the the, this is the news coming to live from berlin, the least 53 people are dead from wild fires in hawaii, destruction and tragedy as blazes wreak havoc across to find. the governor says the blazes are the worst natural disaster in the history of us states. authorities expect the death toll to rise. also coming up,

west african leaders agreed to keep all the options on the table, including military force to restore civilian rule in new cher. deacon was porters the deployment of a stand by force, but there are no signs that new jersey hunter will stand back. power plus russia launch has its 1st lunar emission in nearly 50 years and a bid to become the 1st country to reach the moon's south. polk, the hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. at least 53 people have died as a result of devastating wildfires on to hawaiian islands. the governor says the blazes are the worst natural disaster in the history of the us state. the speed with which the fire spread on mile we caught many people off guard i historic town with used to

a smouldering pile of ash and level once the capital of the former hawaiian kingdom . the high now is usually bustling with tours. now, much of the old town has been destroyed. many residents are caught off guard. some even jumped into the ocean to escape the oncoming flames. tens of thousands of locals and tours being evacuated from the island. and so those remaining sadness for what is lost an anger of what could have been done to stop in to the vials. this is not even the worst of it. still get the bodies in the water floating and on the sea. well, they've been sitting there since last night. we've been pulling people out since last night trying to save people's lives. and i feel like we're not doing the help . we need us. president joe biden has said that hawaii will get everything it needs . when the blazes broke out, much of hawaii was under a red flag,

fire risk warning. what exactly starts into fires is out so you have to know that the conditions were right. a confluence of extremes, severe drought, power constraints, wins, amplified by climate change. as lead to catastrophe saving busing as a professor at the department of atmospheric sciences at the university of hawaii. i asked him how these fires got out of control as well. this was a perfect storm, really because we had very strong high pressure to the north of the hawaiian islands that became synchronized with the passage of a very strong tropical storm. dora hurricane dora, who was a category for hurricane wells of the south of hawaii. but it's reduced this very strong when the search that came across the west smiling mountains and the west valley mountains in turn, excel or a bit those wings wins further. and especially at night. and that's what caught

people off guard is that this firestorm occurred when people were you know, sleeping or taken unawares. so it was a perfect storm. these fires have caused massive loss of life and wiped out hawaii is historic capital. why have these fires prove so destructive? see what i, i think that that is probably a combination of the media are all a g, and then also a little bit of the history because it used to be that above the law high knows that we're sugar teen fields for many, many decades. and those sugar team that agriculture disappeared in the, in the ninety's and a bit later and it has not been replaced. and so what we have instead is sort of an invasive pull grass that,

that provides the fuel for these so devastating fires. who are these fires? stephen linked to the pattern of heat waves that we've been seeing across the northern hemisphere lately? that's an interesting question. uh, it is certainly a very obvious that we are seeing a great number of costs. le grayson's across the northern hemisphere and hawaii somehow fits into this patter, that it's not a coincidence that we're seeing so many of these things happening at, at the same time. however, it's very difficult to pinpoint and say ok, you know, this is a, a market climate change for this particular event. i think that it definitely has also a very strong weather component to it. saving. thank you very much. that was stephen

blessing a professor at the university of hawaii. but let's catch up on a few of the stories making headlines around the world today. forty's in china have issued a red alert for the arrival of type boon coon. summit $23000.00 residents have so far been evacuated from areas in the northeast. tonight is expected to cause heavy flooding. its china is 6 type in so far this year. ukraine says a russian missile has struck a hotel used by the un in separation killing at least one person. this is the 2nd attack on the southern city in recent days. it's about 50 kilometers from europe's biggest nuclear power plant. grains government has announced the humanitarian court door, allowing the departure of dozens of cargo ships trapped in its blacks. the ports since rushes invasion began, but the ukrainian navy is warning. the risk remain from minds and russians attacks

. moscow has increased strikes on ukraine's ports since quitting a deal to allow great exports. last month's to do a special council. jack smith has asked the judge to begin donald trump's trial on january. second, a former us process has been charged with plump thing to overturn his 2020 election loss. and if so, if approve the trial would begin 2 weeks before the 1st boats are cast and the 2024 republican presidential primary leaders of the west african block eco was have ordered the deployment of a stand by force to help address the new share crisis. they said they want to explore every means for a peaceful solution to the military coup, but the message is clear. if new shares, military rulers do not reinstate the countries democratically elected president new share could find itself on a collision course with his neighbors. waste african leaders arrived in a boucher to move in next. move it urgent. amazing. came up to me. she is wanting

to ignore the ultimatum to stand down from the power grab principles. the group says, all diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis has been rejected by the military lead is now the ramping up the pressure to restore democracy. issuing this directive, direct the committee of the chief of defense stuff, to activate the aqua stand by force, with all its elements immediately order the deployment of the equity. stand by force to restore constitution of order in the republic of news yet. but it still isn't clear what that will look like for the standby force, likely to take weeks, if not longer, to assemble the block. and so reiterated its commitment to finding a peaceful resolution earlier the one to talk to a national tv to announce a new government with me, she is deposed. president mohammed bosom still,

and the house erased. concerns of growing about his well being. as we are aware of a recent reports that president obama zoom of new chair and his family are living without electricity, water, food, or medicine. and i can see the following. the secretary general is very concerned over the deplorable living conditions that president presume and his family are reported to be living under as they continue to be arbitrarily detained by members of the presidential guard in nature. as the political did, law continues the people of media a weary of what comes next. really after the who did the, our country really leaving the bug situation. why i see a bug situation? because do that, if you look everywhere, we can see everywhere there's lights up lights up. that's all i think is going to be taught to use it 40 to should i mean, interview not ministry interview tough sanctions on media and maintenance,

struggling with rolling power caps and supply chain disruptions, creating food and susan tea for residents awaiting the next move in the countries future short while ago i spoke with anita b land about this. she's the director of the after program at the mount royal institute for international relations in brussels. i asked her how likely it is that the stand off between the sheriff's, coo leaders and eco laws could escalate into a war? hey, it's really difficult to say at this moment um, what option that they will choose to take. and we know that the stakes are very high at the moment. uh, some of the echo was members who are currently suspended, precisely because they have gone through and military cool. in recent to your molly and burkina faso, they have declared that they will see such a military intervention as a declared declaration of war against their own states and will defense and niger,

we also know that and president bus, who is held hostage in, in here by the military you into, so there is also the possibility of risking and the president's life. and then we're also wondering, what's constitutional order can be reinstated if there is such an intervention. news here has now seen 5 queues since independence. how do you account for the countries lack of political stability, nina? and this is an s as a strange as it's a seems. this is not really um, something is something different in the region. many of the of the different states have seen more tools than that. and, and as you said, new jersey has seen 5 cruise students, independence. but the 3 of these crews have been seen a bit as corrective crews, like the military is stepping into and reinstalled democratic order because there

has been some sort of blockage, some political blockage or some precedent as tried to stay on longer then. then he should and so in that way the military has been a bit seen like the savior of the population. in some instances before. busy or in this case is completely different and, but we can also see that the military is deeply involved in politics still. so this civil military imbalance is very much in grained in the history of new share. i would say new share is also regarded as a, a key partner in the fight. it goes, is limits militants in this, the hill region fighting there has displaced millions and calls the hunger crisis. as you will know, how much of a blow is the crew in the share to efforts to defeat this insurgency? well, it's, it's, it's a blow for sure. and because all of the attention of the military forces in the

share at the moment, then i would say quite a few of the regional forces and are now centered on what's happening in new share, the political crisis rather than fighting the jihad is still already there. we have a considerable blow, the attention is, is diverted to another crisis rather than did you hobbies. and we know that you had is organization, but also the other non state arm actors. they're striving from instability and k is so for them, this is really a good opportunity to expand their presence in the country and in the region at large. this is nina. thank you very much for talking with us. that was nina, villain from the royal institute for international relations. thank you. the head of russia's voc, the mercenary group you have any pre goshen has welcome the reason to a new share. ogden has long been active in this whole region of africa,

but after the failed uprising against the kremlin last month, much of the groups forces had been based in being a ruth, apparently after a deal was made with that country's leader, alexander lucas jacob. now, speculation is right that, that deal may have collapsed and that bogged that forces may be heading back to russia. wagner, group mercenaries, training batteries in ministry personnel. just last month, that a races, ministry of defense released the footage, which claims to show the group who were alive to setup comp in the country by liter, alexander lucas shank. go. that came as a result of a deal. he brokered in june that put an end tour revolt against his close ally russian president vladimir putin bite wagner mercenaries. each was launched by their leader. you have gave me p, goshen william heavier lucas jenko has appeared to welcome wagner mercenaries being in his country. there was

a new fish on the display for which end these may wagner are helping us for free, even though their mercenaries who fought and worked everywhere for money for to bring us a jeweler. to be honest, yes, i want to keep them as a unit here to their real fighters who have been through a warfare by 2 percent should, should as well, you know. but, you know, the wagner mercenaries appeared to be setting up a base and batteries the satellite images from june, purporting to show a military facility under construction. not far from the capital means split. now, just a week later, there are unconfirmed reports that a majority of the mercenaries have been kicked out of batteries by the country's leader. alexander mor. this was spring in, dw, is rig a bureau chief, you're a rash shadow. you're a formerly headed up. our moscow bureau until russia ordered the w to close down. there you're for weeks now. there's been intense speculation about the wagner

groups. whereabouts in bella? ruth, what can you tell us? well, i'm afraid not that much. there is, there is almost no specific evidence of what and to where exactly is involved in the soldiers are doing. and whether it was, we still don't know how many came to the country in the report with just so we saw it, some men in uniform. so but who was this man who had been repeating all along with that? because it was in the soul, just shoot the tray in his army, but what is the mean really? we don't don't eyes. it seems to me, tell you that the all these fabulous activity so far in uh, soul, just in brother goes off to the mutiny in russia. it could be some kind of distraction that distraction from something bigger from a deal. we'll probably never know about a real deal between the families, both put an end to the going to boss, because there are also rumors erie that somebody in the soldiers have been thrown out of the country. what do you make of a the walls of all?

yes, and the us deal with rumors that some of the men about to leave, but it was even though is there is no video for to photo it for each of that. if that's true, one of the reasons could be simply the money. allegedly lucas shank was no legal law willing to pay for the state of talking to man, even though he's sat there doing it for you. but i'm doubting, let's keep in mind that disease um nursing there is man who made and still wants to make good money in the war. but maybe is there is another reason for that. stipulations, we remember that the bottom and then allegedly wanted to go for a rogue from neighboring poland, according to the banquet, even though lucas angle called like a like a joke. but the reason he was cost a lot of uncertainty in poland and also he is a neighbor in lafayette, maybe of the story and this frat became too much for the crush angle. despite all the loyalty to the kremlin, the hosting leader knows that he shares a bona with nato members. so a lot of rumors and speculation surrounding this. remind us erie when was the last

time wagner, leader, gift gainey per gozine was actually seen the precautions. last of all this public appearance was uh at the sidelines over there i saw africa summit in st. petersburg and russia at the end of july, back then, i see was seen pausing for a photo with some of the allegedly assignments, participants exams. it was in the old, your message, sorry, on july 13th. so it is in which he sat to the bottom and the nurse and the rest who didn't sign the contract with the russian defense ministry. that is those man with a move to buy that it was in the early august. we have reports at the same time that the private revolving army is apparently still active in some african countries. in any case, it's amazed completely unclear whether the supposedly agreed future over the wagner to, in by that it was, will actually last for a long time. and how much influence he's getting paid goes and still has. and maybe the most important questions regarding his personal future is how masterful east president put into

a yury. thank you very much. is always our rica bureau chief years shuttle. you're welcome the story of a suspected spy working for russia in the german military has raised serious concerns here in germany. the suspect worked with sensitive details about a weapon systems. he was arrested on wednesday and what germany's defense minister boris the story is claimed was a success for german intelligence. a suspected spite in the ranks of the gym and the forces working for russia. the story has sounded, alarm bells. the man arrested is thomas h, an employee of the display of procurement office, which handles sensitive details about weapon systems. he allegedly attempted to offer himself as an informant for russia. such allegations a rap, says jim, and just as minister michael bush not arrived. these are fridays to this case is

extremely exceptional, but we cannot turn a blind died to such cases. we must be vigilant device funds on 2 of acres. in general, we're grateful for the enormous loyalty and exemplary performance of the members of the buddhist span. to the sauce banks, initial email contact with russian diplomats was immediately flag bios doherty's, according to the spiegel, it's believe the intended sensitive information to be handed to russian intelligence that could include details of elements, projects, technical information about weapon systems like f $35.00 fighter jets which the gym and air force is ordered from the us would certainly be of interest. russian military intelligence. russia has repeatedly focused its espionage activity on germany, one of ukraine's major on suppliers. last year, a cd, a foreign intelligence official, was detained for leaking details to moscow. about the system monitoring, brushing military tactics on the battle front and ukraine. opposition politicians

want to more public pushed back against new king by the kremlin. we have to be much clearer, and i expect from our government much more outspoken statements that russia is leading a hybrid war against the german society against suicide to cohesion and trying to pull out our willingness to support ukraine and also our willingness to stop this war in time so that we contain russia, thomas h now faces investigation by both military counter intelligence and the domestic intelligence service. while his arrest is a success of those task with preventing for an espionage questions will be honest about both rushes objectives and the motives of those few. in germany's military, they want to give sensitive secrets to moscow. russia has launched his 1st moon mission in almost 50 years. the luna $25.00 mission will study the lunar

surface and search for resources such as walter russia is aiming to be the 1st country to successfully land at the moon's south pole. it's competing. after decades of a little space agency interest in the move in the last few years, i've seen a boom in one of them focused missions of the w science reporters of the car, a bonnie has more on what will determine the success of this mission? well, precisely that whether it can land on the moon a festival, anywhere. it's aiming full the southern pole of, of the moon, which isn't the tories, the difficult place. no country on us has ever soft line to day, which means no hard, which means no crash. if you look at the, the map with the moves over the history of a been so if you had mission to the moon and i'm interested in the other missions, well, american emissions and they will landed more newly. so this is

a really aiming for the book at last, the crates of, which is very solely with these parents of. wanted to pull that. so i'm going to be so essentially both the way i have to get there is going to take a couple of days, $3.00 to $4.00 days and they have to land, then they have to do conduct their experiments and then ship those experience back . so that's really what's going to determine the success so, so we wouldn't really know until about use time. but just if i've got the time to say this, you know, just landing leave with a crushing old old doing a soft landing. remember the resistor emission, but the europeans will which to him to, to a, to, to accommodate even that they had a perfect lining site and uh, but he bounced him a credit balance. um, and uh, you are a bonus sloth, uh, bought bar silver. the roof cause most the russian space agency has said that that is really that primary focus now is to find a safe landing spot in russia. won't be a loan up there in the recently sent its own space craft on a similar mission to the moon. is there an element of competition here?

oh, most definitely there's none of it's competition. i mean, this has been ramping up, but not least, since america essentially a designated space, a new domain of rule. so we all in a huge rush and not only for dominance in terms of political dominance, but also in terms of resources. as we've been hearing when they say they want to inspect the ground for water and soil, they're looking for resources. it should be said, however, the moon is about a 100 times drive and that's a hard desert. so even if we do find reward, so i see well, otherwise we'd never going to be buckling in mass is i would like to propose right now, but it's about dominance and it's incredibly telling the this mission, luna 25. well, the 1st, since the soviet emissions of 76, i think it was the last. so the mission was moving to 24 to quite clearly there is

a competition on a number of fronts here. the russians a saying essentially the cold war never ended. we all going back, we're going to be the 1st, they want to be the 1st aligned on the, the southern hemisphere, the southern part of the moon. so definitely competition is, will be trying. it depends being trying, it like filed it's of the americans as well. it's a huge competition. so if god, thank you very much. that was the w science course by zillow paccar, bunny. i mean, well, billing richard branson's company. virgin galactic has launched its 1st flight carrying, paying taurus to the edge of space. the spacecraft was attached to a mother ship that took off from new mexico after the aircraft reached now 2 to 15 kilometers. the rocket blasted off on board was an 80 year old british olympian who bought his tickets 18 years ago and a caribbean mother daughter. do who won their tickets in a contest?

the trio floated around wait list for just a few minutes before returning safely. neither having just an incredible time. sports though and in the women's soccer world cup, spain have reached the semi finals for the 1st time. they beat them the other ones an extra time. thanks to this wonderful solo goal from some of our way low. it's sealed $8.00 to $1.00. when in spain become the 1st team into the last 4 in australia and new zealand, they will play the winners of the japan, sweden match, which is taking place right now. if you are watching dw news, just a reminder of our top story, this our, the death toll from wildfire zone, hawaii molly island has risen to 53 officials, say they expect the number to rise. and what is the us states, worst natural disaster and decades? hundreds of buildings have been destroyed, while thousands of people depended back 10,

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