the the western allies, remember that world war 2 sacrifices the presidents of the united states and from fleet ceremonies, locking the side of the street of the day go by and pays tribute to surviving veterans and recalls the huge losses suffered liberating western europe from nazi dictatorship will say coming up on the program, thousands all killed in in is rainy. strike on central gone to utah is a un run school and the city of knows around israel says it targeted how much compound inside the school and the votes is in the netherlands kickoff elections across the european union. the polls are expected to deliver significant gains for

the for the fall rights, including the dutch freedom policy led by sat build is the menu keeps making and welcome to the program. they force and thousands died for freedom. war veterans and leaders has come together in northern fronts to commemorate the atm and of the 3 of the day. you as president terabyte and, and french president and my new and my call let the main ceremony remembering june, the 6th 1944. that is when allied soldiers troops landed on the beaches of normandy to begin the liberation of western europe from nazi germany. it was the biggest c bone invasion in history. president died and said the anniversary comes at a critical time for the nations that pods were living at the time when democracy in

more risk across the world. did they point since the end of world war 2, essentially beaches were storm in 1944. and now we have to ask ourselves where we stand against charity, against evil guys, crushing brutality of the arm 1st. when we stand for freedom, we demand democracy. we stand together. my answer is yes, all it can be yes. and the w reports of william blue cross joins me now in the studio some more on what's happening in normandy. welcome, lillian, and what stood out for you in particular. and what we heard from president biden today because he was quite pointed in certain remarks, wasn't right, he's continuing a theme is administration, which is a very simplified view of the worlds that puts democracies versus i'll talk proceeds or democracies versus authoritarian systems. and world war 2 is the perfect parallel to be able to make that very simplified case. indeed, a,

in particular, because the day was this very salient, singular point in time, that really was, you know, 150000, mostly men storming beaches into one of the most deadliest and dangerous combat situations ever seem to liberate you're up. and many of them pay the ultimate price for that. of course, history has a way of smoothing out the complications and smoothing out some of the less, the less nicer bits of history, right? democracies aren't just good and i'll talk these aren't just bad. even at that time, world war 2, the democracies were talking about the united states, the kingdom, france were also colonial empire. was there in the us case. had jim crow laws and segregation. so they had their own racial and ethnic divisions and injustices to deal with both during and after the war. and we see that again today with democracies picking winners and losers. right? we heard joe biden strong case again today for support and ukraine. at the same

time, people around the world, leaders and protesters are looking at what's happening in gauze and saying, well, wait a minute, these are 2 different standards you're applying. so it has complicated then an see that as it was today, but the day is a, is a, is a time to really distill these very overarching themes of freedom that joe biden brought out, his beach today, standing united. and as you said, you know, there was a real reaffirmation of, of western solidarity. and what he said, he mentioned russia, ukraine, there is a will happening in europe again now and tell us more about the points he was making about the war. a new frame fighting wants to make the case that we're better together than we are a part just as the western allies were. i'm the day before there was a nato. then during the cold war, as a formal nato, a lions, and now trying to to renew that alliance through the context of ukraine by

having not just nato allies. but i think as many as 50 countries are part of this broader ukraine coalition, providing weapons and resources and support and financial aid for ukraine and making the case that just as and i believe job, i didn't, i'm paraphrasing, but job. i mean basically said, just as the veterans sitting behind him pay the ultimate price and fonts for freedom then so to must democracy stand up now and do maybe not the same thing because it's not us. and british and french boots based on the ground facing russian ones, but in a similar vein, step up to the political challenges of staring down russian aggression in ukraine. absolutely, and obviously in a year where we're going to be seeing a huge selection and that may not be a president by next year, that may be a president, trump talking about will these themes, nato, the re affirming west and solar solidarity president biden is really trying to push his view here isn't say, yeah, he's trying to set a tone whether he wins or loses. we all know donald trump's less friendly views on

nato and traditional western allies. that said, we're a long way even as trump, where to when we're a long way from nato dissolving. it is a treaty bound, legal alliance stairwell congress, or have it say, and trump aside, there is strong bipartisan support for maintaining that alliance and for maintaining nato. and for as much as there is a, shall we say, a readjustment in the american desire to be involved. the world is not the same thing as necessarily isolationism or protectionism. more of a re balancing or could be isolation isn't protectionism, but we don't quite know yet what, what a u. s. might be, as there is this call both in the us and out of sort of stepping back a bit, will re balancing american power in the world. but suddenly today, standing united and remembering what happened a few years ago when he moved cross. thank you so much. now, one of the soldiers who survived the ordeal of the day is the 100 year old versus

festering john roberts, the w's london. corresponding book at mos tells the story. the allied landings in normandy, the beginning of the end of nazi rules. as a young marine john rob this 4th at the front line. i have until the left on able to the right love and troubled well being bombed a lot. and from where we, where the whole beach became lit up. it was like fireworks non stop for work. today the veteran is 100 years old, but then he was only 20. it was only after the war that he fully understood the horace, the extent of the destruction. i saw a porting, lock these 2 to offer to take off. and yet our are almost getting errors. again, the images of destruction from ukraine for the veteran. they are terribly similar

to those from his use from the 2nd world war. he is convinced that close cooperation with the nato has saved europe from war in recent decades. john robot stuffed in the navy for almost full decades. most recently as re admiral working closely with other nato troops. to my mind, nato is the most important thing that we have your appear nations must stick together. at the end of world war 2. i couldn't remember when sent you out, you were making his speech. i'm saying that the savior of the or in the future will be for it to be together. and that's why i did not bother to leave your up. i'd like you to remain because you just as the allies stuck together against germany, back then ne, to and you must be strong and to the best account,

a russia today says john roberts, so that an escalation, like a 2 years ago can be avoided. i think it's terrible that my grandson could be involved in a wall in 6 or 8 months time. so 12 or one on 2. everybody said this is the water land roll to herself, the 2nd world war general. this is determined to remind people of them, for as long as you can or at least 30 people has been killed and dozens more wounded and then is ready as try come to school in guns. and now that's according to the health ministry run by him. us the attack hits the united nations, run the school in the city of knows around. israel says it was a precise strike on a compound being used by hamas and islamic jihad terrorists who were involved in the terror attacks on israel and upset of the sudden is ready,

military says it took steps to reduce the chances of civilian casualties. and these radios, he says how mos was using the you and run school as a shelter. i also jonathan's file, who's the senior communications manager at the u. n's refugee agency for palestinians or unrra. if his team was aware of how much the activity the well, we're talking about allocation, say we have absolutely no way of verifying such claims. i mean, clearly, but we have said, is that attacking, targeting or using un building some, any kind of military. this is a blatant disregard of international commitments hiring more international and it's higher in lower applies to move policies in complex, including this one. can i ask you, is that anything the unread does to try and make sure how most flights has done use you and premises or do you have to move everyone out of it becomes clear. for example, the hallmark is present in,

in any you and premises as well. i mean basically, you know, un stuff premises gentle prices have to be protected at all times that, that, that, that's the end of the story. i mean, if there are any issues with a used by anybody, me that you're used by anybody um in this world then we we, we rise along the course of the primary thing is we haven't, we told him about the shelter which was sheltering. 6000 displaced people when it was head. and i really think that that's what we need to focus on right now. um the issue proportionality, i'm in the military and laura's is, is also extremely significant from civilians over and over pain price and with the lives. ready in this war and gaza on our own stuff we, we've lost 192 of us now they've been killed in this war. and this is a number without prizes and them in the history of the much nations. so really think that's what we need to be talking about. it's about the fact that civilian casualties are just happening over and over and over in this war,

including places of safety under the united nations box. are you aware of any warnings to evacuate civilians before the strike? i know, so i'm afraid. i mean, we're still trying to gather information about what, what exactly happens. uh what we, what i can say is that. ready that's one of our facilities in the gaza strip, and i'll share the same think he's ready to move forward. east of there's no mystery about um, what is it you and facility or what's not that you into. so let's say and um we, uh we so, so that, that's crystal clear. i mean there's, there's no mystery about this, but regarding warnings or not to evacuate. i mean, yes. you know, we, we're aware of these reports like everybody else of the, the timeliness of. ready things people to, to evacuate, including from areas like rafa as not, not being audio in many cases, and so the meaningfulness of, of what is to evacuate and kind of,

kind of the problem i think overall, i also want to emphasize that since this will began and a 180 un office and let's see. so these are united nations facilities have been paid and at least $450.00 people have died. and i'm, i'm well, $1400.00 to be an engine. unless, unless i get these people seeking safety onto the fica pretty much at nations. and this and cool effects of the question, are you still able is under a still able to do its job given the amount of buildings on ro buildings that have been targeted? well actually this is a very, very important issue. i mean is extremely challenging for us to do our work on task school system and basically pivoted from being in place of education to a place of shelters for, for this place. people when this war broke out on our facilities and their warehouses. and so one of those have been used to, to provide some kind of safety. some people, the facilities arrival wells were not able to get enough age into the goals a strip. and we have repeatedly calls out of breaches of the sanctity

of you inside by both sides in, in this war. and we will continue to do so. jonathan file, a senior communications manager from under joining us from east jerusalem. jonathan, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. let's take a look now at some of the other stories that making news around the world in spain says it will ask you in court permission to join south africa's case accusing israel of genocide and garza. spain is the 1st european country to take the step since south africa filed the case with the international courts of justice. last year. at least 100 people have died and an attack on a village and sit on the pro democracy mcdonny resistance committee. say the rapids support forces militia were behind the, the sold will then a year of rule between the recess and saddam's. all me is killed around 15000 people and the european central bank has cut interest rates for the 1st time since

2019. the bank slashed its benchmark rate to 3.75 percent up to almost 9 months at a record high, low interest rates. all good news. the borrower is, is they make loans cheaper. stephanie's chancellor has vowed to strength and security at home and abroad with a fellow. it's wants to allow the d port taishan of asylum seekers involved in crime and terrorism. and i've gotten national, has been detained over the death last week. the police officer in a nice attack trial, it's also defended his decision to allow ukraine to use german weapons to strike targets in russia, because germany's for right to if the policy embarrassing for their alleged ties to russia. charlotte says security is the foundation of a democratic society on is it just on this mission without security? everything is nothing but this sentence has great meaning for me here. because where there's a lack of security for the board and the fear grows,

the fear of citizens among themselves, fear of external threats, fear of the future, power, fear that destroys trust and confidence, god at this time. this is precisely why security is the key to everything. else, and this is why i am so convinced me security is the cornerstone of our freedoms. our democracy are fly high and our root of law for the ones that i stopped this kite. i asked the w as chief political editor, let me tell you, alexis, not if selves his message about security was a reflection of how german people are feeling right now. it was actually on use. so how much time he dedicated to exactly that. the phase that has been ranging here in germany ever since, that stopping in the city of mannheim last week, which so a 29 year old police man die off that he was stop several times. find isn't this extreme is to came from. i've got a son seeking is fundamentally and who's beside him was rejected so neatly. he

should have left the country thoughts. at the same time, germany does not to force people to afghanistan, where the town of bundles, once again, or syria at the moment. and this is something that the government is now addressing . what i felt himself has addressed here today. and he says, whoever comes here and, and in dangers of democracy and violates, and the society he's come to for shelter. but also for us. clarity has lost that defines a to shelter to protection and should be sent back. the big question now is how much of this will go beyond the political statement, the political rhetoric, when it gets into the missing receipt of the legal detail in here, that i'm more questions than answers right now, isn't insurance that this is something that is now being politically addressed,

and also that new a penal codes it will be created at fast and calculate those very attacks. and also the political attacks a whole series we seen here in germany, not always leading to injury or death. luckily, but at the same time uh, suicide zation of of fines and move risk for those who are out there in the public. so those are the 2 issues he now wants to dress and the question is, or how that will have an increase that was tito is chief political edison, mckayla cuss now. now versus the going to the polls in the netherlands kicking off european union elections across the $27.00 member states. the ballots are expected to deliver significant gains for the fall of rights in several countries. results from the 4 days of those thing are due on sunday evening one vote cost

these people the names to them as some of the 1st of the nearly 400000000 people in the u to place the ballots over the next 4 days in the european elections, most important for me is the economy and the difference between the rich and the border of the in that you know, it's well the entire and then for me is most important. i think think penn european mets are so climate change and immigration matters. so i think it's very important to foods, jobs, climate change, health security, migration, a recent euro barometer studies show. these are indeed the most important voting topics for people across the whole of the u. vs here in the netherlands, have been doing lots of lots in the last few years just 6 months ago. that was a national election. we saw the fall right party when the most seats for the 1st time in does history, unless they're expected to be replicated again in this european parliament

selections. in fact, the far right is expected to make gains across the u. in. the netherlands gets 31 seats in the european parliament. there is $720.00 in total. 027, e u member countries. post the save the size of the elections come make it complicated to predict. you could result one site. it is very difficult to bring together all the data from $27.00 member states into one projection to understand how the european parliament will look like we will most likely on sunday and monday understand how the european parliament will look like in the future. until then we have to deal with about 15000 candidates, 600 different lists and individual candidates across europe, and about 200 to 10 parties that will enter the european parliament. these european elections will also be judged on how many pallets the cost votes, a ton i is stopping in the low normally, at the around 50 percent, most d u countries will vote at the weekend and a clear picture with only

a mode. once all the results are delivered, of course london, jeff park, files that reports and i asked him earlier whether the far right policy for freedoms victory and national elections last november is likely to be repeated in these new elections. well, if opposed to the believe then yes, potentially they could waiting somewhere between 10 and 11 of those 31 seats that the netherlands gets in their selections. there's little so it comes out into town nights as i mentioned in utah nights for the elections is stopping the low here in the netherlands last time it was just over 40 percent. we've been hearing from the exit posters that it may be a very slight top and take this time uh hard to say, well, that will land what happens. we know that the exit posed here in the netherlands will come out at around 9 pm local time, but the official results in the selections and the irish elections. you that are

happening tomorrow. none of the official results will come out until they come out on sunday evening. one's all the voting is done and tell us more about the election campaign in the netherlands and the key issues for as low as, as we heard some of them in your report. earlier, so the environment, the economy, that kind of thing. yeah. what's really interesting here in the netherlands is that all? and the reason that the far right is actually doing quite well is because it's been pushed back against some of the laws that have been brought in over the last few years. so for instance, there's a big farming community here in the netherlands that has been hit hard. they say by the green laws that are being brought in over the last few years. and they've pushed the european union to have some of them. why impact nights the far right policy under get billed as the sweat to the most seats in november's national elections? they say that they will push back against those greenville was also that they will

protects the evidence from migration. the new migration deal was signed and agreed on by the governments of the european union just a few months ago. so that is something that voters voting for interestingly here in this sort of metropolitan city of items that on a lot of the people, the i spoke to a most concerned about degree. the climate change about green issues and a voting based on not probably opposed to what you would see in the farm land of the netherlands. once you leave the big cities. you w correspondent, jack power in amsterdam. jack, thanks so much. and obviously, we will be tracking those election results closely. thank you. a w and secretary general is trying to recycle costs the wells attention on climate change at a time when elections and the rules and garza and ukraine have stolen the spotlights. antonio guitar has accused fossil fuel companies of being the gold fathers of climate cliffs. that is, as new data has revealed the true extent of our he's seen planets, guitar

a set time may well be running out to control. rising global temperatures. last month was the hottest may on record. after year of higher the normal weather, the world is feeling the impact. india is in drought with voters this week testing ballots and 47 degrees celsius temperatures. grease. so it's worse wildfire season with more than 20 recorded fatalities. and there's been more than 60 death. many heat wave in mexico has water resources, dwindle, outdoor workers are struggling to beat the heat. it's really hard and the heat loss, sometimes we run out of water and the only thing our so people help us out and give us some it's really hard sometimes with the heat as when we really don't know how to think a newer port from the un estimates the temperatures could keep rising with

worsening effect. we got to play russian roulette with all the planets. and we need the next it's read off of the highway to climate sale or. and the to see is we have control of the wheel. $1.00 degree limits is still just about foss, people limiting global warming to $1.00 degree celsius is a goal established under the parents agreement with the countries committed to keeping long term median global temperatures below pre industrial levels. the u and whether agency believes this bout if he is human induced and could become more frequent. there's an 80 percent likelihood that the annual average global temperature will temporarily exceed $1.00 degrees above pre in just real levels for at least one of the next 5 calendar years. the agency is calling on the group of 23

. you in the fossil fuel industry and limit carbon output. the g 20 is holding the summit in brazil next month. they are set to discuss the environment and an energy transition. you're watching dw news. here's a quick reminder of our top stories. the presidents of the united states and france of lead ceremonies mocking the ac is out of the 3 of the day turbine on a surviving veterans and recall the huge sacrifices made by allied forces to liberate western europe from nazi dictatorship. and at least 30 people have been killed in thousands when did and, and his radio strike on a school run by the united nations and gone to israel says many of the dead. well, how much spices full? we have time, full conflict zone is up. next, we're going to leave you now though with some footage from normandy of today's the day commemorations enjoy and thank so much for watching the, the

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is 77 percent every weekend on dw the this week around 370000000 people in the 27 countries of the you will be voting in the european parliament elections. and the run up plenty of speculation, but the far right might increase its tale of seats and exec a great influence on how the use friends, it's money or low as it passes. and what far an agreement subsides service takes a high and it's complex own found in brussels. there's been plenty of nervous tension among keep politicians. we talk to 2 of them. manfred vapor leader is the largest political grouping center right here for you and people's policy about his predictions. he's worried.