but the, this is need to be news live from berlin, thailand, soul. the prime minister returns from its file and is jailed tax and she and what is sentenced on long standing charges of corruption, which he stays politically motivated. also coming up ukraine gets more backing from greece, but not to me as an excuse phase evidence as of fit to train ukrainian pilots to fly the f. 165 digits promise, pump them off, and the netherlands add us president joe biden views the ultimate of debbie while fi is on hawaii and on says criticism that his government was too slow to respond.

the hello, i'm christine window. welcome to the program. thailand's, a former prime minister tax and shinall watch has been jailed on corruption related charges after returning from self imposed exile. he'd spend 15 years moving abroad tax and flew into bank call, where he was greeted by crowds of cheering. suppose it is. he was late to take into the supreme court which imposed a sentence of 8 years, standing from the corruption a conviction, excuse me, handed down while he was in exile, texts, and has rejected the charges as politically motivated types. and is one of thailand's most controversial and influential political figures. he won 2 elections as prime minister and was defeated an approved and flip thailand in 2008.

i want to bring it out. asian pacific bureau chief gave mateus, who was following the story for us from jakarta, gail tax and spend 15 years in excel. why has he chosen to return now as well? the crucial moment here because, you know, of course, is that in the may election a really m as in euro pro, military government instead of reform is party to move forward. parties won by a landslide, but they weren't able to form a government because they faced resistance from the upper house, from the military appointed center. and so now it's time for the pure type party. the 2nd largest supposition party founded by this, you know, walk a family if you want to bring in a prime ministerial kind of thought that is about to happen today. so they are very likely to get into the seat of power with their coalition. and that is, of course, the rise and byron via environment for texting should know what to return to the country. and it's an open secret that's a sooner or later, you know, faces 8 years in prison. but sooner or later he's hoping for royal pardon and,

and what does texans jailing mean? gail for, for thailand's political landscape, while the landscape now looks like this, that's a party that most type people voted for in, in, in the march. the election is really the party that is not with the opposition. on the other hand, you have the prototype party has formed a house with one say of to put it mildly or controversial to listen, including to prove military parties, the very parties that were involved in ousting and staging the tools that lets to um, the escape of attack since you know why a brought into into a self imposed exile. and so that's a coalition is now forming the government a and because these to a pro military parties are involved, they are likely to get the support from the military appointed senate this time.

but also some suspicion has been aired in thailand that the deal behind the scenes has been made to allow tax engine of what to return. because these 2 parties are inside that's coalition. that is something that pier tire, of course, refutes. and the potentially new 5 minutes the set off has already made clear. there was no choice of, of a compromise had to be made in order to end. uh the um, the, the, the, the pro military, a rule that has been taking place so far and then to form the government and bring some stability to thailand. all right, that scape mateus deed of these asia pacific, their chief, replacing their for us from to cause a thank scale. and now let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines, dependencies, it will begin discharging trees at cooling water from the ruined focus, human nuclear plant into the sea. on thursday, the u. n. sloops, a watch dog saves the plans. don't post any danger to humans or the environment, but depends fishing industry as well as a neighboring countries, including china,

have voiced concerns. donald trump safety plans to turn himself into a force. he's in atlanta, georgia on thursday to face charges connected with his indictment bond has been say to $200000.00 before me, us president stands accused of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election laws. trump says the case is under the key motion rates at the head off the volume at missionary. so if you have any precaution has published his most recruitment video since he has failed nearly in russia in june for goshen suggested he was in africa came and he was busy making quotes. russia even grace on all continents because question is kind of whereabouts. i know and greece has filed to keep up in submit a pre support for ukraine and help with postwar reconstruction. the pledge came off to ukraine's president let him use savanski. how talks in athens with greek

permanent stuckey equity, mutual taxis, as well as bulk and leaders and to talk to you officials. savanski said he had received an offer by grace to train ukrainian pilots to fly if 165 digits, which are being supplied by denmark and the netherlands. reese did not confirm the pilot training of a and b control is sophia gift, stuckey dw correspondence in a sense the just see sophia, so the ukranian president seem to suggest that greece would help train ukrainian flights of pilots. the greek side, however, has not confirmed this. what's the latest? exactly. so good morning, christine grease has offered to train to help train the pilots for the f. 16. this is what we're trying to sort of stated during yesterday's press conference. and this is what the lensky asked for, according to the great media, the base will this training most probably will be near the city of color mazda,

which is in the south or in all the country and the southern paula police, the international uh, training center of thoughts further help is not confirmed. for now as a greek research made clear that uh, it needs to keep most of its own. a weapons for its own defensive needs. sophia, the breed governments also page assistance for the reconstruction of ukrainian cities, particularly the city of 4 desta sent us why the historic for the city is a special to the great exactly. it's a very special uh, christine. so the prime minister made clear. yes. so they put the emphasis on the fact that the help from greece towards ukraine will continue as long as it takes squeeze will stand by ukraine, and will help and support ukraine. and of course, be present in the reconstruction. also, the ukraine, but especially in odessa and why odessa, because of this is a story meeting. so greece is keen to protect their cultural heritage and of

course, because of the ukrainian greek. yes. for in the city and the payments 50 off um odessa. all right, that is the w, sophia tift touchy, it says for us. thank you. so if you now us president joe biden has visited the hawaiian island of molly to see the devastation left by recent wildfires almost 2 weeks ago. more than $110.00 people are known to have died in the flames, but that this total is expected to rise with more than $800.00 others still unaccounted for. its the deadliest while fi in the united states in more than a century. long. the hugs and all buds is the president and 1st lady touch down in mallory. they with that to offer support to the survivors and to pay respects to those who lost their lives in the wilds highest. the devastated to the island. the 1st couple of, of giving

a closer look what's left to the historic town of the hey, you know, which was old, but to break, to write it in the wind, whipped and sign a hawaii state govern adjusts queen size search teams have now covered most of the area looking for the more than 800 people who are still missing, but the rest of the search could take weeks. president biden's administration has been criticized by some of the survivors and republicans to say the responses being ineffectual and insufficient. standing next to one of the heinous most famous landmarks, the 150 of old banyan entry, the president to use that as a method for the islanders resilience and revival to my left is the bed and 3 beloved by this community for over a 150 years here, the former capital of the kingdom, hawaii, as it stood for generations as

a sacred spot of exceptional significance today is burned. but it's still standing tre, survive for a reason. i believe it's a powerful, a very powerful symbol. what we can and will do to get through this crisis for this is for as long as it takes, we're going to be with you the whole country be with you. the hate in the general, the end of the wild fires may have now subsided, and the focus turned to the task of rebuilding about the people have. now we will need much more than reassurance and will much to recover from the saving blaze that has ravaged the island they call home. we can now bring in dw correspondent, con she moya, who's in molly? hi. can she so the vitamin ministration, as we've just said in the report, has been criticized over the handling of the response to the fires. how was

president fight and received by local residents? its residential by them was received by indifference in the island of his 11th talking to they just shrugged their shoulders. they feel like the local authorities now from the authorities came late. however, it was very important for the 3rd these here in hawaii, the 1st and by then. so the scope of the, the, the station for himself. so and so if you to a visa, a realtor and the helicopter to assess that. also, he met with the families with some other families affected, to hear firsthand testimonies on what the people in right now need people who just have 30 days in a hotel room, but they don't know what's gonna happen after that. and they don't have any perspective you have on how they are going to rebuild their lives at the white house and now some major. so they go by the point you today uh, spray in the senior emergency response officio to coordinate all the long term

recovery efforts here on the ground. me the white house a has also deployed more than 1000 responders, 450 rescue teams and 40 dogs to help identify victims. and they, they are providing more funding about a 1000000 the main complain from the family. so is that the $700.00 to $800.00 for a family coming from the federal government is not enough to support or not even short term very quickly. country, many people are still missing off to those devastating fires. you are just alluding to some of the if it's but how is the search and risky? is it going now it takes a more difficult bar. the search about 85 percent of the area. the remaining 15 percent is going to be very important for the account. and also very difficult because they, you still have to remove all the deputies from the area, which is

a lot or the number of deaths expect it to rise significantly in those and more than a 100 that accounted for regarding those a governor as how wayne governor jo screen said that's probably many of these people might never be found by that state of view correspondent, crunchy. more in my way for us. thank you. country. thank you. the, the football women's world cup has arrived in spain to its new home. the spanish national 5 touch down in madrid, needing a parade to the capsule. and the late night policy, spain, disease of england, when mil to, when they 1st women's board cuts, even before leaving the airport, the team would grease and by hundreds of supporters, we'd waited hours to welcome the champions our controversial

limit between spain play and the leader of the nation's football association has threatened to overshadow spain celebrations, spanish. if a president louie rebellious on the far right, has come under fire for kissing stall, play a jenny her most so on the mouth without consent during the middle ceremony. most the latest said she does not like the just you will be alice 1st quote, he's critics idiots. but has since said, i was completely wrong. and i have to admit this. and ones that are football in use now. and manchester united say their play, amazing greenwood will leave the club. despite being cleared off, attempted rape and collision charges women ticket holders and domestic violence activists had condemned the premier league side for parents. the setting, the stage for queen was for 10 to 21 year old, was implicated in the sold off to an online posting, but denied or charges he days admitted to mistakes that lead to the images that was post charges with trucks in february of to prosecute assigned to the book full of

witnesses for trial. that's all finality to view business. of course clover is up next. i'll see you at the top. the next hour by the dispute is sandita. wayne's rust eats away every 6 months. never mind. you know, make another sign algeria is here, mauritania is here on mark track. we know is this one.