until a palestinian fisherman on earth, the priceless relic. the story continues that as the world's attention was drawn to garza, mysteriously the deity disappeared once again. the apollo of garza on as jessia. ah, the u. s. accuses russia, weapon, ising energy as moscow threatens to cut off gas applies to more european countries . ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera live from dough. are also coming up, a surprise prisoner swap between russia and the u. s. a former marine has been traded for a russian pilot who was serving a 20 year centers viewable on a quarter of

a 1000000 worshippers, observed the holiest knight of ramadan that the alex a mosque and occupied his jerusalem. and out of the frying pan into the fire and indonesian clam to stabilize the price of cooking oil. that could push food prices to boiling point. ah, russia has threatened to cut off gas applies to more european countries after turning off attempts to poland and bulgaria over their refusal to pay in roubles. the european union has accused the kremlin of using energy to blackmail countries supporting ukraine in its fight against russian forces. but in barbara report, it had been predicted by some fears, by many more, but european leaders, c rushes, moved to halt gas, surprised to poland and bulgaria, because they won't pay in roubles as aggressive. it comes as no surprise that the

kremlin uses fossil fuels to try to blackmail us. this is something the european commission has been preparing for in close coordination and solidarity with member states and international partners. our response will be immediate. united and coordinate it. 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 payment. is thought some countries have already done so. but bo guerria, which gets the vast majority, if it's gas supplies from gas problem, is not one of them. yeah, i want to put them in dublin and we will not succumb to such a racket, but a global gallery. i was 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 just promised to take legal action, but the prime minister is insisting there's no immediate threat saying storage

facilities are 3 quarters full higher than most of europe. in the 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 the economy. to protect public households from such a dramatic step by russia. some warsaw residents, if not all seem reassured, does jacqueline sonya to the court? this man says, shutting down gas supplies might end up harming russia. he says his country has reserves. ella mentioned was at the white churches, while this woman wonders how much poles 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 in ports from russia. but on wednesday it said it was speeding up efforts to find alternatives, including liquefied natural gas or the commission of song dusty. i can say that our russian gas dependency,

which was at 55 percent before the war and dropped to 40 percent a few weeks ago. this is now at 35 percent accent retreat. so for now, the common messages, there's no need to panic, but it's hard to say how russia's move will play into the existing energy price crisis across europe. nadine barbara al jazeera. we're joining us live from tulsa, oklahoma is tom saying, he's director of the school of energy at the university of tulsa tom. good to have you with us at the white house says it predicted that russia would weaponized gas supplies for the fact is, look, washington. mabel may be able to cut off russia, but europe doesn't have the same leverage, given that it says dependent on russian gas. yeah, that's absolutely correct it's, it's interesting it trying to figure out exactly what this move is all about because quite frankly, poland really doesn't use a lot of natural gas. it's less than 20 percent of the energy that they use. and there are substitutes. mostly they use natural gas to generate power, you can use gas or oil. and of course they're saying they've got substantial

reserves. question is, how do you know, how long can they essentially hold out by just, you know, draining reserves. will gary uses even less natural gas, both those countries are pretty dependent on coal, all and has some nuclear power plants. it's almost as if, you know, you wonder if the russians are sort of this is, this is a hand slap and they're trying to basically put a warning out to other western european countries. i'm gonna talk about the u. s, because we know that the u. s. has maxed out on natural gas, it may be limited in terms of what help it can give to europe. so can countries like capped off, for instance, jump in to fill the gap, especially of other european countries. how this applies cut off by russia. i would take, you know, your, your, your properties these days. as you mentioned that our united states, australia, i think, you know, given global prices really going back to last summer, i would think everyone is pretty much maximizing their, their production of l. n g in the shipping of l n. g. as you point out the united

states, we're to peak last month about the problem. 14000000000 cubic feet a day of send out. there are other projects that are being commissioned, but yes, it will be slow going, but i would, i would not necessarily see that anyone has additional capacity at the present time . we would certainly think that we are producing all the elegy we could globally, tom in reality then. so what sort of help can washington give to the europeans in the short term? if any i'll be honest with you. i don't think that they can. i, you know, i don't mean to talk negatively about the administration wanting to help you work, but it's, it's going to be a long process. no, we're going to expedite some of these projects that are sitting on the table. you can, you know, you cannot build an l, n, g liquefaction plant overnight, so that, you know, again there's, there's no way to sort of in the short term increase supply. we're, we're doing what we can, we're maxed out as you mentioned. so yes, i don't know, i,

i think maybe, you know, they're sort of saying they'll support anything that can be done to increase natural gas production in the united states and l n. g. exportation. what in the short term does not much, it's going to happen. tom, just a final thoughts you have in global energy prices already facing steep arises because of the war and ukraine. adults are pressure on supply. so what could this latest move by the russians then mean for prices, but consumers pay that you and i pay for all gas supply. you know, i'm afraid we're going to be into a high price period for quite some time. you know, that this is an indication that russia is willing to do this. the question becomes, are they going to cut off west germany or they get cut off larger consumers of natural gas? in which case, yes, that, that, you know, we've been watching the crew markets because the threat had always been there, right? if countries decide they're going to boycott russian oil the ural spin, you're going to have a, you know, you to lose supply in the global market. situation which is already tight. so the same thing pertains here, if either countries, boycott russian,

imports of natural gas or russia, you know, basically turns the taps off on other countries. that's it, that's losing natural gas supply. in a global situation, it's already very, very tight. i'm just afraid we're looking at high prices for an extended period, tom saying really good to get your thoughts on your insight. thank you very much and have a talk to lazara. my pleasure. thank you. well that i'm a put in a claim that ukraine was pushed to class with russia and moscow's reaction was just unfair. speaking to politicians and st. petersburg, he warned that any country that interferes with russia as military offensive in ukraine will face consequences. vietnam, if anyone would want to interfere with what's happening in ukraine now from the outside, they have to know rushes response will be sweet and fast. we have all sorts of tools that the west cannot obtain. and we will not boast of our weapons, which we will use them if need be, and i want everyone to know that you offer jabari has more now, from moscow, the russian president is not 10 really passing up this opportunity to reiterate,

are the reasons that he felt it was necessary for him to make the decision to send the russian troops into crane in what he calls a special moves here. operation that is now in its 63rd day vladimir putin, as we just heard, a had a very strong and stern warning for those countries that are assisting ukraine in the fight against their russian troops. he said that they are basically a fair game for the russians, and that they are, this is a fight between russia and ukraine and that's the 3rd countries that are getting involved. really, i have no right to do so. and that at he feels that he will be forced to make a decision as to whether or not to use all the tools that are at his disposal to ensure a victory for the russian military. now, vladimir putin was also a speaking quite a bit about the objectives that he set out for his legislative officials about

ensuring that russia's economy stays intact. and he said that the attempt that had been made by the western powers to try to cripple russia's economy through severe sanctions, have failed. and that to russia is standing still at and they are not going to allow its economy to crumble. he also urge the officials that he was speaking to. he said to it, they have to work on anti crisis measures and also they have to strengthen the country sovereignty. there's a lot of emphasis on trying to basically ensure that russia's economy stays strong and that the rubel doesn't plummet to like it did. a few weeks ago. you and 2nd general that arrived in ukraine as the pushes for sci fi and the 2 month war on tanya british was in moscow on tuesday when he met russia's president, vladimir putin. on his arrival in ukraine garage treated. and we'll continue to work to expand humanitarian support. unsecure. the evacuation of williams is expected to meet ukrainian president vladimir lensky. later in the week and russian

forces have continued to pound the last known stronghold of ukrainian forces in the proceed. city of matthew polt, more than 2000 troops and civilians are still hold up in the as of style still works. on tuesday, president putin declared that there are no military operations under way in the city. ukraine and officials have called the situation there, a humanitarian catastrophe. earlier and ukrainian commander stuck inside the as of star plant at this to say whether she fades only brittany or over 600 wounded men in our group with different levels of work. they really need medical attention and health care. there is no medical personnel, all medication. there are also wounded civilians. hundreds of people, dozens of children with 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 were simply di. here the

international criminal court chief prosecutor says he's received no response from russia about his investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the war in ukraine. speaking at the united nations kareem khan said, the world is holding its breath waiting for a resolution of the conflict. this is a 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 relevant. 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? and this was russia's response. international perception of isis,

his role and stance was well demonstrated by ukraine is declaration on acceptance of his jurisdiction. date of 8, september to 1000. 15 represents on you famous attempt not only to limit the court's jurisdiction, but also to assign the blame in advance before a formal investigation even started. like we said, i see seat is a nearly political instrument and has nothing in common with justice. time for a short break here now to 0. when we come back, we look at how a fire a landfill, coupled with a heat wave, is making life unbearable to some in india's capital. and from gallagher's giants to the komodo dragon, warnings of the 5th of reptile species are threatened with extinction. mormon stainless awe journey has begun the faithful world copies on its way to cattle. brook your travel

package to day. hello, the weather looks a little changeable for japan. over the next couple of days. we have got cloud and rain in the process of pulling out the way, allowing some bright skies this weather system that will continue to drift its way further eastwards. there you go. lots of lovely spring, sunshine, tokyo at around 20 degrees celsius. but make the most of it because we got this mass of cloud and rain, heavy and sundry down, pause localized, putting them into central parts of china on thursday that wet weather, pushy, spur. the east was we going to see a punch its way across q shoe into han shoes. really dull dab re miserable weather as we go on through friday. country downpours could lead to some localized flooding behind that not too bad for the korean peninsula. little bit of sherry rain there up towards beijing. farther south. well, it's sunshine and showers, as per usual across southeast asia. spect the heaviest of the shower still. where across the philippines, central southern parts of the philippines. still seeing some lively downpours and

a rash asp. malaysia and on gay showers. therefore indonesia ongoing showers to into southern parts of in the over the next day or so, pushing across sir corolla up towards can attack a further north. it is dry. it is hot. the pri monsoon, he continuing to build i saw a issue ally of the journey with temperatures reach minus 35 degrees celsius and mounted roads become barely possible. one small me, the bus serves as a like line for community facing environmental and cultural change. al jazeera well joined the regulars on board techies, she and kaya analogy a ah

ah, welcome back to mot about top stories here. this, our russia has threatened to cut off gas applies to more european countries after turning off attempts to poland on bulgaria over their refusal to pay in roubles. uses the kremlin is using energy to blackmail countries supporting the ukraine. russian president vladimir putin as warm that any country that attempts to interfere with moscow's military campaign in ukraine will faced immediate consequences on russian forces have continued to pound. the last men strong hold of ukrainian forces in matter you pull more than 2000 soldiers and civilians. are still held up as of style still works where conditions are set to be growing more dire. now, despite being deeply divided over the ukraine war, russia and the u. s. have completed a surprise, prisoner swap, rushes,

foreign ministry says for my us marine. trevor read has been traded for a russian pilot was serving a 20 year sentence. our white house correspondent, kimberly healthcare reports. the release of trevor read a former us marines serving a 9 year jail sentence, and russia follows a lengthy negotiation process. the 30 year old was released as part of a prisoner exchange for konstantin, yar shinkel, a russian pilot convicted of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the united states. yar shanker 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 are flying together and we are nauseous, playstation, let's continue with this, martha warren, the crew. so it is true. oh, you are so russia. oh carry on the number of or from her to lose some of which will 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 with suffering and solitary confinement, and from forced hard labor entailed last month reads family stage to protest at the white house,

and met with bite and pleading for help to secure their sons release in a state. and wednesday they credited the president forgetting trevor out saying biden's actions may have say 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, how can al jazeera, the white house and my can join us live now from washington dc. mike, so trevor reeves family have been talking about his unexpected release one more day than say this indeed with his family at the home in texas, waiting for their sons arrival. as they watch footage of him being transferred from a russian ed croft at a turkish air base to h u. s. aircraft, they were

a cautious about the state of his health. his father believed that he was walking really strangely, his mother saying that he appeared then. but above all, they utterly delighted that this son is returning home. this is what his mother paula had to say. finally, after waiting all this time, i'm going to be able to hug my kid, you know, put my arms around him. i had a little bit of a panic attack. when he told me he was gonna spend the whole summer russia. so 9 months and then now it's been almost a 1000 day, so i'm just excited to see him. his family say that there are doctors on board the plane with him, which is now on its way to the united states. a state department spokesman confirms that the arrival will be at some stage overnight, but no precise time is given. mike, thank you. now, one of the holy nights of the year in islam as being observed in occupied east jerusalem. earlier there were an estimated quarter the 1000000 worshippers at the

alex and mosque for let alcorda, which marks the 27th night of the month of ramadan follows israeli raids at the holy site and the killing of at least 17 palestinians and a crackdown across the out to bite west bank 2 of them. in the last 2 days, stephanie becker has more from occupied east jerusalem. it is the holiest night in the islam a calendar from muslims and a quarter of a 1000000 worshippers are now inside the compound, carrying out prayers. i'll let you had take your little closer. you can see the courtyard filmed, filled with worshippers. they are now going to be carrying out prayers throughout the night until sunrise, the lady at the others. you mentioned. there is the night that it is believed that the court on was revealed to the prophet mohammed by god. it's believed that the prayers that people's prayers are heard that the heavens open and angels come to earth. so this is why you see so many people gathering here. they've come from the

occupied westbank from north israel from all over really there's been a lot of traffic during the day around this area. roads have been closed and it's the largest number of people that we've seen over the last couple of years because of course, the corona pandemic. and also last year, you had the escalation, you had the tensions on the compound which led to as many palestinians will tell you as many muslims will tell you a red line lock. so mosque is a red line and it has the ability to trigger a much wider conflict. what happens at this site, but certainly to night on the holiest night for muslims going very peacefully with a huge amount of people on the compound praying. and we are expecting them to stay there and more to come throughout the night. firefighters are trying to contain a huge blaze with a landfill sites outside india's capital during a heat wave, the prime minister says temperatures are getting too high, too early in the year. adding to the risk of fires under chappelle reports,

flames burn for a 2nd day at the ball, a swan landfill adding to the hazardous air quality in the capital. the plumes of smoke hard for anyone to avoid, especially waste workers. not itala galaxy. yeah, nobody does a fire every year. it's not new. there is a risk to life and livelihood. many slum dwellings, quote, 5 people left. but what do we do picking through rubbish to earn a living, they're only option is to carry on and risk the dangerous smoke as firefighters continue to battle the blaze, our dollars out of them as of november, we are very scared. we inhaled these gases, which caused diseases. i feel pain while breathing the fall and there are many others like this modem again. if indians are suffering a heat wave, which is adding to the risk of fires, march was the hottest month and more than a century. galbraith prime minister neurons remedy warn, state governments at temperatures are rising much earlier than normal leading to

wildfires and fires and buildings 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 waist dumped. the city adds 2000 tons of new waste every day. andrew chappelle al jazeera, now cooking oil prices of swords are record high partly because of the war in ukraine, and they're expected to increase even further. as indonesia, the world's leading producer palm oil starts its export ban. just the washington reports from a capital jakarta encounter south. some of the country's most popular dishes can be found in this small kitchen, fried chicken, fried fish and fried tofu. almost everything on the menu has won ingredient in common, palm oil and dung. city owning c opened this restaurant 30 years ago, but now she's worried, she could lose customers a song. what about buffalo vieza?

the unstable price of cooking oil affects my business long when it was cars, it was difficult, but now it's available but expensive. had it so challenging for small businesses. palm 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 by mass at bowel that got up. i understand the state needs taxes along with foreign exchange, and the country needs a trade bounce surplus. but meeting the people's primary needs is more important up . it's a priority week up to one. the move has shocked global markets. the price of cooking oil has been rising around the world for a number of reasons. disruptions in 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 . um oil 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 bought on and you know, because of this complex and long, you know, distribution channel. the indonesian farm is, association says its members will also suffer. what does that mean? so this time period should give momentum to the government to reform the palm oil industry and it's production model. right now it's run by big companies and they set the distribution of palm oil material according to the market. and i'm, i know,

but 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 out to 0 chicata. now, the world's reptiles are in crisis with more than a $50000.00, threatened with extinction. think of species like the committed dragon of tortoise and the king cobra. that's according to a new study. scientists of science deforestation. urbanized ation and hunting. as the main reasons, climate change is also a factor. species are declining at a rapid rate. some estimates 10 times $100.00 times a 1000 times more than the background rate of extinction that normally happens on the planet. so we're at a really critical time in our you know, an earth history. now the 1st woman to service us sexual state has been laid to rest. hundreds of politicians and diplomats from around the world,

paid their respects to madeline albright, the washington national cathedral. she died last month of cancer at the age of $84.00 article hang reports. the status of those in attendance said much about who madeline albert was and what she accomplished in life. current and former president and vice president, secretary of state cabinet members, congress and diplomats and politicians from around the world celebrate in the life of the former us ambassador to the united nations. and then the 1st female secretary of state, a fierce advocate for women in national security. she didn't just help other women . she spent her entire life counseling and cajoling, inspiring and lifting up so many of us who are here today. her work remembered as a hawkish proponent of us military power, pushing her then boss bill clinton to take action in kosovo. she tried to stick up

for people who were left out and left behind, and in spite of all of its em perfections. and we all know them, i'm very grateful that the piece is held in bosnia for now, more than 26 years. madeline was a big part of the region. nato was still strong and galvanized as it is today. madeline never missed words or wasted time. when she saw something new, 60, or someone who needed helping. but she was also controversial, among other things, pushing for tough sanctions on iraq, the critic se led to children dying of hunger and medicine shortages. we have heard that a half a 1000000 children have died. is the price worth it? i think this is a very hard choice, but the price we think the price is worth it. still

here, she was remembered by those who knew her best as a diplomat, mentor, author, and mother, and all that she accomplished. much of the focus was on what a truly remarkable life. madeline albright led firstly in europe twice coming to the united states. eventually rising to the top position, the 1st woman, secretary of state, a leader and national security and foreign policy that lasted for decades. she died at the age of $84.00. patty calhane al jazeera washington. ah, norfolk of the headlines here, al jazeera, russia has threatened to cut off gas applies to more european countries out, the turning off a taps to poland and bulgaria over their refusal to pain roubles. the u says the crime them is using energy to blackmail countries supporting ukraine before the may

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