoke to said you funding can often come with a lot of burden, some bureaucracy attached, so they were a bit concerned about that. but overall, a big feeling of growth to choose and are some of underlined coming with a message, say that you stand by your sites as well as the person down the ground in slovenia . now let's have a look at a few more headlines. authorities in italy say 41. migraines, died off to the boat over turned in the mediterranean sea, according to 4 survivors. the boat capsized on friday after setting off from tunisia, and the survivors drifted for days before being rescued by a much some shape. they have now been transferred to the italian island of lumpy to so as an explosion has ripped. so

a factory warehouse outside moscow injuring more than 40 people. the warehouse sits on the grounds of a factory that produces night vision goggles and all the optical equipment russian officials say the warehouse was being used to sol. file works when it exploded. so it isn't from say, 11 people have been killed in a fire, a holiday at home for people with disabilities to victims were missing for hours before the bodies were discovered. the 5 ro accounts early on wednesday morning and the small town of vincent, hot that's new, john pulled up a position. groups in the central african republic have caused doubts on the results of a referendum to change the country's constitution. both as overwhelmingly approved a draft constitution that could allow the president foster shows to idea to see if the term in office the main,

a physician and civil rights groups board costs at the vote site in what they said with all thoughts outdated. the voter rolls seals that are used to go to the child . so maybe it seems like every sounding yes for post between small change for the country. reach in goal diamonds on team bob. but also even by on rice this no different random vote for constitutional change could now allow president to force the outcomes for the wrong to run for that term in office. the referendum is marked by controversy, but the president gave his thump of approval. so it ends on 2 minutes of feeding off fulfilling civic duty, i feel accomplished. i have done my civic duty, like all my competitors from the central african republic who came to vote. i feel proud. yes, because it was a demand of the central african people. they did that, so i think people will vote for this new order on the privilege i

don't cuz it the more than the response to the referendum showed unprecedented cooperation. right? about political leaders put aside the differences to form a block, the aim to defend the constitution. this 8, the referendum was legal, controversial, lead us to central. if it comes to board, quote, the vote of a new constitution of referendum. but it was in vain. he's stuck up, i'm waiting on my ost, your citizens to boy caught the election, calling for a boy caught off the elections with a huge mistake on your part. do you agree with me? by joining uh, the process which is illegal. we would have given it a given a legitimacy to a legal process. there's no way we could have done that. people, they need to be reminded that this all of the processes you go, in fact, the president of the association went to russia. the 1st searching date is aged to

meet the president of the actual cost. additional court also went to russia to take instructions. there will be no way for us to prevail. and so don't process what it's trying to achieve is to establish that issue. because each on the face can we push back against what it sees us can reach him, but that is in the face of support from outside hundreds of rochelle spot, i'm ready to fight us. we simply have to in the central african republic operate lead to help secure the river random process. the government sees the change of the central african constitution has nothing to do with russia, which is good. the you say the old, the people of the central african republic had been manipulated by the russians. no, i would also you kindly tell them to respect the central asking people know is shushan is above the people. we have no other intention than to formalize in

writing what is going to mom did by the people c k a. so now the central african republic joins or the african countries, including blue, uganda, and one to us, which have changed constitutions in recent years. the president sees the, he's following the view of the people, what questions remain all the way of these least democracy in the central african republic, on the role played by russia in another african nations, a phase us to run the president's ibrahim race. he has vowed to correct down on women who refuse to wear the islamic headscarf, criticize women for defying the law and blamed for an influence for the violations . many women in iran have been avoiding wherever the job since last year when the death of g. now, mos on media in police custody sparks widespread protests. now with the one year anniversary of that uprising, approaching authorities are keen to show they're still very much in control country,

so called morales. the police have also stepped up the efforts to enforce laws requiring women to wed scoffs, say, video circulating and social media, apparently showing 18 quotes agent harassing and unveiled women. and then a day later, he runs police spokes person announced police patrols would be established across the country, phone this task. hassling, these police officers will deal with those who, unfortunately ignore the consequences of not wearing the proper head job and insist on this or being the norm. and in addition to warning them that if they disobey the orders of the police forces, best legal action will be taken off and they will be referred to the judicial system. as a matter of you, at least since 1990 police units enforcing mandatory had job regulations have

controlled the streets of iran. then in 2022, an unprecedented women led uprising. it began after that scene police force arrested 22 year old gina martha. many, allegedly for not wearing a headscarf properly. she died in their custody to the uprising did not spark beagle changes in the dress code. the many iranian women have since been very visibly following their own rules. and i almost do not buy scarves and overcoats anymore. i have not were in the hedge off for a long time. i have gone without it 2 places that are considered ordinary, but not being veiled. there has made them feel special. it seems death to control over payments. hit job has slipped from their hands and they are doing whatever it takes to gain that's power back. iranian opportunities are now not only

immune to retain that control with st agents. according to a fresh report by rights group amnesty international. they're also increasingly resorting to surveillance technology in their crack down. i received the warning text message once after removing my head score while driving the 2nd message, it stated that my car would be impounded systematically. then the 2nd message arrived, my friend, the 9th there in the car, both without a job on a one day train. it was a terrifying, felt as they put in pound or a car in an instant. in june, iranian state media released this video. it shows that women with uncovered hair being intimidated, but the video also claims that our story to use gather biographical information on offenders by using face recognition technology. officials have also said they've

shut down tourist attractions, hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers for not enforcing the job on their e mail patrons. some young people may continue to resist their and their job, but the older people who rely on their salaries will be coerced into varying head scarves. again with the one year anniversary of gina martha. i mean the staff approaching in september observer st. you running and women will likely be finding more ways to make their voices heard and to make sure they are safe. leaders of 8 south american countries have agreed to form an alliance to fight the destruction of the amazon rain forest. and a 2 day summit in brazil, the need is what is the joint declaration on tackling before a station in the endangered rain forests, but they fail to set binding targets to combat the issue critics of slums. the final declaration saying it won't be enough to protect the amazon

all that the mazda correspondents, nicole res, follow at the summit in the city of them. she told me about its outcome. so it certainly depends on your point of view on life may be, but i think more could have been done. there is some small consensus, for example, that it needs to be avoided to reach a tipping point in the amazon rain forest. that needs to be more sustainable business, most sustainable development. indigenous communities need to be protected better and strength and more because the vital part and the protection of the rain forest as well. but the big announcement of the solid and drastic decisions that everybody was expecting were fully short. there is no such a place as for the end of the 1st station, for example, that there are pledges like they will tackle criminal activities in the rain forest . more there will hopefully also be some strong pals and mattress stations to protect the forest. but there's no time line to that. and that's really an issue

because everybody was pressing about how a little time we have left. if none, and the other issue within those declaration, and as we know the extraction of fossil fuels is doing great damage to this huge environmental ecosystem. and so you have to ask how much of a double sand that we're looking at here? if for more on the one hand meters, a saying that we're in a really deep prices that we need to act now. and then in the declaration there is not much of a reflection or a deadline or very firm decisions that are being made. so why, why has there been no agreement then on deforestation or and the point of the 1st ation, for example, brazil is doing a flash until 2013. they want to beach 0 the 1st station, but other countries may not be able to keep up with these promises. it's may be also a question of money and financing for sale, for example, already has a quite a solid monitoring system to control logging to control illegal activities. they've

also said that in the last few months, they have reduced logging illegal, walking to 42 percent. but other countries may not just have some money, may not have the infrastructure. it's not happening from one day to the other that you have is, is restructured as well. so they're coming from a different uh, work of life. so to say. and this may be one of the points which that's too much off the declaration indian, which doesn't really promise the end of something. prada, it's, it's promising that everybody will do what they can do. now, and we've heard that in the report. but what do the amazon nations expect from the world's welfare countries, the global north uh, the expectations are that the global north or the international community as a self will spend even more money in protecting the rain forest and making it a better place. but obviously this already a lot of money going into the protection of reinforce this, the amazon fund, which in the last years has gathered more than $600000000.00. so that's quite

a number, but it's not enough lead us have to make clear that they need the support of the international community, the meta of the rain forest. and the help of the rain for us to the amazon rate for is one of the biggest, most most complex systems in the world is, is important to us. all it's health is paramount, so we can keep existing as a ccs. and that's what they're, what needs to be more money, but they also need to be more mattress and more drastic decisions if we talk about making decisions now and just not only tomorrow. so we can also survive as a species doesn't call res in the balance. thank you. the former was number 110 display a caroline was the actually has successfully return to the w 2 a to a for the 1st time in almost 4 years. the 33 year old from denmark, a pool, so tennis career to give birth to 2 children for 3 years. and 8 months after her last match, caroline plus new yak. so have

a lot of to give to tennis and that's why i decided to, to come back after practicing for, for a little while, i thought you know what i'm hearing about. well, i still feel sad. i still feel like i have a couple of good years to meet the straight sets when all the kimberly barrow at the canadian opened was most of the axes 1st match since retiring and l. a. 2020 to start a family. and after giving birth to a girl and the boy the former, well number one is found a way to balance motherhood antenna. you know we've got our breakfast with them and then that's ok. mama has to go to work and then i go, you know, for my hours of training and when they wake up from their nap in the afternoon i'm, i'm back and we have play dates and do whatever. wasn't yankee acknowledges. it's a big logistical challenge to travel with our children on the tennis tour. fox,

you wouldn't change it all the way out. yeah, the kids are doing amazing. they're so happy to be here and there, thriving so that also makes everything else kind of at ease for me and, and i can't wait to see them and give them a hug when the, when i come home, most of the axis, next goal of the us open next months where she was a to time find the list that's it's you're up to date. so it's you know, for a news item with benches of the or the

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