restock matter on al jazeera ah al jazeera, with every ah to day the kremlin failed once again. in his attempt to sew division among member states. you accuse is russia of black male after it cuts gas surprised to poland and bulgaria in retaliation for western sanctions. and warnings of increasingly di conditions that the mario pul still works with thousands of ukrainian defenders and civilians are hold up. ah,

hello there, i'm dealing with donald. this is jesse relied from london also coming up for millions of families hungry and desperate across the horn of africa, which is suffering its worse dragged in 14 years. from the galapagos tours as to the komodo dragon y, a 5th of reptile species are threatened with extinction. ah, russia threatened to cast off gas to more european countries after turning off the tops to poland and bulgaria over the refusal to pay in rubles ease accused the kremlin of using energy to blackmail countries supporting ukraine. european gas prices though spiked by as much as 24 percent earlier. or russia's president vladimir putin has worn foreign powers against interfering in his 2 month war promising caught a lightning response or vietnam if any one would want to interfere with what's

happening in ukraine. now from the outside, they have to know rushes response will be swifter. i'm fascinated. we have all sorts of tools that the west cannot obtain. he and we will not boast about weapons, but we will use them if need be. and i want every want to know that while the head of the u, the u. n, has arrived in ukraine the day after meeting putting in moscow. antonio terrace is pushing for a seas far as wising, wages on, and mario pool and elsewhere in the east. and the spike bitter division silva, ukraine. russia in the us have completed a rare prisoner swap after lengthy negotiations. the barber begins, are coverage with this report on russia's gas threats. it had been predicted by some fear by many more. but european leaders see russia's move to hold gas supplies to poland and bulgaria, because they won't pay roubles as aggressive, comes as no surprise that the kremlin uses fossil fuels to try to black. my last,

this is something that your team commission has been preparing for. in close coordination and solidarity with member states and international partners, our response will be immediate. united and coordinated. moscow says countries can still pay for gas imports in euro's or dollars, but only if they open russian bank accounts, which then convert the currency and make the final payments. is for some countries have already done so bow guerria which gets the vast majority if it's gas supplies from gas problem is not one of them. yeah, one is to put them in the w and we will not succumb to such a racket. but gary ever is reviewing all agreements with gas problem, including the agreement on gas transit, 3 bulk area. because one sided blackmail is not acceptable. the polish president has promised to take legal action, but the prime minister is insisting there's no immediate threat saying storage facilities a 3 quarters full higher than in most of europe. and now patricia,

as i've emphasized many times, poland had previously prepared to diversify supplies and obtain gas from various sources. even before the bolted gas pipeline is launched, will be able to protect our economy. to protect public households from such a dramatic step by russia. some water residents, if not all seem reassured, the 2nd thing to go to this man says, shutting down gas supplies might end up humming russia. he says his country has reserves 11. she was at the watch. while this woman one does how much pose like her will have to pay for developments linked to the ukraine war, saying things are already incredibly expensive. the use biggest economy germany has been the most reluctant to end gas imports from russia, but a wednesday. it said it was speeding up efforts to find alternatives, including liquefied natural gas for the condition of the c. i can say that's all russian gas dependency, which was 55 percent before the war and dropped to 40 percent

a few weeks ago. now it's 35 percent and retreat. so for now, the common message is there's no need to panic, but it's hard to say how rushes move will play into the existing energy price crisis. across europe, nadine barbara al jazeera russian voices of continued to pass the last known stronghold of ukrainian forces. mario pul, thousands of scientists and civilians still hold up and they asked for style still works where conditions a said to be going more dire. when they put any there over 600 wounded men in our group with different levels that they really need medical attention and health care. there is no medical personnel, all medication. there are also wounded civilian hundreds of people and dozens of children. many people have limited mobility. the situation is very difficult. there are huge problems with water and food completely extraction procedure. today is not 19 forties. 2022 people are simply di here. the city official says air

strikes on the plan haven't see, despite russian president vladimir putin declaring on tuesday, that there are no military operations currently on the way in the besieged city. creating officials of coal, the situation, and mario pool, a humanitarian catastrophe. with about a 100000 people still trapped in the city. the rear news agency says a number of rockets of hit the center of the southern ukrainian city of kristen, causing power explosions near the television station will already a russian forces fired to your gas in some grenades of the protest this in the city the people of in raleigh against what they're calling a sham referendum. ukraine says russia is planning to hold a stage board in the region to show popular support for the creation of a russian back republic. carson's been occupied by russian troops and early on in the conflict screening and holding regular demonstrations against their present.

larry sports, ivan studious student from courtesan and he described life is like in the russian occupied city. but now in person situation is like we record by like for tomorrow. yeah. and now we can move from kirsten to another great city. we can do it only by car and it is extremely unsafe. so because the situation is really unsafe and kirsten because right now to get food, we need to see our cues and also leak it's really unsafe to male gender. to go to go, because you never know. should russian troops take you to russian army in what situation be?

we hold with it, sir. you carry an army will win this war. and kirsten again we will be playing on city. international criminal court. prosecutor says he's received no reply from russia over the courts investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the war and ukraine, speaking at the united nations kareem khan, who was recently in ukraine, said the world is holding its breath, waiting for a resolution alignments. this is the time when we need to mobilize the law and send it into battle, not to not on the side of ukraine, against the russian federation, on the side of the russian federation against ukraine. but on the side of humanity to protect, to preserve, to shield people who are children, who are women, and who are men who have certain basic rights. and at that age at those people, whether they are russian or whether they're ukrainian is absolutely irrelevant. their families and their lives are being torn apart. so if this moment is not

a moment for us to define and strain our sinews and come together, what moment will we wait for? and will we be alive to see it on the front line in ukraine? these russian forces continue their slow advance thousands of ukrainians have fled as the fighting gets closer. those who remain rely on the bravery of workers to deliver their food. and charles traffic reports from tourette's in easton, ukraine. natalia has worked at this bred factory in the town of boss moved in easton, ukraine for 13 years. russian forces are slowly getting closer. they are 1st firing, artillery shells and rockets. then moving in on nearby villages. the closer they get, the more tempted the mother of 2 is to leave for years and years like my nature, like i'm very worried for myself and for my family, for the children, for my job is frightening, going to and from work because i hear the explosions in the distance,

i love my job and have any friends. i don't want to leave them either. the bread factory is the largest and oldest business in town, employing around 200 people. they supply bread to many surrounding villages for the amount of customers is shrinking. as they flee the slow russian army advance, volunteered delivery driver. andre is a brave man. after loading up his van with freshly baked loaves, he heads out of town towards the front line. we follow him along isolated empty country roads to a village near the russian army control town of coal live co, the village shopkeeper. a few people still living here have been waiting for his delivery for 3 days to down please exit was in school over there. last that had taught us, the whole field has been shalt so heavily. it looks like they're digging it gravel look, but it's so loud there in there. so people live in entities. i don't feel particularly afraid that people need bread. they have to eat. if they sell me,

so be it. if this is worn was, the village sits in between the advancing russian army and ukrainian military defense dog in across the fields. the train stopped coming here in 2014, when pro russian separatists cease control of the next city down the tracks. does louis rosner watch instruction as it's terrifying, there are explosions, constantly getting food to us is dangerous and there's never enough. we feel surrounded because they shoot from the side and not side. all of those who are left here are, there are no medicines available. no buses, no transport. here. we drive to, to risk swerving between piles of soil, heaped on the road to try and slow down. and he, russian, army, advance in a nearby village. we find homes destroyed. you create an army. tell us that this village has been hit by russian artillery

a number of times in the last week. they say at least one civilian has been killed in these strikes. the most recent strike was the smaller a number of civilians injured. the soldiers here tell us that the russian positions are around 7 kilometers from here. ukrainian soldiers say russian forces a tried to destroy a radio antenna. but so far, i've only succeeded in destroying lives. charles, i put out his era, eastern new grade. there been a series of explosions in the washing city of belgrade, near the border, which he crane. the regional governor says a far as an ammunition that was extinguished and no civilians were injured. that's help ukrainian official described it as karma from all schools invasion earlier. this month, russia accused ukraine of attacking a fuel. there were also in belgrade, russian back hackers have been destroying data, of course, organizations in ukraine to produce a chaotic information environment. according to

a report from microsoft that includes at least 6 nation state actors align with russia is launched more than $230.00 or creations against ukraine since before the invasion. microsoft said the intrusions show hacking is playing a bigger role in the conflict than praising previously no will take. giant has fine groups allied with russia had been preparing for the conflict as early as march last year, hacking into networks to obtain footholds that they could. lacy use microsoft executive tolbert also says the company c, ltd, espionage activity targeting natal and the state still to come on al jazeera from the frying pan into the fire wine indonesian bid to stabilize the price of cooking oil could push. the price is to point point surging temperature, smart, dangerous places in india to the office march since began. ah,

how i we got some rather wet weather in the forecast. the southern parts of australia over the next couple days by the cloud, just sliding out of western australia. that'll run across the nella border leaves its way over towards adelaide, towards a se, over the next day or so. thursday, not too bad i. she got a few shower sisters knew that eastern side of victoria eastern parts of new south wales, else where as you can see, large tribe got a little disturbance up towards a northwest out towards christmas island. and that's going to become something of a feature as you go through the next hour. so you can see how about wet weather. joe is up with our rain, which moves across southern australia through the heart of the country. down to was that western side of victoria port ferry saying some wet weather for a time. the cloud in the rain sweeps across tasmania easy, save it towards that eastern side of new south wales,

more shouts in the forecast than 4 ras sydney. as we make our way through the we can ahead of that. it stays dry. fine and settled for new zealand, some lovely autumn weather coming through here. now some lobby, spring, weather for japan. as we go through thursday, make the most of it. this is what's next. we got this massive cloud. it'll push out across the east china see running across q shoe honshu to increase the wet a windy for friday. ah. when the war on ukraine commenced, people in power reach out to inhabitants of the nation. second city, less than 40 miles from the russian border. as the carnage unfolds, a handful of civilians document their experiences as they try to survive and maintain some normally, in a reality turn upside down. a rare glimpse of life under the bold. you

cream suki under siege on it just either. ah ah, a reminder of our top stories here. knowledge is, eva ross, is threatened to cut off gas to more european countries after turning off the tops to poland and bulgaria over their refusal to pay in roubles. the use accused the kremlin of using energy to blackmail countries supporting ukraine. russian president vladimir putin as one at any countries attempting to interfere in ukraine will receive a swift, military response. arson forces have continued to pass the last known stronghold of ukrainian forces and mario po, thousands of fine to some civilians. the still home dog and the as of stalls still

works where conditions are said to be goin worse. now, despite we deeply divided over the ukraine war, russia and the u. s. have completed a surprise, prisma swap, rushes foreign ministry says former us marine trevor read has been traded for a russian pilot who was serving a 20 year sentence, a white house correspondent kill bully honeycutt explained. the release of trevor read a former us marines serving a 19 year jail sentence. and russia follows a lengthy negotiation process. the 30 year old with released as part of a prisoner exchange for konstantin. yar shinkel, a russian pilot convicted of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the united states. you are a shank o was arrested in liberia in 2010, but then extradited to the us in a statement president joe biden praised the safe return of read as a testament to the priority. his administration places on bringing home americans

held hostage and wrongfully detained abroad, adding it require difficult decisions that i do not take lightly. the timing is unexpected. us russia relations are at their lowest point in decades following russia's invasion of ukraine. but the biden white house has always maintained there's value in dialogue with adversaries, for example, america or russian cosmonaut, nationals or foreign together in the international space. socialist continued to support the war and recruit. so it is true. oh, you are so russia. oh colon remembered or from her to lose some of which you are not always you lou reed was sentenced following a public trial in russia for assaulting a police officer in 20. 19. it's a charge his family denies reeds. family had been concerned for his health during

detention. they say he contract a tuberculosis and was suffering and solitary confinement, and from forced hard labor entailed last month reeds, family stage, to protest at the white house, and met with bite and pleading for help to secure their sons release. in a statement, wednesday, they credited the president forgetting trevor out saying biden's actions may have saved trevor's life. trevor read is said to be in good spirits and on his way to the united states. but other americans like security executive, paul whalen, and basketball player. brittany greiner remain in russian captivity, and despite tensions with russia, president biden says the united states will not stop working to secure their release. kimberly help in al jazeera, the white house. israeli forces of shot down dead, a palestinian man after a raid in the occupied westbank. it's the 2nd killing there in just 2 days,

following 17 deaths in recent weeks involving israeli forces. they say they're carrying out came to terrorism operations in the city of jeanine. doctors in saddam say at least 230 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in gun battles between nomadic arab tribes known arabs fighting started in west on 4 state after the bodies of 2 nomads were found on thursday on rest, latest spread to the state capitol on janina the lens warning that parts of kenya, ethiopia, and somalia are facing their driest conditions in 40 years. $20000000.00 people are at risk of starvation this year after the failure of a 4th rainy season. food security is also been impacted by conflict, poverty, and the locust invasion while the world food program says 40 percent of somali us population faces hunger with a real risk of famine. in the coming months,

a humanitarian catastrophe was avoided during a harrowing drive in 2017, thanks to early assistance donors of nie pledged $1390000000.00 at a conference in geneva, after a previous appeal in february, only raised 4 percent of the required funds was harriman tasa reports from our sub it can see in northern kenya. brown, 3 and a half 1000000 people are already suffering after years of drought. low tickle and had a coating. young a worries about the baby boy. he 7 months old and sick, weak and hungry. there isn't enough food because of a drop. his mother con gave enough food to eat and con, produce enough milk for him. they lost another child in february. they say he stopped a little going to heal on a long look to he got sick and died. i dont know what to do about my other child. he might also die because he's hungry. millions of families across the horn of

africa, a hungry and desperate might, it might not be facing the worst drought. the region as seen in 40 years in kenya, more than 3 and a half 1000000 people need immediate help. agencies say nearly 800000 of them are children. the animals too, are dying as it gets hotter and dryer. people out here tend to move around a lot, looking for food and water for themselves, and the animal of many areas are remote to the nearest hospital can be hours away. some of the women have say they can be very early in the morning and only get to the clinic late at night. cases of malnutrition, arising at this local health center, health workers are struggling to cope. they say when some of the children get here, they are severely malnourished. my, to show us new here for so long myself, i fancy tease her pony, my tuition. but it wasn't because of the drought. for the last 2 years, we have not received winful grace gibbons,

his many children are going to school hungry. she says this drought is the worst she has ever seen. some of them. they're just die. and we have nothing to just food for them. and i me more or all day, good, good. just depend on you. what a little water is left in streams and rivers may soon run out. desperate families stressed the little that's left and can only hope the rains soon fall again. hardware tarza al jazeera, masa bit county, northern king shock announcement by indonesia has raised for years that global food prices will surge even further. the government's expanded a ban on cooking oil exports and deployed the navy. it is thought illegal shipments . analysts say it could lead to a hunger crisis. jessica washington reports now from jakarta in she called herself

some of the country's most popular dishes can be found in the small kitchen. fried chicken fried fish and fried toast. almost everything on the menu has one ingredient in common, palm oil, and the city and c opened this restaurant 30 years ago. but now she's worried she could lose customers. but it up a lot of the unstable price of cooking oil affects my business. when it was cars, it was difficult. now it's available but expensive. so challenging for small businesses. pump oil is the world's most widely used edible oil. for months, concerns about price and availability have been growing in indonesia, despite the country being the top producer. now the government is banning palm oil exports, including crude and refined palm oil. i'm not that owl. the cut up. i understand the state needs taxes along with foreign exchange, and the country needs

a trade bound surplus. but meeting the people's primary needs is more important. it's a priority weak up with one. the move has shocked global markets. the price of cooking oil has been rising around the world for a number of reasons, disruptions and production, increasing demand for biofuels, and the war in ukraine. the world's largest exporter of sunflower oil experts say the latest moved by the indonesian government is likely to push prices even higher from well is also used in processed foods, cosmetics, cleaning products and more economists say the government strategies to normalize cooking oil prices have been misguided focusing on supply rather than problems within the industry. it may not solve the problem because again, the problem with the, with the cooking oil in the, in the, in the indonesian market right now is actually the in the distribution channel. there is a bottleneck in now because of this complex and long, you know,

distribution channel. the indonesian farmers association says its members will also suffer both as i mean, it was this time period should give momentum to the government to reform the palm, oil industry and its production model. right now it's run by big companies and they said the distribution of palm oil material according to the market yet. but you know, the government intends the van to remain until prices reach around $0.97 per liter at traditional markets in indonesia. but it's unclear whether this policy will achieve that. jessica washington, al jazeera jakarta. it's 11 people in india have been killed out of their vehicle, touched overhead, power cables during a hindu festival procession. 3 more people have been cheated and hospital for burn injuries. vehicle decorated as a temple chariot was taking part in a religious celebration in fungi, void hats in the southern state of time on their due,

firefighters are struggling to contain a massive places, bulkhead on huge and landfill side on the outskirts of india's capital emitter, heat wave foreign minister nor angel mode is warning. there could be more similar incidents as temperatures are getting too high, too early in the year. and just chappelle reports flames burn for a 2nd day at the ballast while landfill adding to the hazardous air quality in the capitol. the plumes of smoke hard for any one to avoid especially waste workers. hotel are like the yeah, neighbor near. there's a fire every year. it's not new. there is a risk to life and livelihood. many slum dwellings caught fire. people lift up. what do we do? picking through rubbish to earn a living, their only option is to carry on and risk the dangerous smoke. as firefighters continued to battle the blaze as observing levels of them, if we are very scared, we inhaled these gases, which cause diseases. i feel pain hard breathing and there are many others like

this. indians are suffering a heat wave which is adding to the risk of fire's march was the hottest month and more than a century to be prime minister nor ends remotely warned state governments. temperatures are rising much earlier than normal leading to wildfires and fires in building such as hospitals. he's urging the urgent implementation of safety checks the landfill was supposed to close years ago. the decaying waste produces methane gas that feeds the fire. instead of shutting the waste dump, the city adds 2000 tons of new waste every day and or chappelle. i'll just hear the phone from a polluted river is blowing into people's homes in colombian town residents of most scarce, which is just 22 kilometers on the capital bulger. costs they, they're getting increasingly frustrated. it's not a new phenomenon, but it's become worse in the rainy season. the river has a foul smell, a local say, the pollution is giving children, respiratory diseases, and destroying windows and doors. officials say the amount of form has increased

because more detergents have been poured into the river. at least one in 5 reptiles are facing extinction. and that's according to major global assessment of more than $10000.00 species across the world. the scientists claim habitat loss and climate change. it find that at least $1829.00 species of reptiles are either vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered, including the iconic king cobra. 31 species are already extinct. will crocodiles and turtles in the most at risk with around 15 percent of coke out 50 percent of turtles found to be on the thread. if we lose all the reptiles species currently, risks 15600000000 years of evolution. be wiped off the planet. well aren't we spoke to one of the co office of that report was young is chief to ologist and senior conservation scientist that makes you serve. and he's based in costa rica. he believes saving with house is vital. reptiles are important in the ecosystems,

their current. i'm b, r, occupy kind of a middle link in the food chain. many reptiles beat on insects and in turn are preyed upon by birds and other larger animals. we just lose that link and that means that we might find a lot more in sex, leaf litter, for example, and fewer birds. but reptiles also have cultural meaning as well. many cultures. river hurdles, for example, as symbols of long life is what a cultural things we can lose as well. our stories on al jazeera, russia threatened to cut off gas.