♪ >> this is dw news, wildfires burn across the mediterranean fueled by record drought and high temperatures, hundreds died in extreme heat that is now moving north. also the program, ukrainian present blood rails lenski suspends the countries -- photo mears zelenskyy suspends the countries chief prosecutor for helping russia.

a report shows that -- at stopping one of the worst school shootings in u.s. history. ♪ >> i am phil, welcome to the program. rocket breaking -- record-breaking temperatures across europe are few world -- are fueling wildfires. many of these areas are suffering severe droughts, extreme conditions stretch as far north as united kingdom, the continent faces another summer of next dream -- extreme heat. scientists say climate change is largely to blame. >> is burning in france, spain, portugal, italy.

and, in greece. for a week wildfires have raised across southern europe, several firefighters have died in the line of duty and thousands of residents have had to flee their homes. >> it is an especially difficult summer, we are dealing with very considerable drought due to insufficient rainfall over the winter and spring. the especially dry month of may, and now -- month of may and now particular high temperatures. >> there is another related threat sweeping the region, a heat wave that has already claimed hundreds of lives. temperatures have reached the mid-40's for a week inome parts of southern europe and whether experts say is moving north to a place that has never before experienced he like this. the united kingdom.

forecasters are predicting temperatures of 40 degrees in england where few homes can cope with these conditions. experts are warning that thousands could die. authorities say there are steps people can take to protect themselves. drink plenty of water. stay out of the sun. check on those at risk. >> let's take you to the u.k., we will join dw correspondent, with the air show in the south of england, welcome jack, is it hot there yet? >> it is extremely hot here, sweltering indeed. around 33ish degrees, and across different parts of south of united kingdom is gone up well past 35 degrees and 36 at heathrow airport.

a new record set of whales 35.3 degrees celsius the hottest day on record in 150 years in wales. there is an extreme heat warning across the whole of the country winning people to stay cool, protect themselves, stay hydrated. >> the u.k. normally a temperate country, how are these record-breaking temperatures affecting life there? it looks like we are having a couple of technical problems with jack at the airshow. that is unfortunate. we will move on, if there is an opportunity to go back to him we will. envoys from around 40 nations are meeting here in berlin for two days of talks aimed at addressing the climate crisis. talks designed to build trust ahead of a u.n. climate summit in egypt in november. what he describes as the world's addiction to fossil fuels, he

warms -- warns that the warming limit made in the 2015 paris climate talks is slipping further out of reach. dw political correspondent thomas kent tells more, german chancellor and egyptian president have been speaking a news conference, where have they been saying? >> they are speaking right now, they have been so far discussing the key topic that actually brought the egyptian leader to berlin as well as other politicians. the issue of climate change and how countries can ultimately cooperate together. there is a clear understanding that this is a worldwide challenge that countries can only cope with this if they were together. that is evident from what we heard from the german chancellor, it is also something they have to focus on when it comes to this important summit

that egypt will host. stressing that the focus during that conference will have to be on countries that either are particularly affected by climate change or will be affected by climate change the short-term. it is also about bilateral discussions on energy, how both countries and other countries can focus on renewables, can work on new technologies, hydrogen one that was mentioned as well. it is all about this very important topic of climate change, which as we heard today is very important from other perspectives. it is being described as a very important security challenge, security risk to the leaders that have gathered in berlin. >> tell us about the german government proposed global protective umbrella against climate risks. >> as a do with what i just mentioned, the idea that climate change goes young high temperatures -- beyond high

temperatures and is essentially a security risk. countries and societies around the world will be facing challenges on the short-term, also medium and long-term and as such they have to be prepared. prepared when it comes to, for example early warning systems, or precautionary plans. something i was also discussed very clearly, rapid financing systems for countries that are affected so they can be helped very quickly indeed. that is something that germany has been very interested in sofar and trying to work hand-in-hand with other countries when it comes to these issues. as such it has proposed this umbrella, a big question as to what extent the umbrella will turn into concrete actions and will be taken on by countries around the world. >> that seems to dovetail with something the egyptian president has been saying, that africans need more support to mitigate climate change. >> absolutely, it is not only

about how germany and other advanced countries can help countries that are developing in other parts of the world. it is about how countries in germany and other european countries can look at examples that are being carried out elsewhere there also being helpful when it comes to that transition towards you nobles -- renewables and climate deficient economies and so on. there are cntries around the world including egypt that are carrying out projects being followed very carefully indeed by countries like germany. >> thank you for that, dw politics correspondent thomas. let me take you back to dw correspondent jack who is at the airshow south of england where temperatures are hitting records. i was ascii before the technology gap the better of us, how the -- asking you before the

technology got the better of us, how is it? >> i think it is affecting me, our technology may have overheated and that is why i dropped out as we were speaking earlier. the reality is it is extremely hot and the united kingdom is not a country has the capacity to deal with these kinds of things. the infrastructure, the transport infrastructure is not prepared, the buildings are not built to withstand such things. people did not have air conditioning in their homes like they might do in southern european countries. the warning from the government is everyone to keep themselves cool as possible, should avoid putting undue stress on the transport sector and should continue to stay because love as possible to protect firstly themselves, then the health services it, and the info structure. >> is there any help in sight? >> there is, actually, felt.

it is writing on 35, 36 degrees celsius come across the southwest, they'll be the case for monday and tuesday this week. on wednesday, it is predicted according to the scientific office that deals with whether in the key -- united kingdom disabled dropped at a 26 degrees celsius, and much more recognizable and probably more enjoyable summer temperature in this part of the world. >> jack in southern england, thank you. let's turn our attention now to the war in ukraine, president zelenskyy has removed two top officials during an investigation into collaboration with russian occupying forces, 650 cases of treason are being investigated at the agency is being run by the chief prosecutor and head of state security. >> and his nightly address to the nation, president zelenskyy

delivered a bombshell. two of his most trusted officials suspending -- suspended for failing to weed out collaborators. >> such an array of crimes against the foundations of the states national security and the links recorded between ukrainian security forces officials and russian special forces raises serious questions about the aspect of leaders -- respected leaders. each of these questions will receive a proper response. today have taken the decision to dismiss the prosecutor general and the head of the ukrainian security service. iva, head of the sbu, ukraine's powerful state security service was serving as the prosecutor journals leading the investigation into russian war crimes.

ukraine has long since -- suffered russian infiltration of stay operators. synthes art of the invasion, politicians, officials, ordinary members of the public have been arrested on suspicion of being spies and saboteurs. this latest cracked of the most severe yet. with russia targeting ukrainian cities i daily basis the fear of russia's fifth column is ever present. >> let's get more from dw correspondent, welcome, more than 650 cases of alleged russian filtration, the steve -- the chief prosecutor and the head of state security suspended this sounds serious. >> it is serious, not only on the level we are speaking about top law enforcement officials under scrutiny. these are very close allies of president fillon ski. the -- president zelenyy. the head of the security seice

was a ildhood friend, she was branded the base of justice, last time i was in ukraine in may she accompanied the german foreign minister through bucha, she tried to show in bucha and in other places this is what happened already during the war. these are the atrociti that have been committed. that russi has been accused of committing in abuja. -- abuja. she was requesti help to investigate the potential war crimes, ner office d members her office stand accusedas president zelenskyy said of being an -- unable root out russian spies. this is quite embarrassing for president zelenskyy, the last thing you want while being in the midst of a war with russia is to appear weak, but certainly at this infiltration was possible on such a significant level it also exposes a weakness

of your country. something you clearly dnot want the enemyo know about. >> how deep is this problem thought to go? >> that is a good question, phill. if you look at the history of the sbu, founded in 1992, no president sends was able to reform the sbu, allegations of misuse of power, corruption, infiltration could be rooted out. its not the first time spifically that the sbu is under scrutiny. it comes a time when ukraine is at war. the least thing you want is actually trying to see you know who to trust within the apparatus a whom you can trust with information. it comes at a very volatile time, ukraine it'a pull everything together to make sure that the morel is there, that people do not lose morel at the frontline, as russia is

regrouping and trying to start a new offensive in a donbass region. >> thank you. the war in ukraine is taking a huge psychological toll on the population, nick has been to visit a treatment center outside the capital that helps soldiers recover from trauma. >> rifleman worin construction before the russian invasion, within weeks he was on the front lines in the east und constant massive artillery fire. he said he would fall to the ground for cover, take out his phone, and amid the deafening blast swept to a photo of his seven-year-old boy in the capital. >> i looked at my phone before going to bed and understood that if the russian shoulders were no -- soldiers were not stop or i was they could reach kyiv again. i thought of my boy and asked myself if someone else would

raise my son. >> he did not want to go into details but will say he suffered a concussion and had a nervous write-down. he is -- write down. he is one of 150 patients, at a location as to be kept secret so would not be targeted. others suffer from traumatic brain injuries, damage that can be caused by the blast waves of explosions, symptoms from both include suicidal thoughts, depression, insomnia, anger. a firecrker can igger the terrifying feeling they are under fire again. alexi is here for three weeks of psychotherapy, group discussions, walks, massages, he will abide by the doctor's decision on if you should return to battle. >> over history, soldiers returning from war often

described feeling a sense of stigma from society. that is not all the case here in ukraine according to the director of this institute. >> we believe in victory, in the power, strength, experience of our soldiers. every loss will be the hrt of every ukrainian. i think that helps them. the belief that we are here, standing behind them. there are people who respect them immensely and are proud of them. it is very important for them to know about this and we constantly tell them. >> he is an explosive expert h been fighting since 2014 when russia annexed crimea and parts of the east, he likes looking at the euros of the center to lift his morel. >> here, working with psychologist helps a lot, the

person has arms and legs, does not mean they are all normal with a person, his psyche is disturbed. >> he says he is burdened by many memories, when he dashed his men mov into the town occupied by the russians, they shot people, tied explosives to their bodies, bury them. >> local people wanted us to work faster, they kept asking us to go from one yard to another. it took us three days to clean all the yards and gardens in this village. we found a total of five buried bodies that were booby-trapped. >> maxine says his men call him every day they want him to come back, he says he knows it will be hard to return, but he must. >> taking a quick look now at

someore stories making headlines around the world. eu foreign ministers have agreed to further military aid to ukraine, meeting in brussels to discuss further timing of sanctions against russia, one imposed is an embargo on gold, russia's second-biggest export after energy. two people have died after becoming infected, dozens are in quarantine, there is no treatment for the virus them a part of the same iris family is ebola -- virus family as ebola. new york has opened three monkeypox case -- there is currently not enough vaccine. authorities in malaysia have seized elephant tasks, rhino horns, other animal parts with nearly 18 million euros, the contraband was coming from a

ship on his way from africa, and some people believe the animal material has medicinal properties. three people killed and two others wounded in the latest mass shooting as states, gunman opened fire in a shopping mall in indiana before being killed by an armed bystander. a report sharply criticized the police response to one of america's worst school shootings. the report says lack of leadership may have contributed to the death of 19 children into teachers in uvade texas. they accuse authorities are trying to cover up please failures. >> lackadaisical and egregiously poor, this is how lawmakers and taxes describe the police respse. security video footage showed heavily armed footage -- officers standing by for 77 minutes.

even as shots rang out. the investigative report released sunday said close to 400 officials present failed to prioritize rescue efforts over their own safety. >> that day several officers in the hallway were in that building knew or should have known there was dying in that classroom. they should have done more, active the urgency, try the door handle tried to win through the windows tried to distract them. >> the report also focused on poor security measures at the school, but the grieving families of the victims, reacting to the security video emphasized another key aspect. rising gun violence and the failure of existing gun control laws. >> there is one question that should be on the forefront of their minds. what if the gunmen never had access to an assault weapon? >> i am up here because i am

begging you to make a change. nobody sits here and sits about this because it doesn't happen to them. i promise you, you do not want this to happen to you. i promise you. >> demand action now. >> protesters are demanding titan -- titer -- tighter gun laws, although congress did enact new restrictions the gun sales, the new laws would not have stopped the shooter. all the more reasons these protesters say that stricter action is needed now. >> let's get more on this report from our correspondent in washington. welcome michaela, what else did it say? >> the really crossing message coming out of this is that there was failure at all levels reaching back into the

structure of the police itself a paint a picture of utter chaos on the scene. almost 400 police officers, many heavily armed were alerted, several dozen on the scenend that security ftage and at the same time a sense of paralysis, a lot more than 70 minutes this whole thing lasted. just to illustre, more than 142 rounds fired, 100 were fid by the gunmen before the police actually entered the scene. the report concludes that although they do not have the exact medical evidee, there is a clear suggestion that after the -- out of the 21 victims, 19 children, some could have survived if there had not been an hour of nothing happening.

it points to utter chaos at the scene and the police at the scene putting theirwn safety above the lives of the innocent victims. a really crossing combination of what happened, but at the same time saying there was no ill will detected. it was the utter chaos, lack of leadership, and information. >> are those law-enforcement agencies likely to face consequences as a result of the report? >> what we are hearing from legal experts, because of the legal situation, we do not expect individual police officers, although the interim head of the local police is on leave at the moment, administratively. we can expect a prosecution of the federal state of texas because of the structural lack of leadership there. we do not expect to see individual police officers to trial over this. >> is this sort of scrutiny and criticism of law enforcement

usual? >> i think, we have seen now, and interim report. there was an immediate reporting to this. it is usual that there is an investigation, the urgency comes from the terrible circumstances of this and also the bodycam footage we are beginning to see that shows the scenes of complete confusi amongst police officers. there is an usual aunt of public preure over this, whi is safto say wl lead to further invtigationnd pontially etate being taken to court. >> sadly we have seen too many of these sorts of atrocities. is this report saying police were there and did not know whether to go in? or the police had protocols in place and did not follow them?

>> they did not follow their own training, is a bit of both. we have also seen the bodycam footage, police officer asking for permission to go into an outside door that could have led him posted to the scene was denied that permission. there was a lack of leadership on the scene, and there was bad information with the commander initially believing that they had a barricaded suspect inside the school. utter chaos. >> michaela in washington, thank you so much. a reminder of our top stories about the sour. fire fighters across southern europe are idling to contain dozens of wildfires fueled by extreme heat wave, record temperatures are expected to hit great written where authorities have declared a national emergency. president volodymyr zelenskyy has suspended ukraine's chief

prosecutor and the head of security, and that -- for failing -- collaborating with russian occupying forces. coming up, sri lanka gears up to choose a new president. the tribal woman backed by modi is favored to win india's ceremonial presidency. news asia, dw in just a moment, i will be back at the top of the hour. goodbye. ♪

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observers. france 24.com. ♪ >> europe bakes in a heat wave which has pushed temperatures into the 40's. the heat and dry conditions have brought wildfires to parts of france, spain and portugal. the uk's former finance minister is in the lead calling this evening's boat, which leaves for hopefuls in the race to replace boris johnson. the president of ukraine, zelenskyy, fires his top two law enforcement officials. this is what he