>> this is dw news live from berlin. dozens are injured in kosovo in clashes between serbs and kosovo led peace services. nato condemns what it is calling unprovoked attacks, saying they are totally unacceptable. tensions have flared since ethnic albanian mayors took office last week. coming up erdogan wins another

term as turkeys president after a divisive election. dw speaks to voters, some elated, others in bidder. nigeria's new president bola tinubu takes office, facing rising inflation and security. the challenges ahead for africa's most populous country. i am nicole. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. dozens of people have been injured in northern kosovo where police and nato-led peacekeepers have clashed with ethnic serbs, the majority in the country's north. they have been demanding the removal of albanian mayors. nato says around 25 peacekeepers have been wounded in unprovoked

attacks. the unrest is focused around several towns in the north. tensions have been rising since the mayors took office last week. >> nato peacekeepers and kosovo police hold injured officers to safety as protests spun out of control. the chaos came after ethnic serbians demonstrating refused to move. peacekeeping soldiers used tear gas and stun grenades to clear the protesters who responded by throwing rocks, bottles and even explosives. cars were set on fire as demonstrators demanded the removal of ethnic albanian officials from local office. ethnic serb demonstrators want

special police to leave the area. >> special police deployed inside and outside the municipal building should withdraw with their armored vehicles. this is a city municipality, not a police station. >> peacekeeping troops placed barbed wire around the town hall to protect it from hundreds of angry protesters. the clashes are the latest in a string of incidents which have added to regional tensions. russia's foreign minister warned of an interruption in the balkans. >> a big explosion is brewing in the center of europe, the place where in 1990 nine nato carried out aggression against yugoslavia. the situation is alarming that the west has set a course for

the total subjugation of everyone who expresses their own opinion. >> serbia's military is on high alert. kosovo declared independence from belgrade in 2008 the belgrade refuses to recognize their sovereignty. the u.s. and european union are stepping up efforts to resolve the dispute, fearing further instability as russia's war rages in ukraine. >> conflict between serbians and kosovo albanians is deeply rooted in the past. i asked a professor of southeast european history and politics why tensions persist and what led to the recent clashes. >> the core reason overall is that serbia does not recognize kosovo's independence and has a strong control over the serb community in the north of kosovo through its political party and its power structures. the particular trigger now is that serbs walked out of kosovo

institutions at the end of last year over a nameplate dispute and they have not returned. in response kosovo organized elections that were boycotted by serbs, so the mayors in northern municipalities are albanians and do not represent the local community. many serbs are understandably alienated by those mayors but of course, on the others, the belgrade side, the boy scott -- boycott has been instituted. there is no credible authority in those municipalities at the moment and when the authorities of kosovo tried to install those mayors we have seen the violence which to some degree seems to be locally grown and to some degree seems to be provoked and encouraged by belgrade. >> let's look at the role that the serbian president is playing because he is performing a delicate balancing act between appeasing hard-line nationalist

supporters at home and courting the european union. he has warned his military will not stand by if serbs are attacked in kosovo. what role does the minority play in serbian domestic politics? >> it does not play any role itself. it is too small. but the issue is that they're using them as leverage in kosovo, abusing them but also keeping the issue open, raising tensions there very often for its own domestic politics. the balancing act is part of his performance, part of his show. he is not committed to join the european union nor is he pursuing any power -- any position other than keeping himself in power he is faced protests in recent days. the incidents in kosovo are useful for him because he can distract from domestic criticism by pointing towards kosovo. >> how likely do you think it is

that the violence will spiral out of control? >> let's keep in mind that kosovo has a nato-led peacekeeping operation, many were injured today, which is one of the most serious incidents in many years. it's clear that if serbia were to cross the border those troops would be there and that would be basically a conflict between serbia and nato and nobody is imagining this. so when he says he's not going to stand by, this is idle talk, which she likes to do. but he cannot afford open confrontation with nato at this juncture. >> that was florian, thank you for your analysis. >> thank. >> russia fired missiles at kyiv earlier on monday in an unusual daytime air raid on the ukrainian capital. airstrikes have happened mostly at night or in the early morning hours, not broad daylight.

as the latest in a wave of attacks amid speculation that ukraine will launch a counter offensive to reclaim its occupied territory. >> people rush for cover as the skies fill with smoke trails and blast clouds. many made their way to the main metro station to wait out the assault. >> i heard two or three explosions, what's the bathroom and then i heard five or seven more. that's when i realized some thing terrible is happening. i read telegram channels and thought it would be better to go down to the subway. >> this was russia's 16th attack on the capital this month. the surprise daytime assault came hours after an overnight garage on the city. and across the country. ukraine's military says it shot down the missiles fired. western allies have provided ukraine with advanced air

defense systems in recent months, improving their ability to fend off bombardment by the kremlin. there were reports of injuries and damage in central districts of kyiv, much of it caused by flaming debris like this fragment that fell. at the wreckage shut down the intersection for several hours and damaged a traffic light. after determining it was safe to remove, police collected the fragment so it could be examined by experts. >> the fragments are different depending on how they were shot down. it is impossible to say anything else. only after we examine it properly. >> russia has intensified attacks in recent weeks as ukraine prepares to launch a counter offensive. >> that counteroffensive will require munitions, lots of them. ukraine has been demanding more

from its western allies. ukrainian officials need 350,000 shells a month. high in demand is the 155 millimeters shell, weighing around 45 kilograms with a range of around 30 kilometers. it is small enough to travel long distances but big enough to incur a lot of damage. the european union is on course to provide one million shells this year, drawn from existing stock and new orders. the u.s. has sent one and a half million rounds. now the u.s. army is ramping up production from 14,000 rounds a month before the war began to 85,000 by 2028. dw has been granted rare access to one of just two american factories working overtime to keep up with soaring ukrainian demand. the ammunition plant in scranton, pennsylvania. dw reports. >> this is the scorching heat of american support for ukrainian

troops. forging steel for the all-important 155 millimeters shells. pressure is on at the plant in scranton to increase production. >> as the robot is taking the billets out and placing them into the conveyor, you can see the process right here. >> the modernization of the plant began in 2020 one before russia invaded ukraine. now we are starting to see the fruits of that labor in increased parts that we put through the facility on a monthly basis. that is a long-term plan that we are beginning to execute. >> to make more rounds the u.s. army announced a 1.5 billion u.s. dollar investment boost earlier this year. this should fund a new factory in texas and contracting production in canada.

at the moment the plant in scranton is the biggest in the u.s.. it is operated by general dynamics. currently this plant produces 11,000 of these rounds per month. over the next five years the u.s. is set to increase output sixfold to replenish its stockpile and supply allies. these shells will go to the u.s. military. some are then delivered to allies like ukraine but with increased production, it is designated for american forces. >> if you want to prepare for a potential conflict with china, you need a very different and far larger and cold war scaled domestic military industrial complex. to supply you with the very large amount of ammunition that we see are necessary in this kind of warfare. >> overall it is a spending

project for weapons making firms. >> this is going to make some arms or ammunition manufacturers a lot of revenue, no doubt about that. but that is the nature of if you like defense budgets. >> these empty shelves will be packed with explosives, ready to be fired from a howitzer. steel turned into weapons of war. >> let's take a look at other stories making headlines around the world. thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate in eastern canada is authorities battle wildfires. flames have destroyed several homes but no injuries have been reported. dozens of blazes have broken out across canada in the weeks following a record heat wave. spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has called for early

parliament elections. the vote was originally expected for the end of the year but will now be held on july 23. the surprise decision comes after his left-wing alliance suffered major losses in sunday's local and regional elections. greece presidencies says a second general election will be held on june 25. that is after the center-right democracy party won at the polls earlier this month but fell short of a majority. the vote will be held under a different electoral system with the first party getting extra parliament seats. turkish president erdogan is confronting the task of uniting his deeply divided country after securing a five-year term in office. he has called on society to come together in unity and solidarity while his defeated opponent vowed to continue the struggle

against him and his ak party. dw's special correspondent has more. >> erdogan's electoral victory is sinking in. in istanbul where the majority of residents voted for his opponent, disappointment is in the air. >> honestly i am sad about the results. turkey has lost. i don't think people understand how bad these results are. i am very sorry. >> i do not think this was from the beginning a democratic process. it was not fair because he controls the majority of the media. >> erdogan should be the president of all 85 million. instead he is acting like the president of the 50%. >> both candidates ran at fierce campaigns with different visions for turkey. the result with 4% difference

shows the country is polarized, split on things like the curtis question, migration, how to run the economy and rights issues. as ballots were being counted, the president addressed his supporters in istanbul. he thing to them and focused on unity but some of his other statements showed no sign of reaching out to the other side. >> does the opposition love the lgbt? can they infiltrate the akp? family is sacred to us. >>'s victory speech in the capital addressed in imprisoned kurdish leader. >> in turkey where justice, rights and the rule of law train, you cannot get a person out of prison who has caused the death of 51 of our kurdish

brothers. especially under our government. that is out of the question. >> erdogan faces a number of other challenges like a crumbling economy and rebuilding devastated areas hit by earthquakes this year. but his supporters are not thinking about that. >> we believe in trusting our president. we are sure he is going to fix economic problems. >> we are very happy. we were expecting these results. turkey has made its choice, i think it is the right choice. >> for me it is a good choice. it may not be good for some but for us it is good. >> syrian refugees in turkey will be breathing a sigh of relief. throughout the campaign they

vowed to deport them from the president. president erdogan said he wanted refugees to go but voluntarily. as the turkish republic enters its second century it faces open questions. for now, they will be answered by the man who has ruled longest. >> to nigeria where the country's president has taken office. bola tinubu was sworn in at a ceremony. the former governor faces rising insecurity and a failing economy. the 71-year-old was elected in february but opposition parties are contesting his victory in the courts claiming electoral fraud. earlier i spoke to bureau chief laura who filed that report. i asked her whether we can expect change in nigeria. >> the new nigerian president is positioning himself as different

from the previous government even though they are from the same party. we can see that he has a more proactive body language, he is speaking to the people more, he seems more in touch with what is going on. he has made a lot of huge promises, promising to fix nigeria's economy, promising to fix the security situation in nigeria. so there is a lot at stake with this particular government and more so most people did not vote for him. but he has a lot of people that he needs to appease, so we're are expecting to see that he starts showing his work from day one. >> let's dig into one of these promises. he vowed to expand the economy by 6% a year. how realistic is that? >> economists are saying that is

unrealistic. he seems convinced about it. some of the ways he wants to do that is by increasing taxes, taxing the rich are people more. he wants to invest in the private sector and open up the economy to foreign investors. he is also talking about or rather he has announced a subsidy which is a huge amount of money that the government spends and is subsidizing for the people. converting that money into capital projects like building hospitals, schools and all of that. economists again are saying that realistically that is a high goal to set. >> the opposition is claiming fraud and he is facing legal challenges. how justified are these claims and can they affect his presidency?

>> i cannot say whether this will affect his presidency. however, these are serious allegations that the opposition parties are making and there are lots of evidences to show for it. the election was not free and fair because it was not free and fair. in his speech he mentioned that he acknowledges the fact that many of his oppositions are trying to get redressed for the elections. he is extending a hand to them and asking them to come and join him so they can run a government of national unity. opposition parties are saying there cannot be unity if the process that brought you into power is not free and fair. >> thank you so much. time now for a look at other world news. uganda's president has signed

off on one of the world's harshest insight lgbtq laws. it includes the death penalty for quote aggravated homosexuality. same-sex relations were already outlawed. western nations including the u.s. and the u.k. have condemned the new law. a widespread locust outbreak in several afghan promises -- provinces is damaging wheat crops. people are rushing to kill the insects before they reach their adult swarming stage. u.s. food agency has warned they could destroy up to one quarter of the total harvest. a new round of talks on a treaty to eliminate plastics pollution has started in paris. more than 145 countries are hoping to reach an agreement by 2025. over 460 million tons of plastics are produced each year with two thirds ending up as

waste. in the race to find more renewable energy scientists are turning to volcanoes as a source of clean power. researchers on a spanish island are testing a thermoelectric generator to turn high temperatures into electricity. can it work? here is a look at the first experiment. >> this is designed to supply energy 24/7, enough to cover an entire family's needs. the objective is to capture heat rising from the belly of a mountain. researchers from pamplona in spain are holding their breath, hoping that the experiment will work. >> this is a new system. unlike conventional facilities it does not need steam powered turbines so it can be built on a smaller scale. >> an infrared thermometer shows the surface of the volcanic

landscape measures between 33 and 37 degrees. temperatures are key. >> it is really hot deep down in the earth. the surface needs to be cooled. >> with heat trapped just below the surface the extinct volcanoes are a place for fun and games. but can they be more than a tourist attraction? is it possible to tap into hot rock to generate electricity? first measurement shows how hot it is beneath the surface but is it hot enough? >> 420 six degrees celsius, that is how hot it is at two meters. that is the temperature being released here. 426 degrees, yes. 420 six degrees, now 428.

the team cannot believe it. here, feel, but be careful. >> geo thermic potential. >> do you believe it now? >> more than 400 degrees at one end of the system inside the earth and less than 40 at the surface. a promising results because a big temperature difference between the system is what is needed to create electrical voltage. >> thanks to the efficient heat exchanges we have designed, we can transfer the heat into the modules and convert it into energy. >> hopes are high at the testing ground at the national park. in a few days precise data will show the new system to generate energy in volcanic regions works. >> this energy that we draw from the earth is available 360 five

days, 24 hours a day. we want to use it to cover the energy needs of the national park's facilities. so that we can dispense with fossil fuels. >> a high temperature difference between the surface and two meters below it in a plant that generates electricity day and night. volcanoes hold the promise to harvest renewable energy. >> some sports before we go. french open tennis where novak djokovic is after a 23rd singles title. he moved through the first round , that is him at the top of the screen against alexander to win. the young american made a gallant effort to force a tiebreak in the third set but he ended it with a big service return. service chances to win in paris where improved after rafael the

doll pulled out. a little football news, jude bellingham has been named player of the season. his coach called bellingham the oldest 19-year-old in the world as he became the youngest ever recipient of the award. the england international may not remain there for long though. clubs including real madrid and liverpool have him in their sites. stay with us now. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. hope to see you there.

♪ georja: ockham, tune into live from paris program. it is 10:00 p.m. in the french capital. here are our top stories. brush fires a barrage of missiles at the ukrainian capital, sending residents fleeing for shelter for the second time in 24 hours. spain's socialist prime minister calls a snap election after the country's main opposition party clinches victory in regional and local elections, garnering over 7 million votes. also coming up for you on the program, joe biden says a final bipartisan d