the, the, you're watching due to the news coming to live from berlin. hundreds injured in a powerful earthquake that rocks tie want the tremor hips near the eastern city of twan, vienna, bringing down buildings, knocking out power and trapping. people and the ruins also coming up on our show nato's board ministers meet in brussels. aid for ukraine is at the top of the agenda with further discussions on making support for cuba, less dependent on the united states. the

inquiry. richardson, thank you very much for joining us. a mazda of earthquake has hit tie one causing damage, and knocking out power 2, tens of thousands of people. it is the strongest earthquake in 25 years and was centered near the city of what the and on taiwan eastern coast, at least 9 people have been killed and not more than 900 others confirmed injured. government officials say over 70 people are cracked after dozens of buildings and tunnels collapsed. the powerful, quick initially prompted synonymy warnings for japan and the philippines. but those were later withdrawn as a reading spring morning and type a interrupted by the biggest us quite to strength. taiwan in 25 years. the once i once the rug at east coast, the city of quantity and was west, hates, the folding, rocks killed hika, and violent shaking his damaged dozens of buildings. some were left on the verge of collapse, which shocked residents running each other not to touch the straight electric wires

. there's nothing we could do. everything fell down every pink collapsed. time when some of the trees assisting ongoing search and rescue operations. but efforts to being made more challenging by frequent talk to show to you since the main quake have been stronger than magnitude 6. and with more expected in the coming days time, once president search the public and emergency response teams to remain cautious watching, i'd like to ask you to continue to pay close attention to the situation in various places and initiate various contingency measures to protect the safety of the people and the power from trema triggered so normally evacuation warnings in japan and the philippines. some waves hit japan, southwest and ok now prefecture, within an hour of the quake. good morning's release lifted in both countries with no major down to post to do does he's james tate or in type hey, explain the challenges facing rescue workers. yeah, well for context, this is

a city on taiwan eastern coast. you story my report, that some of the imagery of the geography reading the coastline and what it looks like. this is an area where a lot of these clear space is read your, my success space is kind of fall into the sea. and this is why we're hearing now. reports lights are in today about some 50 people are missing. it amounts and us national park. it's just north of wiley and actually and rescue operations to to find those people are ongoing. this is the city that's one of the cities as most prior to us craigs in taiwan. and again, this is why the majority of emergency response resources are going to be we're any channels this evening given that this is where the majority of people, who for, for example, are still trumps under the rubble all located. and it's also, of course, um where the, the majority of deaths have been reported. again, as i mentioned in that report that reports off the shots continue have continued during today. we've had adding some more than 50 or so in the 4 hours,

immediately off, the quade and authority is a, a warning analogy and caution that some more of the source code come in the coming days complicating those rest of your assets. father. now taiwan lies on the pacific ring of fire, a well known for being an earthquake hot spot. and as a result, it does have measures in place to protect against them how well did preparations hold off and dislike. yeah, what is a rightly points out of high one that has a very well the world's response mechanism to this type of natural disaster. it's one of the most size indicate active regions in the well to the very used to this type of activity. it will be, it may be not only on the scale that we seen today, but i really didn't spring into action today. we've had the entire ones present saying that the ministry was going to be dispatched to these areas. and of course, i mean this is something, but it's one has had said it's a really long from past experiences resort in 1999. this is a really chris,

combined with a taiwan where i really pa, for last week about the same magnitude to be. so what today kills some, 2000 people on the left tons and tons of thousands of buildings damaged. and it was really also that moment that we saw most stringent regulation come into force in taiwan for quite proved infrastructure. and you know, although we have seen a pretty significant degree of damage today, it's fat to say the, you know, without those experiences without bots in building knowledge, that's why one has to deal with this type of natural developed of a situation. could have been much was and what kind of international response have we seen while a number of countries are really concerned that they were going to be in some, in some way implicated in the immediate off them off of this. so it's quite a bit soft credit was powerful enough, but it was folks in shanghai. and of course, as i mentioned that in that reports, you know, me, evaluations of warnings were issued in japan and the philippines again later withdrawn. and it seems that no major damage has been reported in either of those

countries, but of course, the attention already time. so those, those rescue efforts in taiwan a number of countries have said that they're willing to provide disaster relief to taiwan if the governments here says it's required. thank you so much for that. that is james at cheater for us and type pay. a foreign ministers from nato countries are marking the 75th anniversary of the alliances foundation and a meeting in brussels, where they will discuss long term support for ukraine. 8 okey installs and burke is proposing the creation of a 100, a 1000000000 euro fund to bolster key of defenses over the next 5 years. the roof is part of a push for the alliance to take over. the us led to group that coordinates weapon shipments to ukraine. it was seeking to reduce its dependence on the united states, where a $60000000000.00 ukrainian a package has been installed and congress per month, sold and burg, also told members of the press that the security of the block depended on

bolstering the rule of law throughout the world's ukraine will become a member of nato. it is the question when know if tomorrow we also need to? well, we're in the pacific partners, australia, the seasons are pano southcourt out together with the european union. we know that our security is now regional. it is global, the war and the crane industry. it's this clearly rochelle of friends, the nation are vital for continuing its war of aggression. signed laws popping up the rest of the war economy in return, most goal is mortgaging its future to bridging north korea. i'm it wrong or the living substantial supplies, the weapons, and ammunition in return from young. i'm fed on receiving russian technology and supplies that helped them. vaughn, so me saw a new face typing it is this as the regional um global security consequences. so

like minded nations around the world, needs to stand together to defend a global order rule by law, not by force or dw russel's correspond, it has more on what the foreign ministers will be focusing on as well with tomorrow, being the 75th birthday of nato's founding the very much want to use this as a celebration of the longevity of the alliance. the fact that has been able to pull together through many challenges in the past, even though they're facing a truly ex, essential one. today in the eyes of, of many nato allies. so they'll be talking a lot about unity and about how they are able to withstand whatever comes their way . i mean, it's not just russia that's also cyber. it's also challenges of from some of the asian countries like china. so this is going to be something that they're very much talking about. and as secretary general's tools and berg mentioned,

expanding nato's partnership, not his presence in terms of being a military alliance. but in terms of reaching out hands and, and having more crop cooperation with particularly those countries depends south korea, australia, and new zealand and tear. i'd like to hear a little bit more about this new ukraine fund, nato chief in stoughton parks. i saying this was sunday, a strong message to rush. i can you tell us a little bit more about it and how united nato members are on it? that's right, this is something they're really cheating up for the washington summit that takes place in early july. they are not expected to grant you crane membership as keep would like at the summit, but they do want to extend a solid package of support. and as you mentioned earlier, there's a lot of concern about where the us will stand, not necessarily in july, but after november. and so they want to make sure that this group that was founded . in fact, by the us defense secretary, lloyd austin,

the ramstein group will continue in some form after the elections, no matter what happens there. and that's why they've been talking for some time about moving some of those responsibilities in the us led group under nato. that would make sure that no matter what happens in elections there or in any other country for that matter, that this kind of cooperation with ukraine would go on and then it gives them a way to ensure you claim that you may not be ready for membership now in july, but we will be there and we will help shepherd you along the way. so that's something they're going to be trying to get on the same page here as of this meeting. but we're already hearing that hungry is a going to be a post, do it. now put new courses in real life to the president earlier this year. and many leaders in europe worried that this could further in bold and him, can you tell us more about how concerned nato is about russia's next steps as well. i don't think anyone expected any other result out of those russian elections . and it's hard to see how the president could become more brutal when it comes to

ukraine. so i think everyone was ready for that. and of course, we hear that now he's going to launch a new conscription campaigns that he has even more bodies to throw at that war, which is a big concern for everyone here. this ukraine package that i'm talking about is going to be something that helps them and they will also be discussing, you know, what more support countries can give by laterally to ukraine. they can't control what russia does. all they can do is try to help you frame was found whatever comes next. thank you so much as always, that is dw russel's correspondent terry shells for us let's bring up the speed now with some other world news headlines. adoption state media say that the bodies of 6 or an 8 workers kills and is rarely airstrikes, have been brought across the border from gaza. the victims include citizens of australia, poland, to the u. k and the us who are working for the n g a world central kitchen of allison in stock number was also killed. israel has blamed the strikes on a mis identification and called them

a grave mistake. north korea says it has tested a hypersonic missiles that can be fitted with nuclear warheads, leader kim jong, and praise the successful test of the solid fuel system which can launch faster than traditional missiles. it comes a day after japan and south korea detected the north korean missile fired into the sea. between those countries you're gone. this constitutional court has rejected a bid to overturn one of the world harshest anti homosexuality laws. the legislation passed in may last year, criminalizes same sex acts with punishments, including life in prison, and the death penalty through guns and government has accused western nations of trying to pressure africa into accepting what it calls imported values us and the former president of the spanish football federation, louisa, literally alice was briefly detained by spanish police as part of a corruption investigation. to be honest, was returning from the dominican republic. i'm at a prob, into a business deal to hold the spanish super cop in saudi arabia. he was questioned by

police at madrid airport before being released and die hard fans of a las vegas landmark have been bidding for well. so one of send cities most fabled hans, the tropicana hotel and casino made famous and movies and tv shows has checked out . it's last overnight guests. later this year, the tropicana will succumb to the wrecking ball. at the end of an era for an american icon, loyal customers joined staff in saying good bye. as las vegas as landmark, tropicana casino and hotel closed its doors for good. when it opened in 1957, it was the place to stay in vegas. even james bond checked in the 1971 film diamonds are forever the tropicana boasted. all the latest amenities we have, a lot of people come here. they love chop can have talking about swimming on our sleeves. amazing. we had one of the best who's in last thing is when i started

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year due to low temperatures since late february. see that your news update as this our planet a is coming up next, or of course there is always more online f d w dot com. i'm clear. richardson and berlin and thank you so much for watching the old friends. new friends. can nature defend itself in case of an emergency? we cannot guarantee that we could protect.