the, the business dw news line from ballot flooding and putting lines in north korea, seeking support for his war. new crane is arrived in town. young way was welcomed by king john on the 2 and to help each other overcome international sanctions during hooton's 1st visit to north korea and 24 years. also coming off in thailand, the senate pro is overwhelmingly in favor of a marriage equality built clearing the way for thailand to become the 1st nation. se asia to allow same sex couples to tie the foss excitement

over 02024 football matches in germany. but there's one tournament that has emission players who's been homeless. i'll take you to the pitch to the guy that says, welcome to the program. russian president vladimir putin has arrived in the north korean capital. jung young way he is meeting later came joan and it's the 1st visit by putting almost a quarter of a century. it is the latest demonstration of deepening ties between the 2 countries which have recently drawn closer in the face of west and sanctions. both exist them, not trading weapons bots. the united states and south korea have expressed concerns about the relationship between putin and kid us and that we spoke to a correspondent sagos semenoff scheme. he is reporting from the left in capital

read off to ross that goes down to the used bureau in moscow. and we often want this new strategic partnership between russia and north korea. i'm. i've looked like this one in fact, and also they've, i've letting me put them, but we don't yet know what is that what will be in this deal with this? we expect us to be signed tomorrow. tomorrow is the main day of not even as we're putting visit to north korea. we do know i'm not going to put in is interested in continuing to support that north korea has shown to the russian war efforts. and the so this will be on the top of the agenda as to the relations between the 2 countries. and north korea had a very close alliance with the soviet union. they then even had the sort of a military alliance and back at the time. and however, these relations, who have cooled off significantly after the collapse of the soviet union, the relations between russia and north korea, we're not as intense. and that's now during this war in ukraine,

we are seeing their renewal and just the visits. as you said, the 1st one in 24 years is a testament to that. now a head of his trip and pushing as praise to an young support of it. it's void. ukraine. what kind of support has most co receive from sonya and sofa. this is the support for flooding you're putting these days is, is there anything difficult to contribute to russia's war effort and, and we know that north korea has provided russia with weapons. it has been confirmed by united nations experts who have analyzed the brief from one of the missile attacks on the northern ukrainian city of hockey. and where the un experts were able to identify one of the missiles fired of the city as a, produced by a,

by north korea. and the west and south korea are also accusing. and the north north korea of, and supporting russia with a to artillery shells. and the estimates from these 2 countries from us in south korea, or somewhere on and $10000.00 in or is that north korea has apparently shipped so far to russia. now what does change from own hope to gain from that to me to teen, into a ton there is a range of issues that are interesting to, to the north korean and either. i mean, 1st of all, it's also a certain recognition that the russian leader is visiting young gang at this time and bought some more practically in north korea. as of course, interested in the technology transfer, especially in 4th space program or so for it's miss,

i will program. and so, and i think these are the areas that they can jump on. well, we'd like to explore was looking at 14 and the interesting the, there was one issue $1.00 and $1.00 other issue on the agenda. and these are the north korean workers. and north korea is interested in sending its workers to russia. they are an important source source of income for the country slash cooperation is sanctioned by the when. but the, as we have heard from vladimir putting himself, russia is now interested in cooperating with north korea to bypass sanctions. and then he sees as you need not to really impose by the west dw correspondence egoless . and so you might also see that in the read aloud for us. thank you. to thailand, knowledge is about to become the 1st country in southeast asia to legalize same sex marriage sentences. overwhelmingly pasta landmark equality built. the vote has been

hailed as a victory by campaigns and members of the b. 2 community, many of whom gather the parliament to welcome the vote to many families in thailand, waited hopefully as votes were tallied, celebrating as the final accounts came through. and it is very to those of welding lee in favor of legalizing same sex marriage, my wife and i are going to marry, it's come to joy to our wedding in november company during the 16 day of activity because the human rights defend us. that was sent abrasions in parliament to administer as the specials and then passed. it is not the occasion it government house royalty spread vision to all stakeholders would be striving towards how success today. last but not least,

i'm saying this is you want to is you want to get married by the thailand is only the 3rd country in asia to allow same sex marriage off to taiwan on to nicole. the little will now grown full legal, financial, and medical rights to own marriage partners, regardless of sex, to me, leaving me back. i spent for 17 years being reading more legal to my right now. the new legislation will now go to the king for approval and will coming to full a $120.00 days off the publication in the royal give that activist type the 1st weddings to be celebrated as early as october of typing up.

though some of the other stories making headlines around the world, talents, phone, the prime minister, that's actually, and it's in about so has been fully invited for allegedly insulting the amount of key back in 2015. so, you know, after i've only recently retired to thailand, he was jail sophie also arriving on separate charges. and then given the royal palm, the series of high profile political legal cases, i'm going in thailand this week and from safari, national riley apology has a solid lead in poles that had of snap parliamentary elections on june 30th. however, as a directive poll shows them with 34 percent support ahead of the left as popular front coalition with 22 percent. president obama and my calls centrist potty trails . and so it plays with 19 percent us secretary of state. and the blinking says,

china is support for russia's defense industrial basis for lowing the ukraine war and has to stop. the made the comments off to a meeting with nato secretary general, the installs and berg, the nasal lead assess the alliance is also concerned about potential support. most cal could provide for north korea as mission miss all a nuclear programs to support or in the wake of heavy slugs. brazil is now facing massive wildfire as in the countries pump in our region. climate change m p l. they knew whether phenomenal phenomena on the have increased the risk of devastating fires that let's take a look at how residents and some of the largest tropical wetlands in the world are dealing with this situation. an ominous orange backdrop looms over brazil, sponsor now wetlands. it reminds residents that the fire season has started earlier and with more fury than usual. the pricing got 3 years ago. the pump now wasn't like this. it was supposed to be flooded and this year it didn't that complicated

things. up until now which a sandwich between brazil, bolivia, and paraguay is the largest tropical whitland in the world. it's a mass of carbon sink and it's home to thousands of plants and animal species, many of them endangered in other biomes. it's normal for the region to have rein periods where the wetlands flood and dr. periods were some man made wildfire as breakout. but according to the results national institute for space research, the number of fires is especially high. this year. it has increased by more than 1000 percent so far in 2024 compared to the same period last year. a keep it a whole bunch of them out. a key basically what's worry, some about the punter now is that due to climate change, the bottom has seen more dr. periods is charges one to because of the vegetation that would usually burn and a certain period is burning more frequently. it came by the edge of june and

through sacked the video like can you call my of the queen and these fires are much bigger and much harder to control. and i said, we to space is pointed you faces you're going through uh, climates ridge can make droughts more likely and more intense in some parts of the world as we burn fossil fuels, the worse the atmosphere. and there's more of operation from land, and the warm or atmosphere can affect rain patterns to so that it rains more in short birth that makes it harder for the ground to retain sol moisture over a longer period of time. for sale has also felt the effects of a natural phenomenon new. this complex windham temperature pattern in the pacific ocean can make the weather in parts of the country hotter and dryer, all in all the perfect conditions to make the woodlands highly flammable several months too early. for me, for people and others. uh, we already started the season badly. the fun is it propagating very quickly and we're worried about how the situation will progress in august,

september and october. this year, experts urged the government to educate residents about the dangers of starting fires for small scale agricultural activities. because there is no knowing the damage they may cause as climate conditions where it's while the euro 2020 for football championship is in full swing here in germany as another tournament going on at the same time. the different version of the beautiful game with teams made up of homeless people on like the game is the same. the patient is the same, but inside hum to expands or in that euro 2020, for a different type of tournament is underway. there's no glitz and no dilemma nor other 1000000 euro salaries. these plans it will experience homelessness. and the really to get here hasn't always been easy. i used to play all my life, you football. but the when i, when i started taking drugs, i stopped in the director of importing that football. bought the api. i stopped the

game. yeah, the now i stopped the company, but i changed all my life. i stopped a football game organized by a local charity and funded by donations 8 teams competing. they play for aside games with to 7 minute tubs. so many football has given them a fresh start. i think that's, that's the soonest. see, we have as a full point community in germany. now the country said football is a place where people come together with so many different lives, which probably was fortunate like like all is maybe one does lucky as, as we all, maybe i'm to have football is such a unifier to, to come together to celebrate the game we lost and said to, oh, just just be hopefully be be playing football. i think that's the purpose of this

event. fans from the launch the euro tournament have turned out to show the support . the week long the vein gives a chance for the so called beautiful game to bridge divides. and for players from old background to she a and a love of the schools. and germany will face the 2nd game of the year championships on wednesday. and they faced off against hungry. it comes after $51.00 went over scotland and the opening match of the tournament last week. and according to walter, r, a co arrival time f, as in dog and germany will emerge victorious once again. when faced with a choice of scouts in his enclosure, walter chose the german colors, the 35 year old prime. it also correctly took germany is when over school us. and that's it for me other than the same. the for now i have

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